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Exactly. >> dr. ben carson is one of the most prominent doctors in the country. how are these questions unfair or not substantive? >> i dont think those two questions were unfair or not substantive. but costco and being gay friendly, how does that sit with you, that was outrageous and i think the audience proved it. starting off with donald trump, hes a comic book campaign, the jeb bush thing, the whole thing was just -- you know, i am not in the business of network ratings. what happened this w...

That the cable network cnbc hosted a debate that was defensive and conducted in bad faith. this is an unprecedented move for republicans. brian stelter is "outfront." >> reporter: the leading gop candidates outraged over their treatment at wednesdays debate, meeting in washington on sunday night to rewrite the ground rules. among those calling for change, ben carson. >> debates are established to help the people get to know the candidates and get to know whats behind them and what their thinking...

>> reporter: now nbc news is saying they are disappointed with this development and wants to work with the republican party in order to resolve the dispute. maybe after an in-depth conversation they will all come to an agreement and the debate will continue to nbc. but i spoke with shawn spicer and he said the rnc will not hesitate to find a new debate partner if it doesnt have confidence in nbc news going forward. were seeing tremendous fallout from the cnbc debate. >> brian, thank you. and n...