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You should have republican moderators for a republican debate is not crazy, or at least that should be done in addition to this sort of debate format. because i dont think that the moderators were unfair at all last night but i do think the media comes at this from a perspective of trying to represent the electorate overall. and i think theres something to be said for the idea that this is the primary among republicans, why not have rush limbaugh moderate -- >> so actually, ted cruz today -- i t...

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Been the running mate from the previous election. he thought he might have a good leg up on the 1980 republican primary. much to the shock and chagrin of both him and george bush, though, they both ended up getting walloped in 1980 by a guy named ronald reagan. not before, though, there was some particularly vicious out loud and on-camera fighting between the two of them, including that famous moment in nashua, new hampshire, in 1980, when ronald reagan shoved his way through a debate format tha...

Putins kicking sand in his face. when i talk to putin, hes going to straighten out. they cant handle a bunch of cnbc moderators. if you cant handle those gu guys -- you know, then i dont think the chinese and the russians are going to be too worried about you. >> the president making the comments at a fund-raiser at a broadway theater in new york last night. well, as the republicans fight to fix the debate format, syndicated columnist charles krauthammer has advice. he says its not worth it. >...

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Future republican primary debates. he would like candidates to have more time for opening and closing statements. and heres what else he would like to see changed in the debate format. >> some people just pretty much ignore what the time constraints are. others are very careful to stay within them. and i think that creates inequality. so we need to just tighten it up a little bit and do it more like a professional type of debate. >> after last weeks contentious cnbc debate, the republican nation...

Republican candidates being eligible to get into the next debate. if they pick that 4 or 5% cutoff, its going to be a much smaller stageful of main candidates. the republican party held this closed-door meeting yesterday about making the qualifying criteria that much more strict. so far, theyre not saying what, if anything, was agreed to. and so far, we dont know if the campaigns are even going to give the party their blessing to proceed with this new rather draconian plan. so, i mean, with the ...

I think, impatient. we know that ted cruz would be out for ted cruz. and ted cruzs reelection in the fifth, sixth, and seventh and eighth years of his presidency. i think -- i think the answers are useful if were trying to find a meaningful point for them. i think its important to hear how they would try and present their ideas. i mean, at the end of the day, part of being president is communicating. and i think in some way, we learn something about how they can convince the american public of t...

Of those questions, youre going to have ten guys yelling at each other, ten guys and one woman yelling at each other for who knows how long. >> i want to say, though, i think donald trumps idea that you should have republican moderators for a republican debate is not crazy, or at least that should be done in addition to this sort of debate format. because i dont think that the moderators were unfair at all last night but i do think the media comes at this from a perspective of trying to represen...

And so bob dole, again, hed been the running mate from the previous election. he thought he might have a good leg up on the 1980 republican primary. o both him and george bush, though, they both ended up getting walloped in 1980 by a guy named ronald reagan.not bef some particularly vicious out loud and on-camera fighting between the two of them, including that famous moment in nashua, new hampshire, in 1980, when ronald reagan shoved his way through a debate format that he had just blown up by ...