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>> there has to be consequence when the debate process is abused in the way that cnbc did it. >> among the proposals ton table, a two-hour time limit, equal speaking time for each candidate, all 14 of them, and a 30 second limit on opening and closing statements. let's bring in mark for more. >> we saw the 14 candidates -- campaigns meet last night in old town alexandria outside of washington, d.c. to try to get some common cause for the changing of the debate process. as you're right, they are angry at the media, but they're also angry at the republican national committee, which they claim ha...

Revolt -- candidates against the press demanding changes be made to future debates. the backlash comes after angry candidates complained about so called gotcha questions at the cnbc debate. >> that debate was a really weird debate because you didn't get a chance to continue on. i literally got cut off by three -- all three of them saying, you know, next question, next question. >> we have too many people on one stage and too few on the other. i don't mind being asked hard questions and challenging questions. i think some of the questions have been downright silly. and this thing has gone on to...

Dispatched their negotiators to this private meeting. the idea was to pressure news organizations who sponsor any future debates. working with a top republican lawyer, those negotiators drafted a set of questions and requests which range from the conventional like having opening statements from candidates, sure, you guys. to the unusual like requesting that the politicians not reporters have final sign-off on what goes on the screen during debates. dr. ben carson whose team spearheaded last night's meeting talked about the negotiations a short time ago. >> well, the important thing is that we ...

His grandchildren. an abominable snowman, the witch from lion, witch, and the wardrobe. and hillary clinton has the signature pant suit and senator's briefcase. and the man in the mitt romney mask in this picture, new speaker of the house paul ryan. they all had a pretty good time there, jonathan. >> it looked like they had fun. do you think bernie sanders went as larry david? >> i don't know. but he should have if he didn't. >> that does it for me and "way too early". coming up on "morning joe", governor chris christie is here. his party's attempt to take back the debate process. plus, live t...

To collectively negotiate. at the end of the day, the rnc did something that had never. been done before. they took control of the debate process. if you look at the last three presidential cycle, both the democratic field and republican field where there were open primaries had over 20 debates. the parties had tried to have some control but didn't. it was entirely left up to the networks. for the first time, the rnc devises a strategy to actually take control of this and the networks bought into it. these candidates ought to be thanking the rnc because they gave them an out. they gave them an...