Mike Huckabee To Host GOP Presidential ‘Forum’ on Fox News Show
Former Arkansas governor and current Fox News Channel host Mike Huckabee will be hosting a GOP primary debate of his own December 3. Rather than being a proper “debate,” FNC is calling it a “forum,” and rightly so. The New York Times has the letter FNC sent to the candidates, and it assures them that “At no point will candidates have on-air interaction with each other,” and that there will be no studio audience.
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http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/mike-huckabee-to-host-gop-preidential-forum-on-fox-news-show_b99345AND lots MORE info here:
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/22/huckabee-to-hold-g-o-p-candidate-forum/Excerpt:
The layout is as follows:
· The forum will last approximately 90 minutes.
· Candidates will be individually questioned. At no point will candidates have on-air interaction with each other.
· The order in which candidates are questioned will be determined by a draw. Each candidate will have an 8-10 minute question and answer session. The exact amount of time will depend on commercial break structure.
· Candidates will be in the studio one-by-one for their Q&A. The remaining candidates will be watching the forum from their private work space provided by Fox News.
· At the end of the forum, each candidate will be given one-minute rebuttal/final thoughts. Candidates will be on separate cameras.
· There will be no studio audience.
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So, no interaction - means it's not really a debate - more like individual interviews :crazy: :shrug: