If FNC & CBC Partner For Debates… Will We See A “Massive Grass-Roots Backlash?”

“Fox is negotiating with the Congressional Black Caucus Political Education and Leadership Institute to broadcast up to two face-offs by presidential candidates,” the AP says. “Officials for the institute and News Corp… said discussions over co-hosting a Republican and a Democratic debate were under way Monday.”

Will we see a repeat of the Nevada MoveOn mess?

“Should they go forward, what we will see is largely what we saw happen in Nevada,” says James Rucker, head of colorofchange.org, a coalition of black online activists. “They can expect a massive grass-roots backlash…”

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