03 December 2023

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Scoop: Newsmax feuds with RNC over GOP debates

RNC chair Ronna McDaniel, in a light blue jacket and holding a microphone

RNC chair Ronna McDaniel at the second Republican presidential primary debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., in September. Photo: Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images

Newsmax is clashing with the Republican National Committee after the conservative, Trump-friendly channel wasn't able to co-sponsor one of the first four GOP presidential primary debates.

Why it matters: The dispute is a view into the delicate and at times fraught negotiations over the debates, which can propel or depress a candidacy — and add prestige and viewers to networks that sponsor them.

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