Chris Richter, national coordinator of the John Cox campaign (whatever that means), wants me to do something. From my inbox:
On Tuesday, May 15th, there will be the second Republican Presidential Debate and Republican Presidential Candidate John Cox has not been invited. We are asking our supporters to call both Fox News and the South Carolina Republican Party and ask why Mr. Cox is not being included in the debate, and demand that they include him since he is on the South Carolina Republican Presidential Primary Ballot. It is important to point out that in South Carolina he won the Aiken County Republican Party Straw Poll, and that he came in 5th place overall after 4 recent County Republican Party Straw Polls in South Carolina.
SC Republican Party: Mr. Katon Dawson (State GOP Chairman) Phone: (803) 988-8440
Fox News: Ask to speak to someone who is in charge of the upcoming Republican Presidential Debate in South Carolina on May 15th. Phone: 1-888-369-4762.
Cox is on the ballot for the primary in South Carolina. He’s won straw polls there in a couple of small towns. He has an operation there. There’s no reason Cox should not be in the GOP debate if he’s on the GOP ballot.
Come on South Carolina - the Democrats let Gravel into the debate, you should let Cox in. What are you afraid of?
May 7th, 2007 at 11:51 am
Let me give you some reasons.
He has raised no money ($12,000 in 18 months counts as “no money.”)
He has zero support. The threshold is ONE PERCENT to be in these debates. ONE. After 18 months and hundreds of radio and newspaper appearances, he has not made an impact.
He’s a crank and a crackpot. He routinely talks about “blowing up the IRS building” and says his wife threw him out of the house to go run for president.
Nut.