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"The Republicans have been ridiculed for not wanting to participate in a YouTube-CNN debate, which incorporates user-submitted questions on the video-sharing site.  The Democrats  have already had a successful debate, which was hosted and promoted by YouTube and CNN.  Well, the Republicans have finally agreed to hold a debate on YouTube, but it has already been postponed by more than a couple of months.  This is not a huge surprise, considering that a date had been chosen prior to any lead candidates being approached for planning the event.\nSo far, only Rudy Giuliani and John McCain have agreed to participate in the debate, which will be held at Mahaffey Theatre on November 28. The original date has been changed from September 17th, due to complaints from Giuliani and Mitt Romney (who has not yet agreed to participate in the debate), as they both had prior engagements.  Ron Paul, Mike Huckabee, Tommy Thompson and John McCain had already agreed to the initial date of September 17th.\nHopefully additional candidates will be able to commit to the new date, in order to have a more inclusive debate, representing more of the candidates that are hoping to run for president next year.  The blogosphere  has been very vocal in calling for the Republican debate on YouTube, and some have attributed the Republicans' change of heart to this public reaction.\nSee also: Why the YouTube Presidential Debate Affects Politicians and Media\n[via  CNet]"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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