January 11, 2016

FOX Business Network Announces Primary Debates Candidate Lineup

The FOX Business Network has announced the candidate lineups for the two Republican primary debates it will host on Thursday, January 14.  

The 9 p.m. ET debate will feature real estate mogul Donald Trump; Texas Senator Ted Cruz; Florida Senator Marco Rubio; retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson; New Jersey Governor Chris Christie; former Florida Governor Jeb Bush; and Ohio Governor John Kasich.

The 6 p.m. ET debate roster includes Kentucky Senator Rand Paul, former HP (HPQ) CEO Carly Fiorina, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee; and former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum.

Anchor/Managing Editor of Business News, Neil Cavuto and Anchor/Global Markets Editor, Maria Bartiromo will reprise their roles as moderators for the primetime debate, while the earlier debate will again be moderated by anchors Trish Regan and Sandra Smith.

The debates, which have been sanctioned by the Republican National Committee, will take place at the North Charleston Coliseum and Performing Arts Center in North Charleston, South Carolina. They will follow a similar format to the network’s inaugural debate, focusing on economic, domestic and international policy issues.

The debate lineups factored in both national polls, as well as those based in Iowa and New Hampshire conducted and released prior to Monday, January 11 at 6 p.m. ET. 

FBN will once again live stream its Republican presidential primary debates, for free without authentication. The live stream will be made available to all desktop and mobile devices by FOXBusiness.com.

FOX Business Network is a financial news channel owned by 21st Century Fox (FOXA). Headquartered in New York, FBN launched in October 2007 and is available in more than 80 million homes in major markets across the United States and on FOXBusiness.com.

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Ed Note: See Paul press releases below...


January 2016

FOX BUSINESS NETWORK TO LIVE STREAM THE REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 14th

FOX Business Network (FBN) will once again live stream its Republican presidential primary debates on Thursday, January 14th, for free without authentication. The live stream will be made available to all desktop and mobile devices by FOXBusiness.com.

The network’s inaugural presidential debate, which took place on November 10,was the most watched livestreaming primary event ever, peaking with more than 1.4 million concurrent streams according to Akamai. In addition, FBN’s streaming performance bested NBC’s 2015 Super Bowl which saw 1.3 million concurrent livestreams and CNN’s 921,000 concurrent streams for their September 16th GOP debate. FBN’s first debate also set a new ratings record for the network, bringing in 13.5 million viewers.

Additionally, FBN will debut its new website on Tuesday, January 12th. The site will feature an “On the Radar” column that consist of social media and videos, which will be utilized during Thursday evening’s debates.

FBN is also partnering with Facebook to provide live debate content on the network’s Facebook page, including behind the scenes footage and moderator interviews, conducted by Jo Ling Kent.

FOX Business Network (FBN) is a financial news channel delivering real-time information across all platforms that impact both Main Street and Wall Street. Headquartered in New York—the business capital of the world—FBN launched in October 2007 and is available in more than 80 million homes in major markets across the United States. Owned by 21st Century Fox, the network has bureaus in Chicago, Los Angeles, Washington, DC and London. On the web at www.foxbusiness.com.

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FOX Business Network Media Contacts:

Caley Cronin

Theresa Burek


FOX BUSINESS NETWORK BRINGS BACK RECORD-BREAKING MODERATING TEAMS TO HELM JANUARY 14TH GOP DEBATES

FBN to Announce 6PM & 9PM Debate Line-ups Three Days Prior

FOX Business Network (FBN) has announced that Anchor/Managing Editor of Business News, Neil Cavuto and Anchor/Global Markets Editor, Maria Bartiromo, along with anchors Trish Regan and Sandra Smith will reprise their moderating roles for the first Republican presidential primary debates of 2016. The RNC sanctioned debates will take place on Thursday, January 14th at 6PM and 9PM/ET at the North Charleston Coliseum and Performing Arts Center in North Charleston, South Carolina, two days following President Obama’s final State of the Union address. The candidates that qualify for each debate will be announced on FBN’s Lou Dobbs Tonight on Monday, January 11th at 7PM/ET.

Cavuto and Bartiromo will once again serve as the moderators for the primetime debate, which will begin at 9PM/ET. This debate will feature candidates that place in the top six nationally, based on an average of the five most recent national polls; or place in the top five in Iowa, based on an average of the five most recent Iowa state polls; or place in the top five in New Hampshire, based on an average of the five most recent New Hampshire state polls. All polling recognized by FOX News must be conducted and released prior to Monday, January 11th at 6PM/ET. Such polling will be conducted by major nationally and state recognized organizations that use standard methodological techniques (i.e., live interviewers, random digit-dial sampling techniques and include both landlines and cell phones).

The remaining candidates will be invited to participate in an earlier debate, moderated by Regan and Smith, which will start at 6PM/ET. In order to qualify for the first debate, candidates must register at least one percent in ONE of the five most recent national polls, adhering to the same aforementioned polling standards.

On the evening of the debate, Lou Dobbs will also host a special one hour program at 5PM/ET to highlight the upcoming undercard and return closer to 8PM/ET to recap the earlier debate, and preview the primetime showdown. Following the success of the network’s inaugural primetime Republican debate in November, which set a ratings record with 13.5 million viewers, FBN will follow a similar format for these debates, focusing on economic, domestic and international policy issues.

FOX Business Network (FBN) is a financial news channel delivering real-time information across all platforms that impact both Main Street and Wall Street. Headquartered in New York—the business capital of the world—FBN launched in October 2007 and is available in more than 80 million homes in major markets across the United States. Owned by 21st Century Fox, the network has bureaus in Chicago, Los Angeles, Washington, DC and London. On the web at www.foxbusiness.com.

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FOX Business Network Media Contacts:

Caley Cronin

Theresa Burek


FOX Business Network to Host Additional GOP Presidential Primary Debate

FOX Business Network will host its second Republican presidential primary debate on Thursday, January 14 at the North Charleston Coliseum and Performing Arts Center in North Charleston, South Carolina. The debate, which has been sanctioned by the Republican National Committee, will be held two days after the State of the Union address.

FBN’s first debate in November drew 13.5 million viewers, smashing network ratings records. More information on the debate including moderators, entry criteria and the line-up will be released closer to the air date.

FOX Business Network is a financial news channel owned by 21st Century Fox (FOXA). Headquartered in New York, FBN launched in October 2007 and is available in more than 80 million homes in major markets across the United States and on FOXBusiness.com.



Rand Paul for President
January 11, 2016 (a)

Rand Paul for President Issues Statement on Fox Business Debate

WASHINGTON, DC - Today the RNC and Fox Business will decide and announce which candidates are on the main stage for this week's Republican Presidential debate. The criteria for participation includes placing in the top six in recent polls.
 
Multiple national polls including CNN, CBS, Fox, Marist and others have him in 5th or 6th place, one had him just a single point out of 4th.  In multiple polls he scores ahead of Jeb Bush, Chris Christie, John Kasich and Carly Fiorona. In yesterday's Marist Iowa poll he was alone in 5th place.  

By any reasonable criteria Senator Paul has a top-tier campaign and has qualified for the stage.

"This race is hitting its final stretch and Rand Paul is a serious contender for the nomination. He expects to be on the stage this week because he has qualified to do so and because he has a top tier campaign. He is on the ballot in every state.  He has over 1000 precinct captains in Iowa and a huge 500 person leadership team in New Hampshire," said Doug Stafford, Chief Strategist.

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January 11, 2016 (b)

Rand Paul for President Issues Statement on Fox Business Debate

WASHINGTON, D.C. - By any reasonable criteria Senator Paul has a top tier campaign. He will not let the media decide the tiers of this race and will instead take his message directly to the voters of New Hampshire and Iowa.

Multiple national polls including CNN, CBS, Fox, Marist and others have him in 5th or 6th place, one had him just a single point out of 4th.  In multiple polls he scores ahead of Jeb Bush, Chris Christie, John Kasich and Carly Fiorona. In yesterday's Marist Iowa poll he was alone in 5th place. In fact his numbers are on the rise in recent weeks.    
 
Even the pollsters are concerned that the media is using their polls incorrectly.  Polls are at best an estimation, and include a standard of error that the media and the RNC are ignoring. A poll number of five is no different than a poll number of 8 if the standard of error is +/- 3.  To exclude candidates on faulty analysis is to disenfranchise the voter.
 
Creating "tiers" based on electoral results of real votes might make sense but creating "tiers" on bad science is irresponsible.

This race is hitting its final stretch and Rand Paul is in it to win it.  He is on the ballot in every state.  He has over 1000 precinct captains in Iowa and a huge 500 person leadership team in New Hampshire. 
 
He is an important voice and has a unique message to share. He will hit the ground running this week to double down on his efforts to talk straight to the voters. See you in New Hampshire and Iowa.

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Ed. Note: Translation is that Paul declined to participate in the undercard debate.