RNC Dumps National Review for Debate. Here’s Why That’s Dumb.

On the heels of National Review’s full special issue titled “Against Trump,” the Republican National Committee has decided to revoke the magazine’s sponsorship for the February 25 debate in Houston, explaining, “a debate moderator can’t have a predisposition.” National Review’s publisher, Jack Fowler, said, “We expected this was coming,” and added that it was a “small price to pay for speaking the truth about The Donald.”

Even on the right, some have declared the RNC’s move perfectly valid – after all, if you complain about moderators’ biases, it seems difficult to allow a debate sponsor with an editorial board that has condemned the polling frontrunner.