{"id":2344,"date":"2016-03-19T09:34:17","date_gmt":"2016-03-19T09:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fixthedebates.org\/?page_id=2344"},"modified":"2016-09-26T12:55:27","modified_gmt":"2016-09-26T20:55:27","slug":"welcome-fix-debates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/fixthedebates.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to Fix the Debates!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"themify_builder_content-2344\" data-postid=\"2344\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-2344 themify_builder themify_builder_front\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t\t\t<div  data-gutter=\"gutter-default\" class=\"themify_builder_row themify_builder_2344_row module_row module_row_0 module_row_2344-0 clearfix gutter-default col_align_top tb_section-petitions\" data-column-alignment=\"col_align_top\" data-desktop_dir=\"ltr\" data-tablet_dir=\"ltr\" data-mobile_dir=\"ltr\" data-anchor=\"petitions\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner gutter-default tablet-col-direction-ltr desktop-col-direction-ltr mobile-col-direction-ltr\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div  class=\"col-full first tb-column  module_column tb_2344_column module_column_0 module_column_2344-0-0\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-column-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<!-- module text -->\n<div id=\"text-2344-0-0-1\" class=\"module module-text text-2344-0-0-1   \">\n\t\n\t\n\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">The presidential debates are undemocratic.<br \/><br \/> We only get one chance every four years to fix that.<\/h2><h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">This is our chance.<\/h1><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><br \/> Fix the Debates is an effort to bring fairness and<br \/> openness into the U.S. presidential debate process.<\/strong><\/h3><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Please\u00a0call the &#8220;Commission&#8221; at\u00a0202-872-1020 to ask that they fulfill their <a href=\"http:\/\/debates.org\/index.php?page=about-cpd\">mission statement<\/a>&#8211;&#8220;to ensure that debates, as a permanent part of every general election, provide the best possible information to viewers and listeners&#8221;&#8211;and to respect the will of the people, 76% of whom want all qualified candidates to be included in the debates.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Once you&#8217;re done calling the main office, you can start calling individual board members at their offices and homes using the <a href=\"http:\/\/fixthedebates.org\/cpd-board-member-contact-info\/\">full CPD board member contact info listed here<\/a>. Please be <em>polite<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>persistent<\/em>.<\/h3><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Join our notifications list to stay updated on the campaign:<\/strong><br \/> <script>(function() {\n\twindow.mc4wp = window.mc4wp || {\n\t\tlisteners: [],\n\t\tforms: {\n\t\t\ton: function(evt, cb) {\n\t\t\t\twindow.mc4wp.listeners.push(\n\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\tevent   : evt,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tcallback: cb\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t);\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t}\n\t}\n})();\n<\/script><!-- Mailchimp for WordPress v4.9.13 - https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/mailchimp-for-wp\/ --><form id=\"mc4wp-form-1\" class=\"mc4wp-form mc4wp-form-2472\" method=\"post\" data-id=\"2472\" data-name=\"Fix the Debates Updates\" ><div class=\"mc4wp-form-fields\"><div style=\"width:600px;margin: 0px auto;\">\r\n\t<input style=\"width:350px;\" type=\"email\" name=\"EMAIL\" placeholder=\"Your email address\" required \/><input type=\"submit\" value=\"Sign up\" \/>\r\n<\/div><\/div><label style=\"display: none !important;\">Leave this field empty if you're human: <input type=\"text\" name=\"_mc4wp_honeypot\" value=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" autocomplete=\"off\" \/><\/label><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_mc4wp_timestamp\" value=\"1714779649\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_mc4wp_form_id\" value=\"2472\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_mc4wp_form_element_id\" value=\"mc4wp-form-1\" \/><div class=\"mc4wp-response\"><\/div><\/form><!-- \/ Mailchimp for WordPress Plugin --><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><br \/>And please help us build our online team by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Fix-the-Debates-558636227651235\/?fref=ts\">liking our Facebook page<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Feel free to call the &#8220;Commission&#8221; at\u00a0202-872-1020 to ask that they fulfill their <a href=\"http:\/\/debates.org\/index.php?page=about-cpd\">mission statement<\/a>&#8211;&#8220;to ensure that debates, as a permanent part of every general election, provide the best possible information to viewers and listeners&#8221;&#8211;and respect the will of the people, 76% of whom want all qualified candidates to be included in the debates.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The first debate is scheduled for September 26th.<\/strong><br \/><strong> If we don&#8217;t get the CPD to change their ways, democracy will be undermined in&#8230;<\/strong> [wpdevart_countdown text_for_day=&#8221;Days&#8221; text_for_hour=&#8221;Hours&#8221; text_for_minut=&#8221;Minutes&#8221; text_for_second=&#8221;Seconds&#8221; countdown_end_type=&#8221;time&#8221; end_date=&#8221;12-08-2016 23:59&#8243; start_time=&#8221;1471024185&#8243; end_time=&#8221;45,7,8&#8243; action_end_time=&#8221;hide&#8221; content_position=&#8221;center&#8221; bottom_distance=&#8221;10&#8243; ][\/wpdevart_countdown]<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->\n\n<!-- module text -->\n<div id=\"text-2344-0-0-2\" class=\"module module-text text-2344-0-0-2   \">\n\t\n\t\n\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Please Sign These Petitions to<br \/>Open the Debates<\/h2><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>(Check back often for the latest petitions. Know of a petition that&#8217;s not listed here? Let us know!)<\/em><\/p><ul><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/anheuser-busch-back-out-of-the-2016-presidential-debates-debates-unless-gary-johnson-is-allowed-to-debate\">Anheuser-Busch: Back out of the 2016 presidential debates unless Gary Johnson is allowed to debate<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/petitions.whitehouse.gov\/petition\/revoke-tax-exempt-status-commission-presidential-debates-partisanship\">Revoke the tax exempt status of the Commission on Presidential Debates for partisanship<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/cnn-cnn-host-a-debate-independent-of-the-cpd-with-johnson-stein-trump-and-clinton\">CNN:\u00a0Host a Debate Independent of the CPD with Johnson, Stein, Trump, and Clinton<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/petitions.whitehouse.gov\/petition\/request-commission-presidential-debates-allow-gary-johnson-and-jill-stein-presidential-debates\">WhiteHouse.gov:\u00a0Request The Commission On Presidential Debates To Allow Gary Johnson And Jill Stein Into The Presidential Debates<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.johnsonweld.com\/debate\">Johnson\/Weld 2016: Let Gary Debate<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/cnn-add-jill-stein-and-gary-johnson-to-the-national-debates\">CNN, ABC, MSNBC, FOX News, and CBS:\u00a0Add Candidates Jill Stein and Gary Johnson to the National Presidential TV Debates<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gp.org\/petition\">Green Party:\u00a0Open The Debates To Third Party\/Independent Candidates!<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/commission-on-presidential-debates-include-all-qualified-candidates-in-2016-presidential-debates\" target=\"_blank\">Change.org:\u00a0Include All Qualified Candidates in 2016 Presidential Debates<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/federal-election-commission-allow-the-libertarian-candidate-to-debate-in-the-general-election\" target=\"_blank\">Commission on Presidential Debates: Allow the Libertarian Party Candidate to Debate<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jill2016.com\/openthedebatespetiton\" target=\"_blank\">Jill 2016: Open the Debates to 3rd Party\u00a0and Independent Candidates!<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/independentdebate.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Independent Voter Project: Demand the Commission on Presidential Debates to require at least one additional voice in the presidential debates<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/petitions.whitehouse.gov\/petition\/allow-third-party-nominees-participate-presidential-election-debates-alongside-two-main-parties\">WhiteHouse.gov:\u00a0Allow Third Party Nominees to Participate in the Presidential Election Debates Alongside the Two Main Parties<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.tb-column-inner -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- \/.tb-column -->\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \/row_inner_wrapper -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t\t<\/div>\n<!-- \/themify_builder_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The presidential debates are undemocratic. 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