The FOX boycott story gets bigger

The New Hampshire division of the Republican party withdrew their partnership from (I guess by that they mean any kind of association or endorsement of) Sunday's forum programme. Their press release underlines the reasoning behind having the first primaries in small states:

"Only in New Hampshire do lesser known, lesser funded underdogs have a fighting chance to establish themselves as national figures. Consistent with that tradition, we believe all recognized major candidates should have an equal opportunity to participate in pre-primary debates and forums....While we understand that Fox News continues to move forward it is with regret, the New Hampshire Republican Party hereby withdraws as a partner in this forum."

Some Fox news anchors discussed whether Ron Paul should be included. CNN took up the topic too (after all, they're the competition). Btw, Fox's official reason is that they want to narrow down the list of candidates to those above 10% in national polls. It's a small table on a bus or something and there's not more space too. Meanwhile PBS aired an excellent interview with Paul.

Fox discusses exclusion (3m:29s)	CNN on the exclusion (3m:06s)	Bill O Reilly (5m:24s)
PBS Interview (Part 1) Part 2 Part 3