{"id":59337,"date":"2023-08-09T15:06:46","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T22:06:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=59337"},"modified":"2023-08-09T15:06:46","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T22:06:46","slug":"rumble-gets-boost-with-first-two-gop-presidential-debates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=59337","title":{"rendered":"Rumble gets boost with first two GOP presidential debates"},"content":{"rendered":"

RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said Wednesday that\u00a0Rumble will be<\/a>\u00a0the \u201cexclusive RNC livestream provider and the RNC\u2019s exclusive online home<\/strong>” for the Sept. 27 debate.\u00a0Fox Business will host the debate.<\/p>\n

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Rumble\u2019s exclusive livestream status for the first debate, on Aug. 23, was\u00a0announced earlier this year<\/a>. That debate will be televised on Fox News.<\/p>\n

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McDaniel said in the April announcement, \u201c[A]s Republican leaders we must continue to hold Big Tech accountable for their biases and silencing of conservatives. People deserve a fair, unbiased platform and that\u2019s exactly what this partnership will provide \u2013 an opportunity for voters to watch the next President of the United States on the Republican debate stage on Rumble.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A Pew Research Center\u00a0study<\/a>\u00a0conducted in May 2022 found that 20 percent of U.S. adults had heard of Rumble, with 2 percent saying they regularly get news on the platform. Among those who regularly get news on the platform,\u00a076 percent identified as Republican or Republican-leaning<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Rumble Chairman and CEO Chris Pavlovski said in April that the platform\u2019s mission is \u201cto protect free speech\u201d and that it \u201csaw record traffic and user engagement during the 2022 midterms.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Eight candidates have qualified for the first GOP debate<\/strong>: former President Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, former Vice President Mike Pence, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Sen. Tim Scott (S.C.) and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum.<\/p>\n

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Background reading:<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>Learn more about Rumble\u2019s growth and its position within what The Hill\u2019s Rebecca Klar called the \u201cright-wing online ecosystem\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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