A day ahead of the Wednesday night CNBC Republican presidential debate, some of the campaigns were already complaining about the working conditions provided for the candidates, according to Politico.
The Republican National Committee and CNBC had previously altered the debate format, limiting it to two hours and adding opening and closing statements, following complaints from frontrunners Ben Carson and Donald Trump, as well as from Sen. Rand Paul’s (R-KY) campaign.
Now, some of the candidates lower in the polls raised concerns that their greenrooms at the Coors Event Center in Boulder, Colorado, were smaller than those provided for the candidates who poll higher.
Rand Paul aide Chris LaCivita complained on Tuesday about the size of his boss’ greenroom compared to those for Trump, Carly Fiorina, and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL).
#CNBCDebate walkthru: guess which green room belongs to @realDonaldTrump and which belongs to @RandPaul #thanksRNC pic.twitter.com/kXAgQ9DHEZ
— Chris LaCivita (@LaCivitaC) October 27, 2015
Round 2: guess who is @CarlyFiorina and @RandPaul … Hint: someone has a jacuzzi #thanksRNC pic.twitter.com/WB8ZOEXiG6
— Chris LaCivita (@LaCivitaC) October 27, 2015
Check out Marcos theater !!!! pic.twitter.com/l2jMfnlwgh
— Chris LaCivita (@LaCivitaC) October 27, 2015
According to Politico, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s campaign also complained.
“This is ridiculous,” Ken McKay, Christie’s campaign manager, reportedly said. “We’re in a restroom.”
The RNC agreed to address the campaigns’ concerns, according to Politico. And it seems that Paul’s new accommodations satisfied LaCivita.
Thanks to everyone at @GOP for bending over backwards to acquire great working conditions for team Paul. pic.twitter.com/bISE6WVerk
— Chris LaCivita (@LaCivitaC) October 28, 2015
According to Politico’s report, tensions were high during a a meeting between campaign representatives and the RNC on Tuesday as staff for other campaigns raised concerns about the format and qualifying criteria for future debates.
