The GOP's Debate Debacle: Will Republicans Get Away With Bullying The Media?

[Commentary] Republicans now have a list of demands. Still reeling from what Republican Party chief Reince Priebus called "gotcha" questions in the CNBC primary debate that were "petty and mean-spirited in tone," campaign operatives huddled over the weekend to address the Great Debate crisis of 2015. Convinced that the media act as Hillary Clinton's "ultimate super PAC," Republicans and their supporters in the conservative media have elevated press-bashing to unusual heights.

Indeed, by suspending a Feb. 26 debate scheduled to be hosted by NBC News and the NBC-owned, Spanish-language network Telemundo, Republicans signaled that the latest bout of media catcalls from the right -- catcalls that have been part of working the refs for decades -- have attained almost mythical status. But will Republicans get away with it? Early signs look promising for the GOP, less promising for journalism.