More than 60 people were fired, including senior staff in the political data and communications departments, according to a person familiar with the layoffs.
Vice President Kamala Harris's visit to Atlanta was an early kickoff to the Biden-Harris reelection campaign and established Georgia's importance in the 2024 election cycle for Democrats.
"The RNC and Republicans on Capitol Hill know they are poised for a great election year and what's the biggest thing that could be a hurdle to that? Donald Trump," says one longtime GOP consultant.
Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel claims that the commission "refused to enact simple and commonsense reforms to help ensure fair debates."
The Republican National Committee has released a letter outlining complaints and will ask presidential nominees not to participate in debates put on by the Commission on Presidential Debates.
Former casino mogul Steve Wynn has been accused of rape, sexual assault and harassment. Still, politicians have continued to accept major campaign contributions from Wynn, who has denied wrongdoing.
![Rrepublican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said Republicans "are going to find newer, better debate platforms to ensure that future nominees are not forced to go through the biased [Commission on Presidential Debates] in order to make their case to the American people."](/sites/default/files/styles/three_two_702x468/public/npr_story_images/2022/04/14/gettyimages-1229557060-773dfb9e5aeb9e9a273bda42f351e64bd685f46a.jpg?h=3a51b6cd&itok=vJHwsmFR)
