GOP presidential candidates Donald Trump and Ben Carson sent a joint letter to CNBC threatening to boycott the upcoming debate unless the time allotted was reduced from 3 to 2 hours and all candidates were allowed an opening and closing statement. The Hill: Ed Brookover, a Carson campaign aide, told The Hill that opening and closing statements are vital to ensuring every candidate is heard on a stage that will likely include 10 candidates. He noted that during one stretch in the last debate, moderated by CNN, Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.) went more than 30 minutes without having a chance to speak. "It's the fairest way to ensure that any candidate has an opportunity to be heard both early and late in the debate and not to rely on the good graces of the moderators," he said.  Trump, meanwhile, was unhappy with the three-hour length of the CNN debate and wants to ensure that the next contest isn't allowed to drag on. “For us it was...(Read Full Post)