Earlier this month, news broke
that CNN was looking to relaunch Crossfire, the famous debate show that
pitted two pundits -- one liberal, one conservative -- against one
another on the political issues of the day.
Sources now tell POLITICO that the network is in discussions with
former Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich and former Obama
deputy campaign manager Stephanie Cutter about roles on the show.
"They are talking to Cutter and to Gingrich," a source familiar with
the discussions said. "[Cutter] is in discussions; Newt is in
discussions too," another source confirmed.
Spokespeople with CNN did not respond to a request for comment
regarding the news. Both Cutter and a Gingrich spokesperson did not
respond to emails requesting confirmation.
Should the talks go through, it is unclear whether the former House
Speaker and the former Obama campaign staffer would go head-to-head on a
regular basis, or whether they would be part of a rotating cast of
co-hosts.
TV Newser reported and POLITICO confirmed this month that CNN president Jeff Zucker was looking to revamp the show,
which ran from 1982 to 2005 and features an evolving cast of partisan
pundits, including Tom Braden, Michael Kinsley, Geraldine Ferraro, Bill
Press and James Carville (on the left) and Pat Buchanan, Robert Novak,
John Sununu, and Mary Matalin (on the right).
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