Fox lowers threshold for early debate

[Geee]

Politico:

Fox News is opening its 5 p.m. debate to all the announced Republican candidates who fail to make the cut for the Aug. 6 prime-time event, removing a requirement that participants reach at least 1 percent in polling.

 

The change amounts to an insurance policy for candidates who were in danger of being disqualified from the vital first debate based on low polls – Carly Fiorina, former New York Gov. George Pataki and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.).

 

The announcement by Michael Clemente, Fox News Executive Vice President, News, means that all 16 announced candidates will qualify for Cleveland — either the 5 p.m. undercard, or the 9 p.m. main event.

 

The 9 p.m. debate will include the 10 candidates with the highest average in national polls, as determined by Fox News. The 5 p.m. forum will now include all the rest.

 

According to a POLITICO analysis of the latest national polling, the prime-time participants today would be Donald Trump, Jeb Bush, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.), Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Mike Huckabee, Ben Carson, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Rick Perry.

[nickydog]

I hope the numbers change so Carly Fiorina would be among the top 10.

[Geee]

I hope the numbers change so Carly Fiorina would be among the top 10.

She has been just there by a hair the last few days. If she can just stay there or pick up a little more!!!

[Valin]

As Long As DT Is There, Telling It Like It Is...Stickin To The Man, That's All That Matters! Because it's DONALD, and he's famous, he's been is People Magazine and everything.