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Fox News To Limit First Republican Presidential Debate To Top Contenders
Daily Caller ^ | 05/22/2015 | Alex Griswold

Posted on 05/22/2015 2:36:19 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

In a new press release, Fox News announced that the first Republican presidential debate will feature only candidates who average in the top 10 in the most recent polls, in a field where well over a dozen candidates are expected to run. (RELATED: Who Gets In The Primary Debates? A Serious Question For Republicans)

Fox News will host the first Republican presidential debate in Cleveland, Ohio on August 6, in conjunction with the Ohio Republican Party and Facebook. One of the requirements for debate participants is that they “must place in the top 10 of an average of the five most recent national polls, as recognized by FOX News leading up to August 4th.”

Six Republicans have already announced their candidacy for president (Carly Fiorina, Marco Rubio, Rand Paul, Ben Carson, Ted Cruz, and Mike Huckabee). Four other candidates (Lindsey Graham, Rick Perry, Scott Walker, and George Pataki) plan to make announcements one way or the other in the near future, and six more have taken formal steps toward running for president (Jeb Bush, Chris Christie, Bobby Jindal, John Kasich, Donald Trump, and Scott Walker).

The end result is that as many as six candidates could be excluded from the first debate, assuming none drop out, there are no ties, and no dark horses emerge.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailycaller.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Front Page News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2016; debate; foxnews; gop
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1 posted on 05/22/2015 2:36:19 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Good!


2 posted on 05/22/2015 2:38:00 PM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Romans 1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools)
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To: SeekAndFind

This is wrong.


3 posted on 05/22/2015 2:44:09 PM PDT by The Ghost of FReepers Past (Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light..... Isaiah 5:20)
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To: SeekAndFind

Regarless of his standing at the time, you just know they will have Huckleberry as one of them. And whoever else Rove tells them to have on.


4 posted on 05/22/2015 2:44:36 PM PDT by doorgunner69
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To: SeekAndFind
You mean Jon Huntsman won't be able to crash the debate and come across as a front runner? / sarc.
5 posted on 05/22/2015 2:45:27 PM PDT by TMA62 (Al Sharpton - The North Korea of race relations)
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To: SeekAndFind

BTW, they counted Scott Walker twice.


6 posted on 05/22/2015 2:46:11 PM PDT by The Ghost of FReepers Past (Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light..... Isaiah 5:20)
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To: SeekAndFind

SOOOOOooooo..... Smaller stages .. Bigger ratings.. More intense interchanges?

One can only hope..


7 posted on 05/22/2015 2:46:40 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (SEMPER FI!! - Monthly Donors Rock!!)
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To: SeekAndFind
”… will feature only candidates who average in the top 10 in the most recent polls, ..."

So whoever is producing the poll results is deciding who the top 10 contenders are. Although I think that most conservatives will probably be happy ok with the top 10, such an approach is questionable.

8 posted on 05/22/2015 2:46:48 PM PDT by Amendment10
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To: TMA62

That to me, leaves the following potential candidates:

Cruz
Rubio
Bush
Walker
Paul
Carson
Perry
Huckabee
Fiorina
Graham

The following might be crowded out — Santorum, Gilmore, Trump and Jindal


9 posted on 05/22/2015 2:51:09 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: The Ghost of FReepers Past
This is wrong.

If you can't crack the top ten why should you be allowed to be on the debate. I could decide to run for President. Should I be included?

10 posted on 05/22/2015 2:51:34 PM PDT by Starstruck (I'm usually sarcastic. Deal with it.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Sounds fine to me.

The also rans are annoying.


11 posted on 05/22/2015 2:51:38 PM PDT by TexasFreeper2009 (You can't spell Hillary without using the letters L, I, A, & R)
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To: SeekAndFind

There’s an atypically good idea...


12 posted on 05/22/2015 2:52:40 PM PDT by Redbob (W.W.J.B.D.: "What Would Jack Bauer Do?")
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To: Starstruck

Polling is irrelevant before they have a chance to be heard. I could even see limiting later debates, but not the first one unless they mean to have another debate for the rest of the contenders.

If you run, you should be included.


13 posted on 05/22/2015 2:54:04 PM PDT by The Ghost of FReepers Past (Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light..... Isaiah 5:20)
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To: Redbob

OK, which pollster decides who the top 10 are?


14 posted on 05/22/2015 2:54:32 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: The Ghost of FReepers Past

RE: If you run, you should be included.

If this is the case, how do we fit them all in a debate stage?


15 posted on 05/22/2015 2:55:11 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Why call ten people standing at podiums with 5-6 minutes of actual speaking time a debate?


16 posted on 05/22/2015 2:56:04 PM PDT by Proud2BeRight
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To: SeekAndFind

according to real clear politics these are the current top 10:

Bush
Walker
Rubio
Paul
Huckabee
Cruz
Carson
Christie
Perry
Santorum


17 posted on 05/22/2015 2:56:40 PM PDT by TexasFreeper2009 (You can't spell Hillary without using the letters L, I, A, & R)
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To: The Ghost of FReepers Past

Is there no limit to the size of “debate” that can reasonably be staged?


18 posted on 05/22/2015 2:57:18 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: SeekAndFind

Trump’s name recognition could well get him in there ahead of any not in the top 5.


19 posted on 05/22/2015 2:58:12 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: TexasFreeper2009

Kasich, Fiorina, Jindal, and Graham wouldn’t make the cut


20 posted on 05/22/2015 2:58:34 PM PDT by TexasFreeper2009 (You can't spell Hillary without using the letters L, I, A, & R)
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