I thought the first debate was 8/6? lower tiered forum being earlier the same day
FOX News announced the following criteria to enter the debate:
•Must meet all U.S. Constitutional requirements; and
•Must announce and register a formal campaign for president; and
•Must file all necessary paperwork with the Federal Election Commission (FEC); and
•Must have paid all necessary federal and state filing fees; and
•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 4that 5 PM/ET. Such polling must be conducted by major, nationally recognized organizations that use standard methodological techniques.
Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus issued the following statement in response to the above criteria:
“We support and respect the decision Fox has made which will match the greatest number of candidates we have ever had on a debate stage.”
Additional coverage and air time will be provided on Aug. 6 to those candidates who do not place in the top 10.
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