NEW DELHI: The Republican's GOP third debate is all set to take place on November 8 in Miami. As the dates are coming nearer, the Republican National Committee's requirements to make it to the stage could prove too high a hurdle for some Republicans to overcome.
According to the survey data and donor records, four Republicans seem to have met the requirements to attend the meeting next week. Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina is another contender whose candidature is less certain, reported ABC News.
It's impossible to completely rule out some unexpected last-minute polls, but as of right now, there should only be five candidates in the third debate round, as opposed to the seven that competed in the second debate in September.
Not included in this is former President Donald Trump, who is unquestionably leading the GOP in the polls and among donors to be eligible for the nomination, but he has once again announced his intention to forego this discussion.
To qualify for the debate, candidates must meet the Republican National Committee’s requirements, including (1) reaching 4 percent in at least two national polls, or 4 percent in one national poll and two polls from the first four states voting in the GOP primary, each from separate states, meeting RNC criteria for survey inclusion; (2) having at least 70,000 unique donors with at least 200 donors in at least 20 states and/or territories; and (3) signing a pledge promising to support the eventual Republican nominee.
Polls qualification is based on surveys that appear to meet the requirements for inclusion. Information released by campaigns is used to determine whether a candidate has hit the donor threshold, and we assumed that if a campaign reached 70,000 donors, it had also met the requirement for donors by state.
According to Politico, Scott's campaign claims he had met the national polling requirement based on a September poll from YouGov Blue/The Liberal Patriot that found him at 4 percent nationally.
However, the screening question used for determining likely primary voters resulted in the survey including a large number of Democrats in the sample.
Additionally, the primary ballot question followed a battery of questions about potential general election matchups. It's unclear whether this poll will actually pass muster with the RNC, which has not confirmed Scott's qualification status to ABC News
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