The criteria for CNN’s December 15, 2015 Presidential debate include a new way for candidates to make the stage: early-state polling strength. Candidates can qualify for the debate through one of three ways:
- Polling with an average of at least 3.5 percent in national polls between Oct. 29 and Dec. 13.
- Polling in Iowa with an average of at least 4 percent.
- Polling in New Hampshire with an average of at least 4 percent.
The Debate is at the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino, Las Vegas, NV, sponsored by CNN and Salem Radio.
The moderator is Wolf Blitzer and will be joined by correspondent Dana Bash and conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt.
MAIN DEBATE at 9pm
According to CNN, currently nine candidates would currently make the cut:
Donald Trump
Ben Carson
Marco Rubio
Ted Cruz
Jeb Bush
John Kasich
Chris Christie
Rand Paul
Carly Fiorina
Sen. Rand Paul's and Carly Fiorina's, numbers place them on the bubble, making them the two candidates most in danger of falling to the undercard debate stage.
It’s the first time this cycle a debate criteria has incorporated early state polling, something several lower-tiered candidates have been demanding for weeks.
UNDERCARD DEBATE at 7pm
The undercard debate will also be live, despite some calls among Republicans to begin phasing this out. Candidates who reach at least 1 percent in four separate Iowa, New Hampshire or national polls will make the earlier debate.
Currently this stage will be made up of:
Gov. Mike Huckabee
Rick Santorum
Sen. Lindsey Graham
Former Gov. George Pataki
As of Friday, Gov. Jim Gilmore did not qualify for either debate stage.
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