Breaking: Rand Paul, Carly Fiorina Do Not Qualify For Main GOP Debate
Kentucky Senator Says Polls Are Wrong
Republican Senator Rand Paul announced minutes ago that he has been told he will not qualify to be on the main stage for this week’s GOP debate. The libertarian-slash-tea-party presidential candidate speaking to CNN’s Wolf Blitzer said he will not debate in the undercard event, but will head over to the battleground states to campaign instead.
.@RandPaul: I will not participate in an undercard debate https://t.co/6OZtrfIwim https://t.co/s27wHk5elS
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) January 11, 2016
Thursday’s debate will be hosted by Fox News Business, which just announced the lineup.
On the main stage will be Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Ben Carson, Chris Christie, Jeb Bush, and John Kasich.
In the early debate, Carly Fiorina, Rick Santorum, and Mike Huckabee.Â
During the previous debate, the final one of 2015, CNN removed Mike Huckabee from the main stage but he did attend the undercard debate.Â
.@RandPaul: “I’m the one anti-war voice on the stage” https://t.co/6OZtrg079U https://t.co/tBMx26o6Nw
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) January 11, 2016
.@RandPaul: “I’ll be taking my campaign directly to New Hampshire and Iowa. I’m not going to be in South Carolina” https://t.co/9cnL1440LJ
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) January 11, 2016
UPDATE: Sen. Paul releases statement denouncing the use of polls to determine “the tiers of this race.”
Rand Paul for President Issues Statement on Fox Business Debate pic.twitter.com/OYqMjRQ8Y9
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) January 12, 2016
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