Guess Which GOP Presidential Candidate Did Not Make The Cut For Saturday’s Debate?
There is just one Republican who didn’t meet the criteria to be on the debate stage Saturday. Who is it?
Carly Fiorina did not make the cut.
ABC News, host of Saturday’s GOP presidential debate, has just released the list and lineup of Republican presidential candidates and the former HP CEO’s polling performance was insufficient. ABC will not host an undercard debate, and Rand Paul, Mike Huckabee, and Rick Santorum all dropped out this week.
.@ABC reveals Republican candidates participating in Saturday’s #GOPDebate https://t.co/phaAPdGLAh pic.twitter.com/VHuGgmlBd4
— ABCNews PR (@ABCNewsPR) February 5, 2016
ABC posted very specific criteria:
Candidates can gain an invitation for the debate stage through one of the following ways:
1) Place among the top three candidates ranked according to the popular vote in the Iowa Republican caucuses on Feb. 1, 2016. (OR)
2) Place among the top six candidates in an average of New Hampshire Republican presidential polls recognized by ABC News. To be included, polls must be conducted no earlier than Jan. 1, 2016, and must be released to the public before 5 p.m. ET on Feb. 4, 2016. Poll averages will not be rounded. (OR)
3) Place among the top six candidates in an average of national Republican presidential polls recognized by ABC News. To be included, polls must be conducted no earlier than Jan. 1, 2016, and must be released to the public before 5 p.m. ET on Feb. 4, 2016. Poll averages will not be rounded.
Both Rick Perry and Mitt Romney rushed to Fiorina’s defense earlier today, but their pleas were unsuccessful.
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