Get ready for a slightly cozier debate stage, America. Republicans look set to have seven participants in the party's second primary debate on Wednesday, down from eight at the first gathering in August.
Despite meeting the Republican National Committee's qualifying thresholds, former President Donald Trump will once again not join in the festivities, instead opting to speak to current and former union members in Detroit as he's already looking beyond the GOP primary to a potential general election rematch against President Biden.
To meet the RNC's polling requirement, a candidate needed at least 3 percent support in two national polls, or at least 3 percent in one nationwide survey and two polls from separate early states, based on polls conducted since Aug. 1 that met the RNC's criteria for inclusion. Candidates also needed at least 50,000 unique contributors, with at least 200 from 20 different states or territories.
Beyond Burgum, though, insufficient polling support kept the other candidates off stage, although some struggled to attract enough donors, too. Former Texas Rep. Will Hurd managed one qualifying early state poll out of New Hampshire, but no others. Hurd did announce that he had 50,000 donors on Monday afternoon, but his public opposition to signing the RNC's pledge may have always guaranteed he wouldn't participate in GOP debates this cycle, regardless of polls and donors.
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