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ABC debate rules will keep several GOP candidates off the stage
http://money.cnn.com/2016/01/27/media/abc-gop-debate-criteria/index.htmlNext week's ABC News Republican primary debate in Manchester, New Hampshire, will feature just one debate, and that debate is likely to exclude several bottom-tier candidates, CNNMoney has learned.
For the first time in the GOP debate season there will not be what has been called the "junior varsity," "the kids' table" or the "warm up" debate.
The criteria for the February 6 debate, which is set to be released Wednesday afternoon, will exclude any candidate who does not finish in the top-three in the Iowa caucuses or in the top six either nationally or in New Hampshire.
At present, such criteria would likely keep Rand Paul, Carly Fiorina, Mike Huckabee and Rick Santorum off the debate stage -- unless they can pull their numbers up in the days ahead.
For the first time in the GOP debate season there will not be what has been called the "junior varsity," "the kids' table" or the "warm up" debate.
The criteria for the February 6 debate, which is set to be released Wednesday afternoon, will exclude any candidate who does not finish in the top-three in the Iowa caucuses or in the top six either nationally or in New Hampshire.
At present, such criteria would likely keep Rand Paul, Carly Fiorina, Mike Huckabee and Rick Santorum off the debate stage -- unless they can pull their numbers up in the days ahead.
