{"id":581334,"date":"2023-07-04T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-04T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/rnc-debate-rules-leave-long-shot-candidates-with-few-options\/"},"modified":"2023-07-04T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-07-04T10:00:00","slug":"rnc-debate-rules-leave-long-shot-candidates-with-few-options","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/rnc-debate-rules-leave-long-shot-candidates-with-few-options\/","title":{"rendered":"#RNC debate rules leave long shot candidates with few options"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/AP23027660699359-e1688143942366.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Lesser-known candidates vying for the Republican nomination are facing a difficult problem: How to break through a crowded field if you can\u2019t make it on the debate stage.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Republican National Committee (RNC) in June outlined the criteria candidates will need to meet to get on stage for the first primary debate\u00a0in August, including a\u00a0having\u00a0certain number of donors and meeting a polling threshold.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>But candidates with less name recognition or who have joined the race late may have a difficult time meeting those requirements, potentially limiting their opportunity to introduce themselves to a wider audience and gain traction with voters.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe debates are arguably the only thing that matters. It\u2019s the only time voters really tune in. It\u2019s when you can see some big shifts h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>en quickly in the race,\u201d said Alex Conant, who worked on Sen. Marco Rubio\u2019s (R-Fla.) 2016 presidential campaign.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The RNC has said that to qualify for the first debate, scheduled for Aug. 23 in Milwaukee, candidates must be polling at a minimum of 1 percent in at least three national polls, or in two national polls and one early state poll from two of Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Candidates also must satisfy a fundraising requirement, having a minimum of 40,000 unique donors and at least 200 unique donors each from 20 or more states or territories.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If candidates meet those two requirements, in addition to officially filing with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) that they identify as a candidate for the GOP presidential nomination and designate their principal campaign committee, only then will they be asked to sign the unity pledge \u2014 the final step to qualify for the August debate, according to two people familiar with the RNC debate discussions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In some of the early 2016 primary debates, candidates needed to satisfy only a polling requirement, not an additional donor threshold.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The RNC this year is requiring candidates to sign a pledge to support the GOP\u2019s eventual presidential nominee, ruffling feathers among\u00a0primary contenders.<\/p>\n<p>Some candidates have raised concerns that the requirements are too burdensome and will keep them off the stage, depriving voters of hearing about all of their options and capping their ability to build momentum for their campaigns.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe should not be exclusive in the first couple of debates particularly,\u201d former Arkansas governor and 2024 candidate Asa Hutchinson told NBC <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a>. \u201cI disagree with the strategy as to how you\u2019re going to disqualify some for being on that stage.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Larry Elder, a conservative radio host running for the GOP nomination, has also hit the RNC over the debate requirements, which he called \u201conerous\u201d in an interview with The Hill.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Elder told The Hill it was too early for the RNC to be demanding so much of candidates just to get on the stage, and he argued it would disproportionately hurt campaigns like his.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me, it\u2019s very critical. For someone like Donald Trump, who has a track record and 100 percent name recognition, not so much,\u201d Elder said. \u201cI can\u2019t introduce myself to America unless I make the debate stage.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Former Rep. Will Hurd (R-Texas) didn\u2019t push back against the donor or polling thresholds but reiterated in an interview with The Hill that he would not sign the unity pledge.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not going to support someone who\u2019s careless with our national secrets. I\u2019m not going to support someone who has more baggage that\u2019s only increasing by day, and who\u2019s only complaining about the past and I\u2019m looking to the future,\u201d Hurd said of Trump, who stands a high likelihood of becoming the GOP nominee again.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf that means I don\u2019t go on the debate stage, then I won\u2019t go on the debate stage,\u201d he continued.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel has defended the threshold requirements, telling conservative radio talk show host Hugh Hewitt in an interview in June, \u201cWe\u2019re not doing it in a punitive way. We\u2019re doing it in a success metric.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd if you can\u2019t do this to get on the debate stage, you\u2019re probably not going to be able to take on the incumbent president of the United States,\u201d McDaniel continued.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While members of the party say that both the polling and donor requirements pose challenges for some of the candidates, some also have a message for those complaining about them: compete or get out of the race.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr6_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cTheir focus should be on meeting that threshold. And if they can\u2019t, then that suggests that their campaign isn\u2019t serious enough to warrant attention,\u201d explained Doug Heye, a former spokesman for the RNC.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Republican strategists say the debate requirements are necessary to prevent a two-tiered debate, harkening back to the 2016 cycle where Republicans held two nights of debates \u2014 one for the top-tier candidates and another for candidates faring less competitively.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But not making the debate stage poses clear risks for candidates, with members of the party noting that it could stifle gaining traction in the race.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr7_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cIf you can\u2019t make this debate stage, it\u2019s an absolute killer for your candidacy,\u201d said GOP strategist Gregg Keller.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you cannot make this debate stage, you are not going to factor into the early primaries and caucuses and therefore neither will you factor into the later primaries and caucuses,\u201d he noted.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Some Republicans argue there are still ways to resuscitate a campaign, even if a candidate can\u2019t make the debate stage, but the crowded field will make that increasingly difficult. Hurd acknowledged not being in the debate could pose consequences for him but suggested he could\u00a0compensate\u00a0for not being on a debate stage through\u00a0actions\u00a0like in-person events and paid <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs it a nontraditional campaign? Absolutely. But the way we\u2019re going to run this tent and get more people who are sick and tired of the way things are, is we got to do things a little bit differently,\u201d Hurd told The Hill.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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