The Republican National Committee announced Thursday that the fourth GOP presidential primary debate will take place in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on Dec. 6, and the hurdles will be higher for candidates hoping to take the stage.
The showdown at the University of Alabama’s Frank Moody Music Building will begin at 8 pm ET and will last two hours, and will be broadcast across the United States on the NewsNation cable channel.
“I am thrilled to announce that the RNC has sanctioned the fourth Republican primary debate in Alabama with NewsNation, The Megyn Kelly Show, Washington Free Beacon and Rumble as our partners,” RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said in a statement.
“With less than a year until Election Day 2024, the fourth stage of the debate will showcase our winning Republican agenda against Biden’s record of failure.”
The five candidates to participate in the debate must reach at least 6% in two recognized national polls or 6% in a national poll and 6% in polls in at least two of the four key states for early voting: Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada or South Carolina. .
Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel announced that NewsNation, The Megyn Kelly Show, Washington Free Beacon and Rumble would be her partners for the fourth Republican debate. AP The Republican National Committee announced Thursday that a fourth Republican presidential primary debate will be held in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. , on December 6, and improved its criteria for candidates. Getty Images/iStockphoto
Those polls must be independent of any campaign, include at least 800 likely registered Republican voters, and avoid bias by first asking respondents who their preferred presidential candidate is.
Debate contenders must also have 80,000 unique campaign donors, with at least 200 per jurisdiction from 20 or more U.S. states or territories.
They must also sign a pledge agreeing not to participate in debates not authorized by the RNC for the remainder of the election cycle and a pledge pledging their support for the party’s eventual candidate.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, former US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) and former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie participated in the debate. Wednesday night.Getty Images
The deadline to meet the debate criteria will be December 4, when the RNC is expected to confirm the lineup.
The candidates will then be arranged on stage based on their poll results, with the presidential candidate with the most support placed center stage.
Former President Donald Trump has not yet announced whether he will attend after receiving criticism from the candidates last night for his absence from the first three debates.
His campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday.
Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley has been rising in the polls following her last two debate performances.Getty Images
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson missed the cut for the third Republican presidential debate but refused to drop out of the race.
Former Vice President Mike Pence suspended his 2024 presidential campaign on Oct. 28 and told attendees at the Republican Jewish Coalition leadership conference last month that “it wasn’t my time.”
Trump currently leads the Republican primary by more than 40 percentage points, with 58.5% support in national polls, according to the RealClearPolitics average.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is a distant second in GOP presidential primary polls.Getty Images
He is followed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in a distant second place with 14.4%, former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley with 9%, biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy with 4.7%, former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie with 2.6% and Senator Tim. Scott (R-SC) with 2.5%, the aggregator shows. Burgum and Hutchinson poll less than 1%.
NewsNation anchor Elizabeth Vargas, SiriusXM’s Megyn Kelly and Washington Free Beacon editor-in-chief Eliana Johnson will moderate.
The debate will also air live in the Eastern and Central time zones on the CW Network.
Viewers in the Mountain and Pacific time zones can watch a delayed rebroadcast on the CW at 7 pm MT and 8 pm PT, respectively.
“It will be the daisy of debates: spicy, fun and somewhat intoxicating. I look forward to it,” Kelly said in a statement.
“The Free Beacon is pleased to partner with The Megyn Kelly Show and NewsNation to offer candidates a debate platform outside the mainstream media echo chamber and give Republican primary voters a debate where ideas and Conservative values will be the terrain and not the objective. Johnson added.
“All of us at NewsNation are incredibly honored to host a presidential primary debate and to be a part of what will be another historic election season,” Nexstar president of networks Sean Compton added in a statement.
A venue for the event in Alabama has not yet been announced, but NewsNations’ Elizabeth Vargas, SiriusXM’s Megyn Kelly and Free Beacon’s Eliana Johnson will be moderators.Getty Images
“We are also excited to have the opportunity to introduce more Americans to NewsNation, a 24-hour national news network committed to delivering outstanding journalism and top-notch political coverage and analysis.”
As with previous GOP presidential primary debates, Rumble will be the exclusive live streaming partner.
“Rumble looks forward to partnering with the RNC again for the Fourth Presidential Primary Debate of the 2024 cycle,” Rumble President and CEO Chris Pavlovski said in a statement.
“Our platform continues to hold the line to protect a free and open Internet, and we are delighted to continue providing an online debate stage for the RNC.”
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