CNN is set to host two Republican presidential primary debates next month in Iowa and New Hampshire—the first two GOP contests in 2024.
The Republican National Committee (RNC) debate pledge prohibits the candidates from participating in debates not sanctioned by the RNC.
However, the RNC “is expected to announce this week it will release candidates from its requirement that prevents them from participating in non-RNC-sanctioned debates,” according to CNN.
Officials at the RNC and CNN didn’t respond by press time to a request by The Epoch Times for comment.
To qualify for the first CNN debate, which will be at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, candidates must, among numerous criteria, be at 10 percent in three separate Hawkeye State or national polls of GOP voters.
For the second debate, which will be at St. Anselm College in Goffstown, New Hampshire, candidates must poll at 10 percent in three separate Granite State or national polls of GOP voters, in addition to meeting other requirements.
Given…
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