CNBC will limit candidates in the next GOP main card debate: http://t.co/BDTll5ColK pic.twitter.com/KGNJKyMZWd
— The Hill (@thehill) October 1, 2015All candidates with a 3-percent average in the polls will make the main stage, with any tally above 2.5 percent being rounded up. The remaining contenders will participate in the undercard debate beforehand.
Donald Trump, Ben Carson, Carly Fiorina, Sen. Marco Rubio (Fla.), former Gov. Jeb Bush (Fla.) and Sen. Ted Cruz (Fla.) are all currently polling well above the threshold....
“We have the most diverse and experienced field of candidates in history and we applaud CNBC’s efforts to ensure that all of our top candidates will have an opportunity to share their views with the American people," RNC Chairman Reince Priebus said in a statement about the criteria.
The inclusion of an undercard debate surprised many campaign watchers.
CNBC and the Republican National Committee will host the third GOP presidential primary debate in Boulder, Colorado on October 28.
