This Wednesday, something big is happening in Milwaukee: the first GOP presidential debate. For relatively unknown candidates, its importance can't be overstated. In 2016, Republican debates attracted up to 24 million viewers — a huge audience for candidates who can struggle to attract a few dozen voters in person in Iowa or New Hampshire. Here's the latest on who's in (possibly some last-minute qualifiers), who's out (Trump says he's not going) and how candidates are prepping for the big night.
“I WILL THEREFORE NOT BE DOING THE DEBATES!” Trump wrote on Truth Social. Former President Donald Trump said he will not attend the first Republican primary debate scheduled for Aug. 23 in Milwaukee, first reported by The New York Times and confirmed by a Truth Social post Sunday. Trump’s decision to …
“I’m pleased to announce that we have met all the criteria,” he said. Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson has qualified for the first GOP primary debate later this week, joining the stage in Milwaukee as a last-minute addition. “I will be on the stage,” he told host Kasie Hunt on CNN’s “State of the …
In recent nominating contests, the nationally televised shoutfests have prompted significant shifts in polling afterward. Donald Trump wants to deprive his competitors of any oxygen. That’s why the former president is likely skipping next week’s debate in Milwaukee. But it probably won’t work. As …
The debate stage may get one more reshuffle. Self-funding businessperson Perry Johnson may have just snagged a last-minute invitation to next week’s Republican debate. And he might not be the only party crasher. Johnson’s apparent qualification came in a whirlwind, 24-hour period in which a series of …
Gov. Doug Burgum hacked the RNC’s rules to qualify for Wednesday’s GOP debate. But can his startup campaign innovate beyond the gift card gambit he used to get there? This coming Wednesday, something big is happening in Milwaukee: the first Republican presidential debate. For relatively unknown …
“He’s William Shakespeare and Vince Lombardi rolled into one.” When then-Rep. Marsha Blackburn hired veteran debate coach Brett O’Donnell for her 2018 Senate campaign, her Democratic opponent publicly mocked the decision. “I’m confident enough that I don’t need somebody to pat me on the back and tell …
First debate: Who qualified? Date • Aug. 23, 2023 • Time • 9 p.m. ET • Location • Milwaukee • Sponsors • Fox News, Young America’s Foundation & Rumble • Moderators • Bret Baier & Martha MacCallum Qualification period: July 1 – Aug. 21 Polling type: Candidates are ordered by qualifications met and their standing in the …
