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Debates and forums will take place among candidates in the campaign for the Republican Party's nomination for the president in the 2024 United States presidential election. The Republican National Committee (RNC) has scheduled official RNC-sanctioned primary debates.

Debates

The RNC announced on June 20 that the first Republican presidential debate would take place at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on August 23.[1] The second debate will take place on September 27 at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California.[2]

Schedule

Debates among candidates for the 2024 Republican Party U.S. presidential nomination
No. Date Time Place Host Participants

 P  Present  A  Absent  I  Invited  N  Not invited  W  Withdrawn

Binkley Burgum Christie DeSantis Elder Haley Hurd Hutchinson Johnson Pence Ramaswamy Scott Suarez Trump
1 [3] August 23, 2023 8 pm CDT Fiserv Forum
Milwaukee, WI 		Fox News N I I I N I N I N I I I N N[a]
2 September 27, 2023 TBD Reagan Library
Simi Valley, CA 		Fox Business
Rumble
Univision 		TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

August 23, 2023 - Milwaukee, WI

Qualified candidates for the first debate
Candidate Met donor criterion Met polling criterion according to Politico[7][8] Signed loyalty pledge Met all three criteria Invited to the debate Additional
Ref(s)
National polls State polls
Burgum Yes[9] Yes
(8 qualifying polls) 		Yes
(6 qualifying polls from 2 states) 		Yes[4] Yes Yes [10]
Christie Yes[11] Yes
(19 qualifying polls) 		Yes
(8 qualifying polls from 3 states) 		Yes[12] Yes Yes [13]
DeSantis Yes[14] Yes
(19 qualifying polls) 		Yes
(8 qualifying polls from 3 states) 		Yes[4] Yes Yes [13]
Haley Yes[15] Yes
(19 qualifying polls) 		Yes
(8 qualifying polls from 3 states) 		Yes[4] Yes Yes [13]
Hutchinson Yes[16] Yes
(9 qualifying polls) 		Yes
(5 qualifying polls from 3 states) 		Yes[12] Yes Yes [13]
Pence Yes[17] Yes
(19 qualifying polls) 		Yes
(8 qualifying polls from 3 states) 		Yes[18] Yes Yes [13]
Ramaswamy Yes[19] Yes
(19 qualifying polls) 		Yes
(8 qualifying polls from 3 states) 		Yes[20] Yes Yes [13]
Scott Yes[11] Yes
(19 qualifying polls) 		Yes
(8 qualifying polls from 3 states) 		Yes[4] Yes Yes [13]
Johnson Yes[21] Yes
(2 qualifying polls) 		Yes
(2 qualifying polls from 2 states) 		Yes[22] Yes No
Trump Yes[14] Yes
(19 qualifying polls) 		Yes
(8 qualifying polls from 3 states) 		No[4] No No [13]
Suarez[b] Yes[25] Yes
(2 qualifying polls) 		No
(1 qualifying poll from 1 state) 		Yes[26] No No
Hurd Yes[27] No
(1 qualifying poll) 		Yes
(4 qualifying polls from 2 states) 		No[4] No No
Elder[c] Yes[29] No
(1 qualifying poll) 		No
(1 qualifying poll from 1 state) 		Yes[30] No No
Binkley Yes[31] No
(0 qualifying polls) 		No
(1 qualifying poll from 1 state) 		No No No
  Withdrawn candidate

The first Republican primary debate will be aired by Fox News and held from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Central Time Zone on August 23, 2023, at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It will be moderated by Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum.[1]

Criteria

On June 2, 2023, the RNC announced criteria to qualify for the first debate,[32] and it issued a clarification on July 18.[33] Participants will have to meet the following criteria:[32]

  1. Be constitutionally eligible and appropriately filed with the Federal Election Commission.
  2. Sign pledges by August 21 indicating that they will not participate in any non-RNC debate and that they will support the eventual nominee.
  3. Prove to the RNC by August 21 that they have polled above one percent since July in three national polls – or in two national polls and one poll from each of two different early primary states (Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, and South Carolina). The polls must meet RNC stated standards.[33]
  4. Prove to the RNC by August 21 they have attracted donations from at least 40,000 individuals, with at least 200 from each of 20 states or territories.[34]

On April 25, Donald Trump raised uncertainty about his participation in the debates on Truth Social, saying he had not been consulted about them, did not want to be "libeled" and it was unnecessary given his large polling lead.[35] He was open to participating in the debates in an interview conducted with Bret Baier on Fox News two months later.[36] Weeks later, Chris Christie denounced the pledge requirement, but indicated he had signed the pledge to make it onstage and would not make himself abide by it.[37]

The rules have been noted as relatively strict, compared to the 2016 Republican presidential debates, which had multiple debate nights to accommodate the numerous qualified candidates[38], as well as an initial debate night with 17 candidates spread over two debates.[39] Asa Hutchinson has stated they will keep some campaigns from the debate while Larry Elder described the rules as "onerous."[40] Perry Johnson called them "ridiculous"[41] and began selling one dollar "I stand with Tucker"[42] and "I identify as Non-Bidenary" t-shirts on Facebook,[43] counting each sale as a campaign donation. Similarly, Ramaswamy's campaign ran Facebook ads asking people for one dollar to "secure a prime spot" at the debate.[42]

The Ron DeSantis campaign reportedly pushed for a higher threshold, likely to consolidate non-Trump votes towards his campaign.[40]

On July 7, the DeSantis campaign said that DeSantis would attend the debate, regardless of Trump's participation.[44]

Nikki Haley and Vivek Ramaswamy have claimed more than 60,000 donations each.[15] Trump, DeSantis and Tim Scott have also purportedly exceeded the 40,000 donor threshold.[14] Christie announced he reached 40,000 donors on July 12.[45] Doug Burgum claimed he met the donor threshold on July 19[9] in part due to offering $20 gift cards for $1 donations.[46]

On July 23, Politico reported that six candidates had unofficially qualified for the debate following the publication of two state polls from Fox News: Trump, DeSantis, Ramaswamy, Haley, Scott, and Christie.[8] Two days later, Burgum unofficially qualified as well.[10]

One of Pence’s advisors announced that the campaign had received "more than 7,400 donations" since Trump's third indictment, which took place on August 1.[47] On August 7, Pence announced he had made it to 40,000 donors, qualifying for the debates.[48] Suarez also announced that he had met the donor threshold.[49]

Trump stated in an interview on Newsmax on August 9 that he would not pledge to support the eventual Republican nominee, one of the requirements to qualify for the debate.[50] On August 14, the Super PAC supporting Suarez claimed that he unofficially qualified for the debate by attaining four national polls, with one percent in each one, though his campaign stated that there was "no announcement at this time".[51]

On August 18, Trump claimed he will skip the first debate, instead opting for an interview with Tucker Carlson.[5] Johnson unofficially qualified for the debate on August 18.[52] Suarez claimed to have qualified the same day, based on the polling criteria, though RNC officials stated that he had not met the criteria.[53] On August 19, a pro-Suarez PAC claimed he unofficially qualified for the debate, but neither the campaign nor any major media outlet confirmed the claims.[24]

Hutchinson unofficially qualified on August 20 after exceeding the donor threshold[16], while Ryan Binkley met the donor threshold the same day.[31] Trump confirmed via a post on his Truth Social account that he would not attend any of the debates.[54]

There were 27 polls that appeared to qualify for the first debate according to Politico’s analysis: 19 national, three each from Iowa and New Hampshire, and two from South Carolina. However, the RNC never confirmed this number. [55]

On August 21, the RNC released the list of invitees to the debate, which included eight candidates: DeSantis, Ramaswamy, Pence, Haley, Christie, Scott, Hutchinson, and Burgum. No initial explanation was given as to why Johnson, who had qualified according to Politico’s analysis, or Suarez, who claimed he qualified, had been excluded[39], though it was later indicated that one of the polls from Victory Insights, which Johnson had used to count towards his total, was discarded as it "only surveyed voters in 38 states".[56] Hurd, who also failed to make the debate stage, strongly criticized the RNC.[57] Elder and Johnson announced on August 22 that they would sue the RNC as a result of being excluded.[58]

September 27, 2023 - Simi Valley, CA

Qualified candidates for the second debate
Candidate Met donor criterion Met polling criterion according to Politico[7][8] Signed loyalty pledge Met all three criteria Additional
Ref(s)
National polls State polls
Christie Yes Yes
(10 qualifying polls) 		Yes
(5 qualifying polls from 3 states) 		Yes[12] Yes
DeSantis Yes Yes
(11 qualifying polls) 		Yes
(5 qualifying polls from 3 states) 		Yes[4] Yes
Haley Yes Yes
(10 qualifying polls) 		Yes
(4 qualifying polls from 3 states) 		Yes[4] Yes
Pence Yes[18] Yes
(11 qualifying polls) 		Yes
(4 qualifying polls from 2 states) 		Yes[18] Yes
Ramaswamy Yes Yes
(11 qualifying polls) 		Yes
(5 qualifying polls from 3 states) 		Yes[20] Yes
Scott Yes Yes
(9 qualifying polls) 		Yes
(5 qualifying polls from 3 states) 		Yes[4] Yes
Trump Yes Yes
(11 qualifying polls) 		Yes
(5 qualifying polls from 3 states) 		No[4] No
Burgum Yes Pending
(0 qualifying polls) 		Yes
(2 qualifying polls from 2 states) 		Yes[4] Pending
Johnson Yes[59] Pending
(0 qualifying polls) 		Pending
(0 qualifying polls) 		Yes[22] Pending
Elder Pending
(at least 40,000)[29] 		Pending
(0 qualifying polls) 		Pending
(0 qualifying polls) 		Yes[30] Pending
Hutchinson Pending
(at least 42,000)[16] 		Pending
(0 qualifying polls) 		Pending
(0 qualifying polls) 		Yes[12] Pending
Suarez Pending
(at least 40,000)[25] 		Pending
(0 qualifying polls) 		Pending
(0 qualifying polls) 		Yes[26] Pending
Binkley Pending
(at least 45,000)[31] 		Pending
(0 qualifying polls) 		Pending
(0 qualifying polls) 		Pending Pending
Hurd Pending
(at least 42,500)[27] 		Pending
(0 qualifying polls) 		Pending
(1 qualifying poll from 1 state) 		No[4] No
  Withdrawn candidate

The second debate will be held on September 27, 2023, in Simi Valley, California, at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library[2] and hosted by Fox Business, Rumble and Univision.[60]

Criteria

The RNC announced criteria for the second debate on August 1, 2023.[61]

  1. Sign a pledge indicating that they will support the eventual nominee.[61]
  2. Prove to the RNC that they have polled above three percent as of or after August 1 in two national polls - or in one national poll and one poll from each of two different early primary states (Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, and South Carolina).[61]
  3. Prove they have attracted donations from at least 50,000 individuals, with at least 200 from each of 20 states or territories.[61]

Six candidates unofficially qualified for the debate on August 15, according to Politico: Trump, DeSantis, Ramaswamy, Haley, Scott and Christie.[62]

As of August 18, there have been nine qualifying polls for the second debate: seven national polls and one each from Iowa and New Hampshire.

October 2023 - Alabama

The third debate will be held sometime in October 2023, in Alabama, according to Haley, though it has not been confirmed by the state Republican party. [63]

Unofficial criterion for the following third debate includes:

  1. 60,000 individual donations for the third debate[15]

Debate Qualification Controversy

The first scheduled RNC-sanctioned debate participants were listed in a RNC press release on August 21st, 2023.[64] Eight candidates qualified according to RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel despite eleven candidates who claimed to qualify. Perry Johnson[65], Larry Elder[66], and Francis Suarez[67] each claimed to qualify for the first debate by meeting all of the RNC debate criteria. After the RNC press release was publicized Francis Suarez acknowledged that he did not qualify for the debate.[68]

Perry Johnson[69] and Larry Elder[70] disputed the RNC debate participant list and contend that they have qualified. The methodology and requirements for polling was considered to be unclear and created areas of discrepancy by many. Politico argued that campaigns and pollsters found the polling requirements to be vague and could be used to eliminate seemingly qualified candidates.[71] Politico stated that the RNC did not respond to questions about the polling requirements and Politico created their own tracker for debate qualification.[7][8] According to their tracker and analysis of the polling data, Perry Johnson qualified for the first debate. Perry Johnson put out a press release detailing the timeline/sequence of events and correspondence with the RNC and his campaign.[72]

Elder and Johnson each announced plans or threats to sue the RNC and accused the process of being rigged.[73] Johnson began his attacks against the RNC leadership and the debate rules.[74] Will Hurd voiced concerns about the RNC "cherry-picking" polls.[75] Elder has also been critical of the fundraising criteria and the fundraising tactics of the Perry Johnson, Vivek Ramaswamy, and Doug Bergum campaigns.[76] Some Republican activists have been critical of the RNC's decision to exclude Elder and Johnson while Chris Christie and Asa Hutchinson have publicly stated that they will not abide by the "Beat Biden Pledge" if Donald Trump is the nominee.[77]

Larry Elder stated on August 22nd that he plans to attend the debate regardless of the RNC's exclusion of him.[78] Perry Johnson similarly stated on August 21st that he will still go to Milwaukee to attend the debate.[79] The RNC has given no indication that they will change the candidates they have deemed qualified.

Forums

In addition to the RNC-sanctioned debates, many private organizations host forums focusing on select issues and candidates. Unlike debates, candidates do not respond directly to each other at forums.

Forums among candidates for the 2024 Republican Party U.S. presidential nomination
No. Name Date Place Host Ref Participants*
 P  Participant.  I  Invitee.  N  Non-invitee.  A  Absent invitee. O  Out of race (had not yet declared candidacy).  W  Withdrawn. Binkley Burgum Christie DeSantis Elder Haley Hurd Hutchinson Johnson Pence Ramaswamy Scott Suarez Trump
1 Vision '24 Forum March 18, 2023 North Charleston Coliseum
North Charleston, SC 		Palmetto Family Council [80][81] O O O O O P O P[d] A O P P[d] O A
2 NRA-ILA Leadership Forum April 14, 2023 Indiana Convention Center
Indianapolis, IN 		NRA Institute for Legislative Action [82] N O O O O A[e] O P A P[d] P O O P
3 Spring Kick-off Event April 22, 2023 Horizon Events Center
Clive, IA 		Faith and Freedom Coalition [83][84] N O O O P A P[d] P P P[d] P P[d] O A[e]
4 Roast and Ride June 3, 2023 Iowa State Fairgrounds
Des Moines, IA 		U.S. Senator Joni Ernst [85] N O O P P P O P P P[d] P P O A
5 Road to Majority Policy Conference June 22–24, 2023 Washington Hilton
Washington, DC 		Faith and Freedom Coalition [86] N N P P P P P P P P P P P P
6 Joyful Warriors National Summit June 30 – July 1, 2023 Philadelphia Marriott Downtown
Philadelphia, PA 		Moms for Liberty [87][88] N N N P N P N P N N P N N P
7 FAMiLY Leadership Summit[f] July 14, 2023 Community Choice Credit Union
Convention Center
Des Moines, IA 		The Family Leader
 [89] N N N P N P N P N P P P N A
8 Lincoln Dinner July 28, 2023 Iowa Events Center
Des Moines, IA 		Republican Party of Iowa [90][91] P P N P P P P P P P P P P P

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Trump refused to sign the loyalty pledge, which disqualified him from participating.[4] Instead, a pre-recorded interview between Trump and former Fox News host Tucker Carlson will be aired on an unknown platform on the night of the debate.[5][6]
  2. ^ A pro-Suarez PAC, SOS America PAC, had claimed that Suarez had three additional qualifying polls. Two anonymous senior advisors for the Republican National Committee (RNC) stated that these polls did not meet their outlined criteria.[23][24]
  3. ^ Elder's campaign had claimed that their candidate had two additional qualifying national polls.[28]
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Individual was not a formal candidate at time of forum attendance.
  5. ^ a b Appeared in a video message.
  6. ^ Other invited guests include Kristi Noem and Democrats Joe Biden and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (all declined).

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