Wonder who it may knock off the stage? Christie?
Via NY Times:
CNN announced on Tuesday that it would amend the criteria for picking candidates for the next Republican debate, scheduled for Sept. 16. The move followed criticism from supporters of Carly Fiorina and others that she was being unfairly excluded.
In a statement, CNN said it would allow onto the stage any candidate who placed among the top 10 in an average of network-approved polls released from Aug. 7 to Sep. 10, whether or not they placed among the top 10 in an average of polls going back to mid-July, which was the previous metric. The reason: So few new national polls are being taken between the Republicans’ first presidential debate and the planned September debate that the old formula would have heavily weighted polls taken in July and early August.
“In a world where we expected there to be at least 15 national polls, based on historic precedent, it appears there will be only five,” CNN said. “As a result, we now believe we should adjust the criteria to ensure the next debate best reflects the most current state of the national race.”