Posted on 11/20/2015 12:43:12 PM PST by Engraved-on-His-hands
Chris Christie’s back among the leads in the next episode of this TV season’s favorite reality series, The GOP Debates. CNN, which is airing the next episode, on December 15, this morning announced its casting criteria. Nine candidates look likely to make the cut for the RNC-sanctioned debate at The Venetian in Las Vegas, the network said: Donald Trump, Ben Carson, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, Ohio Gov. John Kasich, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, Carly Fiorina and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Rand Paul is however, a bubble-dweller at this point, and may be sent to the kids’ table.
Good news for Sen. Lindsey Graham and former Gov. George Pataki as well. They’re back in the debate, after getting a call back at the last GOP debate, which was telecast on Fox Business Network. Graham and Pataki will qualify for the kids’ table, and it looks as though they will join former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum.
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This debate will occur when there are fewer than 60 days before the first votes are cast. Narrow it to the top 4 for the main stage and the next 6 for the kiddie table.
The standard ought to be at least 5% at this point.
Still 9? Sheesh
And please, NO MORE KASICH, or at least get him off the 5-hour energy
All of those assigned to the second tier should pull out of the campaign entirely.
That’s what I thought too.
Constantly lowering the bar for him, aren’t they?
Ditto that.
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