Fox News Will Only Allow Top 10 Candidates in First GOP Debate

By the time August 6th rolls around, there will be lots and lots of Republicans running for president. Yes, this will be the summer of “Hello, I’m yet another person who wants your vote.” (Well, a lot more so on the Republican side.)

So, of course, certain parameters need to be set for when all the candidates get together for debates. The first GOP debate of the election cycle is going to Fox News. The cable network is partnering with Facebook for the debate, which will be moderated by Bret Baier, Megyn Kelly, and Chris Wallace.

Fox put out a press release today with all this information, including the parameters for who will be able to get into the debate. And some of the candidates might be disappointed, because Fox will only allow 10 candidates (unless, of course, there is a tie for 10th, in which case there’ll be more than 10).

Which 10? The top 10 candidates “in an average of the five most recent national polls.”

There is a little notation in the Fox press release about the other candidates receiving “additional coverage and air time” the day of the debate.

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