Fox News officials have rejected Iowa GOP officials’ recommendation to include all nine presidential candidates on the straw poll ballot in the lineup for the Aug. 11 Iowa debate.
The final rules say the participants must have an official presidential campaign or exploratory committee, meet all constitutional requirements, and an average of at least one percent in five national polls.
That means several candidates – Mitt Romney, Michele Bachmann, Tim Pawlenty, Ron Paul, Herman Cain, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum and Jon Huntsman – will likely qualify for the debate.
But it could leave out Thaddeus McCotter, who is the most recent to enter the race and isn’t registering on some public opinion polls yet.
The deadline for meeting the established criteria for participation is 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 9.
Rules set by the Republican Party of Iowa’s central committee, which organizes the Aug. 13 straw poll, guarantee that any candidate who pays the $15,000 minimum for a tent space lands on the ballot.
The committee voted unanimously last month to include everyone listed on the ballot in the debate. But final rules provided by Iowa GOP officials show that idea didn’t make it onto the list.
Fox News is co-sponsoring the debate with the Iowa GOP and the Washington Examiner newspaper.
“The barriers for entry are very low by design to make sure an inclusive list of candidates is featured on stage,” said Casey Mills, a spokesman for the Republican Party of Iowa.
The debate begins at 8 p.m. Aug. 11 at Iowa State University in Ames, two days before the Iowa straw poll.
The Washington Examiner’s chief political correspondent Byron York and chief congressional correspondent Susan Ferrechio will question the presidential candidates along with Fox News anchors Chris Wallace and Bret Baier.
The final rules say the participants must have an official presidential campaign or exploratory committee, meet all constitutional requirements, and an average of at least one percent in five national polls.
That means several candidates – Mitt Romney, Michele Bachmann, Tim Pawlenty, Ron Paul, Herman Cain, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum and Jon Huntsman – will likely qualify for the debate.
But it could leave out Thaddeus McCotter, who is the most recent to enter the race and isn’t registering on some public opinion polls yet.
The deadline for meeting the established criteria for participation is 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 9.
Rules set by the Republican Party of Iowa’s central committee, which organizes the Aug. 13 straw poll, guarantee that any candidate who pays the $15,000 minimum for a tent space lands on the ballot.
The committee voted unanimously last month to include everyone listed on the ballot in the debate. But final rules provided by Iowa GOP officials show that idea didn’t make it onto the list.
Fox News is co-sponsoring the debate with the Iowa GOP and the Washington Examiner newspaper.
“The barriers for entry are very low by design to make sure an inclusive list of candidates is featured on stage,” said Casey Mills, a spokesman for the Republican Party of Iowa.
The debate begins at 8 p.m. Aug. 11 at Iowa State University in Ames, two days before the Iowa straw poll.
The Washington Examiner’s chief political correspondent Byron York and chief congressional correspondent Susan Ferrechio will question the presidential candidates along with Fox News anchors Chris Wallace and Bret Baier.
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