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THE FIRST GOP DEBATE IS AUG. 23 IN MILWAUKEE. WHO'S IN SO FAR?

Date • Aug. 23, 2023Time • 9 p.m. ETLocation • Milwaukee
Sponsors • Fox News, Young America’s Foundation & RumbleModerators • Bret Baier
& Martha MacCallum


DONALD
TRUMP

Declined the invite


RON
DESANTIS


VIVEK
RAMASWAMY


MIKE
PENCE


NIKKI
HALEY


TIM
SCOTT


CHRIS
CHRISTIE


DOUG
BURGUM


ASA
HUTCHINSON


By Zach Montellaro and Steven Shepard
07/25/2023 06:30 PM GMT+2 | Updated 08/22/2023 02:53 PM GMT+2

The Republican presidential primary debates are underway — without Donald Trump.
But for the other candidates, just getting on the debate stage is an existential
fight for their campaigns.

Consider us your guide to the biggest event of the primary so far — one with the
power to make or break a GOP hopeful.

POLITICO has sorted through the Republican National Committee's complicated set
of polling and donation thresholds to give you real-time updates on who will be
on stage — and who will be watching from home.


THE FIRST DEBATE: WHO'S IN?

Date • Aug. 23, 2023Time • 9 p.m. ETLocation • Milwaukee
Sponsors • Fox News, Young America’s Foundation & RumbleModerators • Bret Baier
& Martha MacCallum

The Republican National Committee invited eight candidates to the first debate
in August. Candidates qualified by getting 40,000 donors (with 200 unique donors
in 20 different states) and by hitting a polling threshold that sees them clear
1 percent in a handful of polls.

But there was some controversy: A handful of low-polling candidates claimed to
meet the requirements — including Perry Johnson, whom POLITICO initially deemed
qualified — who didn't get an RNC invite, raising questions about how
unpredictable and arbitrary the committee's decisions will be for future
debates.

Qualification period: July 1 – Aug. 21

Polling type:

N

National

S

State

Qualified?
Money goals
Polling
First
Second
Third
Fourth

Yes

Declined

Donald Trump


N

N

S

S


Yes



Ron DeSantis


N

N

S

S


Yes



Vivek Ramaswamy


N

N

S

S


Yes



Mike Pence


N

N

S

S


Yes



Nikki Haley


N

N

S

S


Yes



Tim Scott


N

N

S

S


Yes



Chris Christie


N

N

S

S


Yes



Doug Burgum


S

S

N

N


Yes



Asa Hutchinson


N

S

S

N


Not yet



Perry Johnson


N

S

S



Not yet



Francis Suarez


S

N




Not yet



Will Hurd


S

N




Not yet



Ryan Binkley


S





Not yet



Larry Elder


N

S




Candidates are ordered by qualifications met and their standing in the latest
weekly Morning Consult Poll. Candidates not included that poll are ordered by
qualifications met and then alphabetically.

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A LOOK AHEAD

Who's in, who's close — and who might miss out — for future debates.


THE SECOND DEBATE: WHO'S IN?

Date • Sept. 27, 2023Time • TBALocation • Simi Valley, Calif.
Sponsors • Fox Business, Reagan Foundation, Univision & RumbleModerators • TBA

We’re still awaiting many details about the second debate, including who the
moderators will be. But the qualifying thresholds are greater, which could
winnow the field: candidates will need to hit at least 3 percent in two national
polls, or 3 percent in one national poll and 3 percent in polls of two different
early-primary states to qualify.

Candidates will also need to have 50,000 donors (and will still need 200 unique
donors in 20 different states) to make the stage at the Ronald Reagan
Presidential Library.

Qualification period: Aug. 1 – Sept. 25

Polling type:

N

National

S

State

Qualified?
Money goals
Polling
First
Second
Third

Yes



Donald Trump


N

N



Yes



Ron DeSantis


N

N



Yes



Vivek Ramaswamy


N

N



Yes



Mike Pence


N

N



Yes



Nikki Haley


N

N



Yes



Tim Scott


N

N



Yes



Chris Christie


N

N



Not yet



Doug Burgum


S

S



Not yet



Perry Johnson




Not yet



Will Hurd


S




Not yet



Asa Hutchinson




Not yet



Francis Suarez




Not yet



Ryan Binkley




Not yet



Larry Elder




Candidates are ordered by qualifications met and their standing in the latest
weekly Morning Consult Poll. Candidates not included that poll are ordered by
qualifications met and then alphabetically.

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THE SCHEDULE (AND INVITEES) SO FAR

Watch the stage shrink as the debate season unfolds.

Donald Trump
Ron DeSantis
Vivek Ramaswamy
Mike Pence
Nikki Haley
Tim Scott
Chris Christie
Doug Burgum
Asa Hutchinson
Francis Suarez
Will Hurd
Ryan Binkley
Larry Elder
Perry Johnson
Debate 1
Aug. 23
Debate 2
Sept. 27
Debate 3
Date TBA

Declined

















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CREDITS

Design and Development: Allan James Vestal and Anna Wiederkehr

Analysis: Steven Shepard and Zach Montellaro

Editing: Lily Mihalik Bhandari, Kay Steiger, Annie Connell-Bryan


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