(The Guardian) Independent Robert F Kennedy fails to qualify for first presidential debate
The window to qualify for the first presidential debate closed today at midnight, and CNN says that only Joe Biden and Donald Trump will appear on the debate stage next Thursday at their studios in Atlanta.
That is bad news for Robert F Kennedy, the independent who has campaigned as an alternative to both Democrats and Republicans, while facing controversy for his doubts over the efficacy of vaccines, and belief in other conspiracy theories.
In an article about the debate, CNN does not mention Kennedy or any other third-party candidate, but notes that only the current and former president met their criteria to qualify: In order to qualify for participation, candidates had to satisfy the requirements outlined in Article II, Section 1 of the US Constitution to serve as president, as well as file a formal statement of candidacy with the Federal Election Commission.
According to parameters set by CNN in May, all participating debaters had to appear on a sufficient number of state ballots to reach the 270 electoral vote threshold to win the presidency and receive at least 15% in four separate national polls of registered or likely voters that meet CNN’s standards for reporting.
Polls that meet those standards are those sponsored by CNN, ABC News, CBS News, Fox News, Marquette University Law School, Monmouth University, NBC News, The New York Times/Siena College, NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist College, Quinnipiac University, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post.
Biden and Trump were the only candidates to meet those requirements.
The window to qualify for the first presidential debate closed today at midnight, and CNN says that only Joe Biden and Donald Trump will appear on the debate stage next Thursday at their studios in Atlanta.
That is bad news for Robert F Kennedy, the independent who has campaigned as an alternative to both Democrats and Republicans, while facing controversy for his doubts over the efficacy of vaccines, and belief in other conspiracy theories.
In an article about the debate, CNN does not mention Kennedy or any other third-party candidate, but notes that only the current and former president met their criteria to qualify: In order to qualify for participation, candidates had to satisfy the requirements outlined in Article II, Section 1 of the US Constitution to serve as president, as well as file a formal statement of candidacy with the Federal Election Commission.
According to parameters set by CNN in May, all participating debaters had to appear on a sufficient number of state ballots to reach the 270 electoral vote threshold to win the presidency and receive at least 15% in four separate national polls of registered or likely voters that meet CNN’s standards for reporting.
Polls that meet those standards are those sponsored by CNN, ABC News, CBS News, Fox News, Marquette University Law School, Monmouth University, NBC News, The New York Times/Siena College, NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist College, Quinnipiac University, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post.
Biden and Trump were the only candidates to meet those requirements.
