The CBS GOP debate is coming up on Saturday, and now we have a criteria of who will qualify for the debate.
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1) Place among the top five candidates ranked according to the popular vote in the New Hampshire Republican primary on Feb. 9, 2016;
2) have placed among the top three candidates ranked according to the popular vote in the Iowa Republican caucuses on Feb. 2, 2016;
3) place among the top five candidates in an average of national and South Carolina Republican presidential polls conducted over a four-week period starting on Jan. 15, 2016 and recognized by CBS News; and receive a minimum of 3 percent in the Iowa, New Hampshire results or the South Carolina or national polls. To be included, polls must be conducted and released to the public before 12 p.m. ET on Feb. 12, 2016.
The top five candidates tonight in the primary are expected to be Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, John Kasich, Ted Cruz and either Bush or Christie.
In Iowa, The top three candidates were Ted Cruz, Donald Trump and Marco Rubio.
Top top five candidates by average in polling in South Carolina are Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, and Ben Carson, though no polls have been taken since January.
Unless there is a big shocker between second and fifth place night, it’s looking like Trump, Cruz, Rubio, Kasich are in the next debate. Carson, Bush and Christie are on the cusp.
The South Carolina primary is on February 20th.