CNN Includes Early State Polls for Next Debate Cutoff

“CNN is broadening its criteria for next month’s Republican presidential debate, including polling from Iowa and New Hampshire to determine which candidates make the main stage,” the New York Times reports.

“The cable network said on Friday that candidates will need to have either a national polling average of 3.5 percent or higher, or be polling at 4 percent or higher in Iowa or New Hampshire, to qualify for the prime-time debate, which will be held in Las Vegas on Dec. 15.”