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Aug 21, 2023 6 tweets 2 min read
The RNC's debate rules have been IMMENSELY confusing and since last Thursday there's been maybe a dozen polls that *could* count. Committee has not answered a bunch of POLITICO questions on what counts in about a month, but here is a thread laying out what our thinking is: (1/6) Candidates we feel pretty good about qualifying:

Trump*, DeSantis, Ramaswamy, Pence, Haley, Scott, Christie, Burgum, Hutchinson.

Why? All of either hit 1 percent three times in a Morning Consult poll, or twice in MC and then in well-established state polls (Burgum) (2/6)