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Carly Fiorina participates in the opening “happy hour” debate in Cleveland on Aug. 6, 2015. (John Minchillo, AP)
CNN announced Tuesday a change to its rules on participation in the Sept. 16 GOP presidential debate, and Carly Fiorina figures to be the beneficiary.
The network now says<span style="color: Red;">*</span>that any GOP candidate who appears in the top 10 of an average of national polls taken after the first debate on Aug. 6 up until Sept. 10 will now be invited to take part at the Ronald Reagan Library debate in Simi Valley, Calif.
Previously, CNN stated that only candidates in the top 10 in polls taken from<span style="color: Red;">*</span>July 16 to Sept. 10 would be included. That<span style="color: Red;">*</span>criteria drew protests from Fiorina, who said that would not accurately reflect the current state of the campaign. The new approach could now mean more than 10 candidates qualify, including Fiorina.
The former Hewlett-Packard CEO was widely seen as the winner of the opening “happy hour” debate and since then has risen steadily in polls. She’s currently in seventh in the RealClearPolitics rolling average.
She recently told Fox News’ Greta Van Susteren that retaining polls taken before the first debate<span style="color: Red;">*</span>in determining participation would be akin to keeping “a<span style="color: Red;">*</span>football team out of the playoffs because of a preseason game.”
The network said it made the change because far fewer national polls will have been taken since the first debate than it expected when the rules were formulated.
“As a result, we now believe we should adjust the criteria to ensure the next debate best reflects the most current state of the national race,” CNN said.
Carly Fiorina, 2016<span style="color: Red;">*</span>
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