{"id":2008001,"date":"2023-08-22T11:44:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T15:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elder-and-hurd-lead-pushback-against-rnc-from-candidates-excluded-from-debate\/"},"modified":"2023-08-22T11:45:13","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T15:45:13","slug":"elder-and-hurd-lead-pushback-against-rnc-from-candidates-excluded-from-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elder-and-hurd-lead-pushback-against-rnc-from-candidates-excluded-from-debate\/","title":{"rendered":"Elder and Hurd oppose RNC&#8217;s exclusion of debate candidates."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Felder-and-hurd-lead-pushback-against-rnc-from-candidates-excluded-from-debate%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2008001&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Republican National Committee Announces Debate Lineup, Frustrations Arise<\/h2>\n<p>Following the \u200cannouncement by the Republican National Committee (RNC) of the eight presidential\u200c candidates eligible for its first primary debate, a couple of\u2063 candidates who did not make the cut expressed their \u2062frustrations.<\/p>\n<p>On social \u200dmedia, long-shot GOP candidates Larry Elder, former Texas Rep. Will Hurd, and Perry\u2064 Johnson voiced \u200ctheir disappointment\u200c with the RNC&#8217;s \u2063debate qualifications. Elder\u2064 even threatened to sue the RNC.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I intend to sue the RNC to halt Wednesday&#8217;s presidential debate,&#8221; Elder said. &#8220;I said from the \u2063beginning that it appeared the rules of the game were rigged,\u200b little did we know just how rigged it is. For some reason, the\u200d establishment leaders at the RNC are afraid of having my voice on the debate stage. Just as I had to fight to successfully be on the ballot\u200b in the California recall election, I will \u200bfight to be on that debate stage\u2063 because I fully \u2062met\u200b all of the requirements to \u2064do so.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>To be eligible for the debate, candidates \u200dhad to meet certain criteria, including a 40,000-donor threshold \u2063and\u200d polling at least\u200b 1% in\u200c national polls or in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nevada-to-hold-first-presidential-primary-of-2024-election-cycle\/\" title=\"Nevada To Hold First Presidential Primary Of 2024 Election Cycle\">early nominating states<\/a>. Elder, however, consistently polled \u200dbelow 1% in multiple polls,\u200b according to RealClearPolitics.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The RNC Committee on Debates meets in Milwaukee today. Are they even aware \u200dtheir leaders are keeping \u200cvoices off the stage\u200b that\u200d qualified?&#8221; Elder continued. &#8220;I&#8217;m\u200c calling for a\u200b discussion and\u2063 a vote of the full committee on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elder-and-hurd-lead-pushback-against-rnc-from-candidates-excluded-from-debate\/\" title=\"Elder and Hurd oppose RNC's exclusion of debate candidates.\">rigged polling criteria set<\/a> by the anti-conservative, anti-Trump RNC establishment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Hurd also expressed his disagreement with the RNC&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/long-shot-2024-candidate-qualifies-for-gop-debates-rebukes-dumb-loyalty-pledge-required\/\" title=\"2024 GOP Debates: Unexpected Candidate Qualifies, Criticizes 'Dumb' Loyalty Pledge\">loyalty pledge required<\/a> of all participating candidates. He stated, &#8220;I have said from day one of my candidacy that I will not sign a blood oath to Donald Trump.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Like Elder, Hurd claimed to \u2064have met the donor threshold and registered in multiple polls, but criticized the lack of transparency and clarity in the RNC&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/listen-elon-musk-presses-robinhood-ceo-about-gamestop-fiasco-restricted-trading\/\" title=\"LISTEN: Elon Musk Presses Robinhood CEO About GameStop Fiasco, Restricted Trading\">decision-making process<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The lack of transparency and confusion around the RNC&#8217;s debate requirements is antithetical to \u200bthe \u200ddemocratic process,&#8221; Hurd said. &#8220;The polling standards are arbitrary, \u2063unclear, and lack \u2064consistency. This is an unacceptable process for a\u200d presidential election. The American people deserve better.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Johnson, another candidate who did not make the debate, also criticized the process, calling it &#8220;corrupted.&#8221; He asserted that \u2062his\u200c campaign had met all \u200bthe requirements and promised \u200cto share more details in the coming days.<\/p>\n<p>Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, the fourth\u2064 candidate excluded from the \u200bdebate, has not commented \u200con the situation. The\u200b RNC disputed his claims of meeting the requirements, and it remains uncertain whether he will suspend his campaign.<\/p>\n<p>The RNC announced that the eight candidates who \u2062qualified\u2064 for the debate are Gov. \u2062Doug Burgum (R-ND), former New Jersey Gov. \u200bChris\u200d Christie, Gov. \u200bRon DeSantis (R-FL), former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, \u200bformer Vice President \u200dMike Pence, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, and Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC).<\/p>\n<p>Notably, front-runner Donald Trump will skip the debate and instead release a prerecorded interview with former Fox \u200dNews host Tucker Carlson, diverting media attention\u200d from the event.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">CLICK\u2063 HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After the Republican National Committee revealed the eight candidates for the initial primary debate, two contenders not selected expressed their discontent. 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