{"id":2272695,"date":"2024-06-20T15:02:56","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T19:02:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-s-debate-status-determined-as-cnn-locks-in-debate-stage-2\/"},"modified":"2024-06-20T15:06:46","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T19:06:46","slug":"rfk-jr-s-debate-status-determined-as-cnn-locks-in-debate-stage-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-s-debate-status-determined-as-cnn-locks-in-debate-stage-2\/","title":{"rendered":"CNN Finalizes Debate Stage, Confirms RFK Jr.&#8217;s Participation"},"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\">16<\/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%2Frfk-jr-s-debate-status-determined-as-cnn-locks-in-debate-stage-2%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=2272695&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--><p>Robert F. Kennedy Jr., \u2063an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/evan-mcmullin-is-the-democrats-utah-senate-candidate\/\" title=\"Evan McMullin Is The Democrats\u2019 Utah Senate Candidate\">independent presidential candidate<\/a>, has not met the qualifications to participate in \u200cthe upcoming \u2062presidential debate scheduled for June 27 in Atlanta.\u200b The \u200ddebate, \u2064hosted by CNN, \u200drequired candidates \u2062to \u200dhave a certain level of state ballot qualification and \u200cpolling numbers, which Kennedy did not achieve. This means\u200d the debate will only feature President\u200d Joe Biden and \u200dpresumptive Republican nominee Donald \u2062Trump. Kennedy&#8217;s campaign stated that \u200bwhile he has met the requirements \u2063to appear on the ballot in 22 states (totalling 310 Electoral College votes), CNN&#8217;s additional requirement \u2062of reaching\u2062 a 15% threshold in four <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-great-politically-for-republicans-to-talk-arizona-election-audit\/\" title=\"Trump: 'Great Politically' for Republicans to Talk Arizona Election Audit\">national polls<\/a> by June 20\u2063 was not met. Kennedy \u2064has voiced concerns, alleging \u2062that the participation criteria were intentionally set to exclude\u2062 him and \u200dfavor the two \u2064major \u200bparty candidates. Both Biden and Trump campaigns reportedly fear Kennedy\u2062 could\u2063 act\u200b as a spoiler in the tightly contested general\u200c election. This\u2064 situation denies Kennedy \u200ca crucial opportunity to\u2062 present his \u200dcandidacy on a national platform and argue his potential to \u2062win.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<section>\n<p>Independent presidential candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rfk-jr-sends-democrats-warning-trump-verdict-conviction-going-backfire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Robert F. Kennedy Jr.<\/a> has failed to qualify for next week\u2019s debate in Atlanta, according to host network CNN, falling shy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-biden-agree-first-presidential-debate-rules-going-look-like\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">benchmarks<\/a> both for state ballot qualification and necessary polling.<\/p>\n<p>The missed markers mean that the June 27 showdown will be solely between Democratic President Joe Biden and presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>That denies Kennedy a singular opportunity to stand alongside the leading candidates in an attempt to lend legitimacy to his longshot bid and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-s-debate-status-determined-as-cnn-locks-in-debate-stage\/\" title=\"CNN Finalizes Debate Stage, Confirms RFK Jr.'s Participation\">convince potential supporters<\/a> that he has a shot at winning.<\/p>\n<div id=\"IC1-ad\" class=\"sponsor IC1\">\n<div class=\"ad-notice flipboard-remove\" fl:fl-noexcerpt=\"true\">Advertisement &#8211; story continues below<\/div>\n<div id=\"IC1\"> <script> \t\t\t\t\t\tif( 'IC1' !='REP' && FFADS.units.IC1 && FFADS.units.IC1.ad_type=='custom' && FFADS.units.IC1.custom_ads && ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById( 'IC1' ).innerHTML=FFADS.units.IC1.custom_ads[0].code; \t\t\t\t\t\t\tif( ! 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Both have secured enough delegates to lock in their nominations.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy\u2019s campaign says he has satisfied the requirements to appear on the ballot in 22 states, with a combined 310 electoral votes, though not all have affirmed his name will be listed. California, the largest prize on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-who-claims-to-oppose-gerrymandering-funnels-300000-to-democratic-gerrymandering-group\/\" title=\"Pelosi, Who Claims to Oppose Gerrymandering, Funnels 0,000 to Democratic Gerrymandering Group\">electoral map<\/a> with 54 votes, will not certify any candidates until Aug. 29.<\/p>\n<div id=\"IC2-ad\" class=\"sponsor IC2\">\n<div class=\"ad-notice flipboard-remove\" fl:fl-noexcerpt=\"true\">Advertisement &#8211; story continues below<\/div>\n<div id=\"IC2\"> <script> \t\t\t\t\t\tif( 'IC2' !='REP' && FFADS.units.IC2 && FFADS.units.IC2.ad_type=='custom' && FFADS.units.IC2.custom_ads && ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById( 'IC2' ).innerHTML=FFADS.units.IC2.custom_ads[0].code; \t\t\t\t\t\t\tif( ! 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You also agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of Use<\/a>. <\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none;\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 100%\">  Yes: 100% (2 Votes) <\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 0%\">  No: 0% (0 Votes) <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\tfunction ffp_getCookie(cname) { \t\t\tvar name=cname + \"=\"; \t\t\tvar decodedCookie=decodeURIComponent(document.cookie); \t\t\tvar ca=decodedCookie.split(';'); \t\t\tfor(var i=0; i <ca.length; i++) { \t\t\t\tvar c=ca[i]; \t\t\t\twhile (c.charAt(0)==' ') { \t\t\t\t\tc=c.substring(1); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tif (c.indexOf(name)==0) { \t\t\t\t\treturn c.substring(name.length, c.length); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t} \t\t\treturn \"\"; \t\t}  \t\tfunction ffp_setCookie(cname, cvalue, exdays) { \t\t\tvar d=new Date(); 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