Republican National Committee announces criteria for 2024 presidential primary debate
The Republican National Committee (RNC) has released guidelines for the first primary debate, to be held in Milwaukee on August 23, 2023. Candidates must poll over 1% in either three national polls or two national polls and one state poll, and also boast at least 40,000 unique campaign donors spread across 20 states and territories. All participants must also sign a pledge agreeing to support the party's eventual standard-bearer and not participate in non-RNC sanctioned debates.