Well this poll was a bummer for sure. To make it to the next debate, Rand should at least have 4% on average, 5% could be needed if they cut it to 8.
It makes one feel kinda helpless, being dependent on the outcome of the next 5-10 national polls that will come out until Sep 10th. Well, spreading liberty no matter what is the correct answer I guess
Btw CNN published the exact criteria:
"To receive an invitation to the September 16, 2015 Republican Presidential Primary Debate, a candidate must satisfy the following criteria:
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Achieve an average of at least one percent in three national polls from among those that are recognized in this document. Recognized polls must be released between July 16, 2015 and September 10th, 2015.
4. Have at least one paid campaign aide working in two of the four “early voting states” designated by the Republican National Committee: Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Carolina [..]
5. Visited two of the four “early voting states” designated by the Republican National Committee at least once [..]
6. The first 10 candidates – ranked from highest to lowest in polling order from an average of all qualifying polls [..] will be invited to participate in “Segment B” of the
September 16, 2015 Republican Presidential Primary Debate. [...]
Polling data will only be considered for live interviewer national polls sponsored by the following sources to determine eligibility for the September 16, 2015 Republican Presidential Primary Debate: ABC/The Washington Post, Bloomberg, CBS/The New York Times, CNN, FOX, Gallup, Marist, McClatchy, Monmouth University, NBC/The Wall Street Journal, Pew, Quinnipiac, USA Today, Time [...]
Additional Note:
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If the number of candidates who qualify for the debate is 14 or fewer, CNN reserves the right to limit the number of participants in “Segment B” to eight candidates. The remaining qualified candidates will be invited to participate in “Segment A” of the debate."
http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2015/images/05/20/debate.criteria1.pdf
