conference on the issue tuesday in milwaukee. perry johnson and miami mayor frances suarez also claimed to have met the debate criteria but not selected. the source familiar with the rnc s rules tells nbc news johnson and suarez did not meet the party s polling requirements explaining that the polls that they were using were not up to rnc standards. and eight candidates will be on the debate stage tonight in milwaukee. of course the front runner donald trump he did qualify for the event, he s decided not to participate. he posted on truth social last night that he ll be very busy during the debate during which he is expected to release an interview with former fox news host tucker carlson. joining us now politics reporter for semafor. dave, it s great to see you. all eyes today will be on milwaukee. perhaps some will be watching the tucker carlson interview. walk us through what we can
pete: perverse incentive. will: you can t donate $100 to get that many gift cards. pete: if you donate one time, you get a 20-dollar gift card. my dad saw that and the like dad, let s donate. i don t think you could do that. if you don t make the stage in a part of the conversation. they are spending money to raise less money to get on. kayleigh: this was the rnc saying we want serious candidates on the stage last time around. it was a network that decided the rules. all 16 candidates were on the stage, the kids table as they called it, the debate before the debate. now the rnc said we want serious candidates and interestingly most of the polling doesn t meet the rnc standards. pete: most of the polls don t meet the rnc standards so there s only a few that you come draw from. will: etiquette six candidates have qualified for the debate at this point. here s what vivek ramaswamy had
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