Looks like Fox News’ 5 p.m. consolation debate on Aug. 6 is going to get more crowded. The network announced this evening it was allowing all candidates who have announced their candidacy for the Republican nomination and don’t make the cut for the 9 p.m. debate to participate in the earlier debate.
The news was first reported by Politico, who posted a statement from Fox News evp Michael Clemente. He explained his reasoning as follows:
Due to the overwhelming interest in the FOX News Facebook Debate Event Night on August 6th and in a concerted effort to include and accommodate the now 16 Republican candidate field — the largest in modern political history — FOX News is expanding participation in the 5 PM/ET debate to all declared candidates whose names are consistently being offered to respondents in major national polls, as recognized by Fox News.
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