These seven candidates will be on the stage at the second Republican presidential nomination debate
Swing state voters Deb Ludwig, Rebecca Boyer and Bernadette Wright discuss their top 2024 issues and the candidates that best align with them.
The stage is set for the second GOP presidential nomination debate Wednesday evening at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California.
The Republican National Committee on Monday night announced the seven GOP presidential candidates who qualified for the showdown, which will be televised on the FOX Business Network (FBN) and UNIVISION from 9-11pm ET.
The White House contenders, in alphabetical order, are North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former ambassador and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, former Vice President Mike Pence, biotech entrepreneur and political commentator Vivek Ramaswamy, and Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina.
WHAT'S ON THE LINE FOR EACH OF THE GOP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES ON THE DEBATE STAGE
Seven Republican candidates qualified for the second presidential debate. (Fox News / Fox News)
To participate in the second debate, candidates needed to reach polling and donor thresholds set by the RNC.
FOX NEWS MEDIA ANNOUNCES SPECIAL PROGRAMMING AHEAD OF SECOND GOP PRIMARY DEBATE
They must have a minimum of 50,000 unique donors to their campaign or exploratory committee, including 200 donors in 20 or more states. The candidates must also reach 3% support in two national polls or reach 3% in one national poll and 3% in two polls conducted in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada or South Carolina, the four states that lead off the Republican presidential nominating calendar.
Additionally, candidates were also required to sign a pledge in which they agree to support the eventual Republican
Read more on foxbusiness.com
