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U.S. NEWS Thursday 3 augusT 2023

RNC boosts polling and fundraising thresholds to qualify for 2nd

debate

By MEG KINNARD polling requirements but
Associated Press not yet secured the need-
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — ed number of unique do-
Some Republican presi- nors.
dential candidates haven’t Others have aimed to up
yet met polling and fund- their numbers in creative
raising thresholds for the first and potentially legally
debate of the 2024 cycle, questionable ways.
and now the qualifications Trump, the field’s early
for making it to the second front-runner, long ago met
one will be even higher. the polling and fundrais-
To get to the second de- ing thresholds but has said
bate, scheduled for Sept. that he might skip the Mil-
27 at the Ronald Reagan waukee debate and hold
Presidential Library in Simi a competing campaign
Valley, California, candi- event of his own. The on-
dates will need at least 3% stage participating candi-
in two national polls or will date with the highest poll
need 3% in one national numbers will appear in the
poll as well as two polls center, according to the
from four of the early-voting debate details shared with
states Iowa, New Hamp- the AP.
shire, Nevada and South An overall RNC require-
Carolina a person familiar The Republican National Committee logo is shown on the stage as crew members work at the ment to participate in its
with the markers set by the North Charleston Coliseum, Jan. 13, 2016, in North Charleston, S.C. debates is that candidates
Republican National Com- Associated Press pledge to support the
mittee told The Associated The new thresholds were in three high-quality na- Ron DeSantis, former U.N. eventual GOP nominee
Press on Wednesday. first reported by Politico. tional polls, or in a mixture Ambassador Nikki Haley, and vow not to take part
The White House hope- All of the requirements must of early-state and national South Carolina Sen. Tim in any debates not sanc-
fuls must also have at least be met at least two days polls, as well as secure at Scott, biotech entrepre- tioned by the party, which
50,000 unique donors, with before the debate, the least 40,000 unique donors. neur Vivek Ramaswamy, include the general elec-
at least 200 of those com- person said. Meeting those marks has former New Jersey Gov. tion debate sponsored by
ing from 20 states or territo- Those are increases from been tough for about half Chris Christie and North Da- the Commission on Presi-
ries, according to the per- the thresholds for the first of the broad GOP field. kota Gov. Doug Burgum. dential Debates.The RNC
son, who wasn’t authorized debate, scheduled for So far, seven candidates Two hopefuls, former Vice has declined to release
to speak publicly on the Aug. 23 in Milwaukee. have qualified for the first President Mike Pence and the actual language of the
qualifications and spoke on To get there, candidates debate: former President former Arkansas Gov. Asa pledge it intends to make
the condition of anonymity. have to secure at least 1% Donald Trump, Florida Gov. Hutchinson, have met the candidates sign. q

Appeals court casts doubt on rule to curb use of handgun

stabilizing braces

By KEVIN McGILL stabilizing braces on hand- order allowing a gun deal- lethal. They point to mass heard arguments in June.
Associated Press guns is unlikely to survive a er and others challeng- shootings in which such On Tuesday, the panel
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A legal challenge, a federal ing the regulation to keep braces were used. voted 2-1 to extend the
Biden administration rule appeals court panel said owning, buying and selling While gun control advo- block on enforcement for
requiring registration of Tuesday as it extended an the devices without regis- cates back the registration 60 days and send the case
tering them. requirement as a needed back to U.S. District Judge
The ruling from the 5th U.S. curb on use of the braces, Reed O’Connor in Texas.
Circuit Court of Appeals two Texas gun owners, a The majority said the chal-
in New Orleans sends the gun rights group and a gun lengers were likely to suc-
case back to a federal dealer filed a lawsuit chal- ceed with their argument
judge in Texas who will con- lenging the law. that the administration
sider whether to block en- The Texas-based federal failed to comply with the
forcement nationwide. judge presiding in the case federal Administrative Pro-
Stabilizing braces attach refused to block the rule, cedure Act in adopting
to the back of a handgun, which required registration the rule. It said O’Connor
lengthening it while strap- of the devices and pay- should review that aspect
ping to the arm. Advocates ment of a fee. But in May, of his original ruling, other
say the attachments make the 5th U.S. Circuit Court issues brought up in the
handguns safer and more of Appeals issued a tem- challenge and the scope
accurate. porary block of the rule as of any remedies includ-
Gun safety groups say they it applied to the plaintiffs, ing whether the block on
Semi-automatic handguns are displayed at shop in New Castle, can be used to, in effect, their customers and mem- enforcement should apply
Pa., March 25, 2020. lengthen a concealable bers. nationwide.q
Associated Press handgun, making it more Three 5th Circuit judges