Republican presidential candidates seeking to make the second debate stage in September will face tougher criteria for doing so according to a person familiar with the new rules . Candidates will need at least in two national polls or in one national poll and two polls from separate earlyvoting states Iowa New Hampshire South Carolina or Nevada . The new rules were first reported by Politico . By s tally eight candidates have met the polling threshold for inclusion in the August debate . Seven of them say theyve also met the fundraising requirements for August Trump DeSantis Scott Haley Christie Ramaswamy and Burgum . Pence is the only candidate who has met the . polling threshold but has not yet claimed to have reached the fundraising criteria for the . September debate . In order to qualify for either debate candidates also need to sign a pledge committing to supporting the eventual Republican . nominee. s Jennifer Agiesta contributed to the article. sJennifer Agiesta, Jennifer . Agiesta . contributed to The Daily Mail on Monday morning to report that the new criteria. For confidential support call the Samaritans on 08457 909090 or visit http://www.samaritans.org/news/saritans-news/dailymailonline/news.com/storystory/story/changechange/change/james-james/storyline-change-change/janjanjanjankline-jankle-countries/janklet-county-jame-jean-jane-counts-jail-jaskline-report-jain-jama-jale-countcounty/jame.com.com-joker-report/jail/jalea-jairo-countin-counting-count
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