The first Republican presidential nominee debate Aug. 23 had about 13 million viewers. The second debate is Wednesday at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley.
Here’s a look at the political race for the Republican nomination.
On Aug. 9, Former President Donald Trump stated in an interview on Newsmax that he would not pledge to support the eventual Republican nominee, one of the requirements to qualify for the debate. He has not changed his position and will not be at the second debate.
The second debate will be hosted by Fox Business, Rumble and Univision. It will be moderated by Stuart Varney, Dana Perino and Ilia Calderón. Trump has said he will create his own simultaneous TV event.
Here’s how long each of the Republican candidates spoke at the first debate (in minutes):
- Mike Pence 12:26
- Vivek Ramaswamy 11:38
- Chris Christie 11:37
- Ron DeSantis 10:01
- Nikki Haley 8:20
- Tim Scott 7:57
- Doug Burgum 7:50
- Asa Hutchinson 7:24
DEBATE DATES
- 6 p.m. Wednesday, Fox Business
- November, Miami, time TBA
WHO’S LEADING?
An NBC News poll — conducted Sept. 15-19 — shows Trump expanding his national lead in the Republican presidential nominating contest to more than 40 points over his nearest competition, and it has Biden and Trump deadlocked in a hypothetical rematch more than a year before the general election.A recent Washington Post-ABC poll shows Joe Biden trailing his presidential predecessor Donald Trump by 10 percentage points. The poll has been questioned by leaders on the left.
You can find the most recent Republican polling figures here.
GOP PRIMARY SCHEDULE
The 2024 Republican presidential nominee will be selected by delegates to the Republican National Convention, which will take place in Milwaukee from July 15-18. The Democratic National Convention is Aug. 19-22, 2024, in Chicago.
In 2024, there are an estimated 2,467 delegates: 2,363 pledged delegates and 104 unpledged delegates. To win the nomination, a presidential candidate must receive support from a majority of delegates — an estimated 1,234.
HOW ARE DELEGATES ALLOCATED?
There are three primary methods used to allocate Republican delegates, which means to bind them to vote for a certain candidate on at least the first ballot at the national convention.
Proportional: States using this method allocate their delegates proportionally to the candidates based on the statewide vote.
Winner take all: States using this method allocate all their delegates to the candidate who wins the primary or caucus.
Hybrid: Those that combine other methods.
CAMPAIGN FINANCE
“Receipts” is a broad term referring to all money that goes into a campaign account, including contributions by individuals, dividends or interest on loans or investments made by the campaign, transfers of money from other political committees, and offsets to a campaign’s expenditures in the form of rebates or refunds. The contributions column reflects individual donations to a campaign. “Disbursements” is a term for campaign spending.
Here’s how it breaks down for the Republican candidates for the 2024 election so far:
BIDEN VS. TRUMP
How did each president fare during their term? Here’s the approval rating during Trump’s and Biden’s presidencies:
You can find the latest presidential approval ratings at Gallup.com.
Sources: The Associated Press, The Washington Post, Democratic National Party, Democratic National Committee, BallotPedia, Fox News, Gallup, Federal Elections Commission, Real Clear Politics
