Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie had some standout moments at this week’s GOP debate, but it’s possible he won’t make it on stage for the next one.
The next debate, hosted by Fox Business and the Wall Street Journal, is set for Nov. 10. To be included in the 9 p.m. primetime event, candidates will have to poll nationally at 2.5 percent in the most recent four polls leading up to the debate.
Right now, Christie is polling around 2 percent, according to the RealClearPolitics average of national polls. Of the three latest polls factored into that average, Christie is between 1-3 percent.
In a CBS/New York Times poll, Christie is at 1 percent. He is also at 1 percent in an NBC/Wall Street Journal poll. A Monmouth University poll, however, has him at 3 percent.
Other polls are likely to come out before the Nov. 10 debate, as noted by The New York Times, but Christie will need to get higher numbers in order to make up for the two polls showing him at 1 percent.
If he gets the boot, Christie would be the first candidate knocked from the main debate and relegated to the “undercard” debate, which takes place a 6 p.m. The undercard debates have received far less media attention so far and are widely perceived to bolster the perception that the candidates on that stage are longshots for the party nomination.
