[caption id=”attachment_147033″ align=”aligncenter” width=”3268″] FILE- In this Aug. 14, 2015, file photo, Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina talks to a restaurant patron during a campaign stop at the Starboard Market in Clear Lake, Iowa. CNN on Tuesday, Sept. 1, amended its criteria for the next Republican presidential debate, giving Fiorina a better chance at appearing in the Sept. 16 primetime affair. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
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It helps to speak up, just look at Carly Fiorina.
Last week the Republican presidential candidate expressed her feelings about the unfairness of CNN’s criteria for their upcoming GOP presidential debate. CNN announced Tuesday night that they will be amending the rules.
The statement explained their reasoning from May to focus on poll averages from July 16 to Sept. 10. Based on previous years, CNN believed there would be more polls released during the August-September time.
There is also an explanation of the new criteria:
Had CNN not amended their criteria, Fiorina would likely not qualify to participate in the top tier debate. Her lower poll numbers did not qualify her for Fox’s primetime debate on Aug. 6.
After her performance at the earlier debate that evening, however, Fiorina has improved in the polls. She is now expected to likely qualify.
Fiorina’s campaign manager, Sarah Isgur Flores, tweeted about the rule change. Her tweets had a similar tone to her written statement last week in which she called on the RNC to intervene.
We’re so grateful to the thousands of grassroots supporters and conservative activists around the country…(1/3)
— Sarah Isgur Flores (@whignewtons) September 1, 2015
…who weren’t afraid to take on the political establishment and challenge the status quo to make this happen. (2/3)
— Sarah Isgur Flores (@whignewtons) September 1, 2015
We look forward to watching @CarlyFiorina debate the other front runners at the Reagan Library. (3/3)
— Sarah Isgur Flores (@whignewtons) September 1, 2015
In Iowa, only Donald Trump and Ben Carson poll ahead of Fiorina, according to a Monmouth poll released Monday. Trump and Carson, whom Fiorina thanked on Twitter, are tied.
…and thank you to @RealBenCarson and @realDonaldTrump who spoke out in support of a fair debate process.
— Carly Fiorina (@CarlyFiorina) September 1, 2015
