RNC announces location and qualifying criteria for fourth GOP primary debate 

Republican White House hopefuls will head to Alabama next month for the fourth GOP presidential primary debate, the Republican National Committee revealed Friday. 

The remaining field of GOP candidates will have to meet even more stringent polling and fundraising thresholds in order to take the stage in Tuscaloosa, Ala., for the Dec. 6 event, a memo released by the RNC shows. 

Debate participants will need at least 6% support in two national polls or 6% support in one national poll and 6% in two different early state primary surveys. 

Candidates will also need to have a minimum of 80,000 unique donors, with at least 200 unique donors in 20 states.

The polling and fundraising requirements must be met no later than 48 hours before the debate.

For next week’s third primary debate, candidates need 70,000 donors and at least 4% support in two national polls or in one national poll and two polls from separate early-voting states.

It appears that at least four candidates will meet the qualifying thresholds for the Nov. 8 debate in Miami: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) qualified for and participated in the second debate but it is unclear if they have met the stiffer thresholds for the third forum. 

Former Vice President Mike Pence also qualified for and participated in the second debate but has since ended his campaign. 

Former President Donald Trump, the GOP front-runner, has refused to participate in any of the first three debates and will presumably sit out the fourth one as well.