Earlier this week I asked a question – why is Nikki Haley refusing to commit to debating Ron DeSantis before the Iowa caucuses in January? The debate is scheduled to air just days before the Iowa caucuses.
Push came to shove, apparently, and Haley has now committed to do the debate with DeSantis. Team DeSantis has been blasting her about doing the debate. On Friday, eight days after the invitation went out, she agreed to participate. DeSantis was the first candidate to agree to participate in the January 10 CNN debate to be held at Drake University in Des Moines.
There is a 10% polling requirement for this debate, not sponsored by the RNC. The only candidates expected to qualify are Trump, DeSantis, and Haley. Trump has not participated in a primary debate to date and that is unlikely to change before the Iowa caucuses on January 15, 2024.
When the CNN debate was announced on…
