RNC to Allow Candidates to Participate in Unsanctioned Debates

The Republican National Committee (RNC) voted on Dec. 8 to allow GOP presidential candidates to participate in unsanctioned debates.

(L-R) Republican presidential candidates former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former South Carolina Gov. and U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy participate in the fourth GOP presidential primary debate at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Dec. 6, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The Republican National Committee (RNC) voted on Dec. 8 to allow GOP presidential candidates to participate in unsanctioned debates.

Previously, the RNC’s pledge, which was signed by those who have been on the debate stages, prohibited the candidates from partaking in debates unsanctioned by the RNC.