领先的2024年共和党总统候选人将会在一系列的辩论中交锋-第一次是周三晚上在密尔沃基，将于美国东部时间晚上9点在福克斯新闻频道播出。
六名以上的白宫候选人已经满足了投票和捐赠的要求，而其他人仍在努力登上舞台。然而，领先者拒绝直接参与。
以下是关于第一次共和党总统初选辩论和选举季后期辩论的一些知识。
如何观看辩论
这场两小时的辩论将在福克斯新闻频道播出，主持人布雷特·拜尔和玛莎·麦卡勒姆将主持辩论。
ABC新闻和FiveThirtyEight将在线直播辩论舞台上的最新动态，以及对当晚最大收获的分析。
谁将参加总统辩论?
八名候选人都被证实见过面共和党全国委员会出席资格。
他们是:佛罗里达州州长罗恩·德桑蒂斯、前新泽西州州长克里斯·克里斯蒂、前副总统迈克·彭斯、科技企业家维维克·拉马斯瓦米、前南卡罗来纳州州长妮基·黑利、南卡罗来纳州参议员蒂姆·斯科特、北达科他州州长道格·博根和前阿肯色州州长阿萨·哈钦森。
2023年6月27日，佛罗里达州州长罗恩·德桑蒂斯在新罕布什尔州霍利斯的市政厅活动中发表讲话。
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前总统唐纳德·特朗普也有资格——只是他不会去。他写道周日，在他的社交媒体网站上他将跳过辩论，说公众已经知道他是谁。他还提到了自己在早期民调中的巨大领先优势。
一位知情人士周末向美国广播公司证实，这位共和党领跑者将于周三发布一段与前福克斯新闻频道主持人塔克·卡尔森的预先录制的采访。
其他几名候选人仍在为参加竞选做最后的努力。资格的最后期限是周一晚上，辩论前48小时。
密歇根州商人佩里·约翰逊似乎已经满足了登台的要求，尽管他尚未得到RNC的确认，也尚未签署支持最终提名人的忠诚誓言。另外两位候选人——迈阿密市长弗朗西斯·苏亚雷斯和前德克萨斯州众议员威尔·赫德——声称他们已经明确了捐赠要求。苏亚雷斯还声称他已经达到了民调基准，这遭到了共和党的反驳，而赫德的竞选团队表示，他们正在让RNC审查他们的一些合格民调。
保守派电台主持人拉里·埃尔德没有达到参加辩论的投票要求。
候选人要怎么做才有资格进入辩论舞台?
这RNC设定了投票和捐助要求候选人需要完成这些才能登上第一场辩论的舞台。
为了获得在密尔沃基的资格，候选人需要在7月1日至周一之间的三次高质量的全国民调或全国和早期州民调中赢得至少1%的选票。此外，他们必须至少有40，000名捐赠者，其中至少有200名捐赠者分布在20个或更多的州。
此外，候选人还必须签署承诺，支持最终的政党提名人，不参加非RNC批准的辩论。
第一场辩论的形式和主题
候选人被期望解决许多不同的话题。
虽然特朗普预计不会出席，但他可能会参与讨论。主持人说，这位前总统面临四项刑事指控，其他候选人对他的指控的反应将“很有趣”拜尔告诉最后期限.
“在共和党初选中，我们看到这些起诉增加了他的民调数字，增加了他的筹款。...其他人对此如何反应，以及他们如何不同地对待它，将是这次初选和辩论的一部分。
特朗普否认有任何不当行为。
主持人还计划在辩论中向候选人询问堕胎和美国在俄罗斯入侵乌克兰过程中的作用等话题。MacCullum告诉TVNewser.
候选人将不做开场陈述，并将有一分钟时间回答问题。根据福克斯新闻频道在辩论前与候选人分享的细节，他们将有30秒的时间回应后续问题，45秒的时间做总结发言。
“我们将尽最大努力确保公平而热烈的讨论，让每个候选人都有机会回答问题并对他人做出反应，”候选人提供的辩论细节称。
所有候选人的讲台上都将安装麦克风，并一直打开。
为什么第一场辩论在密尔沃基?
共和党人选择密尔沃基作为第一场辩论和2024年7月共和党全国代表大会的地点，这可能反映了威斯康星州作为一个关键的摇摆州的选举重要性。
过去六次总统选举中的四次在威斯康辛州不到一个百分点。2020年，乔·拜登总统仅以大约21，000票的优势获胜——0.56%的优势;2016年，特朗普以0.77%的得票率胜出。
其他2024年总统辩论安排在什么时候?
第二场辩论将于9月27日星期三在加利福尼亚州西米谷的罗纳德·里根总统图书馆举行。
据报道，哈利表示第三场辩论将于10月在阿拉巴马州举行，尽管RNC官员尚未证实这一点。
What to know about the 1st Republican presidential primary debate
The leading2024 Republican presidential candidatesare set to face off in a series of debates --the first of which is Wednesday night in Milwaukee, airing on Fox News starting at 9 p.m. EDT.
More than half a dozen White House hopefuls have met the polling and donor requirements for a spot, while others are still pushing to make it onto the stage. The front-runner, however, has declined to participate outright.
Here's what to know about the first Republican presidential primary debate and the debates coming later in the election season.
How to watch the debate
The two-hour debate will air on Fox News and anchors Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum will moderate it.
ABC News and FiveThirtyEight will have live updates online of the latest action on the debate stage as well as analysis on the biggest takeaways from the night.
Who will be participating in the presidential debate?
Eight candidatesare confirmed to have metthe Republican National Committee qualifications to attend.
They are: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former Vice President Mike Pence, tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson.
Former President Donald Trump would also have qualified -- except that he isn't going. He wrotein a post on his social media site on Sundaythat he will skip the debate, saying that the public already knows who he is. He has also cited his enormous lead in early polls.
The GOP front-runner will instead release a pre-recorded interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Wednesday, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to ABC News over the weekend.
Several other candidates are still making last-ditch efforts to participate. The deadline to qualify is Monday night, 48 hours before the debate.
Michigan businessman Perry Johnson appears to have met the requirements needed to make the stage, though he has not been confirmed by the RNC and has not yet signed a loyalty pledge to support the eventual nominee. Two other candidates -- Miami Mayor Francis Suarez and former Texas Rep. Will Hurd -- have claimed they have cleared the donor requirements. Suarez also claimed he has met the polling benchmarks, which was refuted by the party, while Hurd's campaign has said they're having the RNC review a number of their qualifying polls.
Conservative radio host Larry Elder has not met the polling requirements to qualify for the debate.
What do candidates have to do to qualify for the debate stage?
TheRNC set polling and donor requirementsthat candidates needed to fulfill to get on the first debate stage.
To qualify in Milwaukee, candidates needed to earn at least 1% in three high-quality national polls or a mix of national and early-state polls between July 1 and Monday. Also, they must have a minimum of 40,000 donors, with at least 200 donors in 20 or more states.
Additionally, candidates must also sign the pledge to support the eventual party nominee and not participate in non-RNC sanctioned debates.
The format and topics of the first debate
Candidates are expected to tackle many different topics.
While Trump isn't expected to attend, he will likely be part of the discussion. The former president is facing four criminal indictments, and how other candidates react to his charges will "be interesting," moderatorBaier told Deadline.
"In the GOP primary, we have seen these indictments increase his polling numbers, increase his fundraising. ... How others react to it and how differently they approach it will be a part of this primary and this debate," Baier said.
Trump has denied any wrongdoing.
Abortion and the U.S. role in Ukraine amid Russia's invasion are also topics the moderators plan to ask candidates about during the debate,MacCullum told TVNewser.
The candidates will not give opening statements and will have one minute to answer questions. They will have 30 seconds to respond to follow-ups and 45 seconds for closing statements, according to details Fox News shared with candidates ahead of the debate.
"Best efforts will be made to ensure a fair and robust discussion, giving every candidate the opportunity to answer questions and react to others," the candidate-provided debate details state.
Mics will be attached to all candidate podiums and will be turned on at all times.
Why is the first debate in Milwaukee?
Republicans chose Milwaukee for the location of the first debate and for the Republican National Convention in July 2024, a likely reflection of Wisconsin's electoral importance as a key swing state.
Four of the past six presidential electionshave been decided by less than a percentage point in Wisconsin. In 2020, President Joe Biden won by only about 21,000 votes -- a .56% margin; in 2016, Trump won with .77%.
When are the other 2024 presidential debates scheduled?
The second debate will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 27, at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California.
Haley has reportedly indicated the third debate will be in Alabama in October, though RNC officials haven't confirmed that.
