一个更小范围的共和党总统候选人将展开角逐在周三的第四场初选辩论中在阿拉巴马。
之后观众在舞台上看到的希望越来越少南卡罗来纳州参议员蒂姆·斯科特暂停了他的竞选活动上个月。该党较高的资格门槛也可能阻止一些候选人晋级。
领先的前总统唐纳德·特朗普，根据民意调查，再次预计不会参加。他会去筹款。
下面是第四次共和党总统初选辩论需要了解的内容。
如何观看辩论
这场辩论将在塔斯卡卢萨的阿拉巴马大学举行，将于美国东部时间周三晚上8点在24小时有线新闻领域相对较新的NewsNation电视台播出。它还将在该公司的广播电视网络CW上，在东部和中部时区播出。
主持人将是伊莉莎白·巴尔加斯，新闻国家“伊莉莎白·巴尔加斯报道”的主持人;梅根·凯利，前福克斯新闻频道和NBC新闻主播，现在在Sirius XM主持“梅根·凯利秀”;以及《华盛顿自由灯塔报》主编艾丽安娜·约翰逊。
美国广播公司新闻将现场博客辩论阶段的行动，并提供关键的外卖，而538将分享分析。
谁将参加总统辩论?
看来至少有三名候选人将参加第四场辩论，与前几场辩论一样，第四场辩论的出场门槛越来越高。资格赛的截止日期是周一晚上。
佛罗里达州州长罗恩·德桑蒂斯、前联合国大使妮基·黑利和科技企业家维韦克·拉马斯瓦米似乎都符合共和党全国委员会设定的投票和捐款要求。
共和党总统候选人驻联合国大使妮基·黑利和佛罗里达州州长罗恩·德桑蒂斯参加了2023年11月8日在佛罗里达州迈阿密举行的NBC新闻共和党总统初选辩论
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新泽西州长克里斯·克里斯蒂有资格参加第三场辩论，但他是否参加第四场辩论还不确定。他似乎仍低于RNC的投票标准。
RNC尚未确认合格的候选人。
同样参加了第三场辩论的斯科特在11月中旬暂停了竞选活动。
候选人如何获得第四个辩论阶段的资格?
这RNC提高了资格标准供候选人参加第四场辩论。
这一次，国家党表示，参与者需要在两次全国民意调查中获得6%或更高的支持率，或者在一次全国民意调查中获得至少6%的选票，来自两个独立的“开拓”州，包括爱荷华州、新罕布什尔州、内华达州和南卡罗来纳州。
此外，为了登上舞台，白宫候选人现在必须有8万名独特的捐赠者，其中包括20个或更多州或地区的至少200人
所有候选人如果想参加，还必须签署一份承诺，支持该党最终的2024年提名人。
候选人必须在不迟于辩论前48小时达到要求。
唐纳德·特朗普会参加辩论吗?
特朗普没有参加前三场辩论，这表明鉴于他在民调中的巨大领先优势，他认为没有必要-而且似乎他也不会参加第四场辩论。
“特朗普总统的声明是他不会参加辩论，”顾问克里斯·拉西维塔在第二场辩论后的几天说。“复数...这是他的立场，直到它不是。”
特朗普计划在辩论当天参加佛罗里达州的竞选筹款活动。
周三在福克斯新闻频道露面时，哈利敦促川普停止“躲藏”，加入辩论。
“他需要登上辩论舞台。他需要面对我们，”她说。“他需要让我们，你知道，谈论差异并继续前进。”
What to know about the 4th Republican presidential debate
An even smaller field of Republican presidential candidates will face offin the fourth primary debate on Wednesdayin Alabama.
Viewers will see fewer hopefuls on stage afterSouth Carolina Sen. Tim Scott suspended his campaignlast month. The party's higher thresholds to qualify may also prevent some candidates from making the cut.
Former President Donald Trump, the front-runner,according to polls, is once again not expected to participate. He'll be fundraising instead.
Here's what to know about the fourth Republican presidential primary debate.
How to watch the debate
The debate -- which will be held at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa -- will air on NewsNation, a relative newcomer in the 24-hour cable news landscape, at 8 p.m. EST on Wednesday. It will also be broadcast in the Eastern and Central time zones on the company's broadcast television network, The CW.
The faceoff will be livestreamed on NewsNation's website as well as on Rumble.
The moderators will be Elizabeth Vargas, the anchor of NewsNation's "Elizabeth Vargas Reports"; Megyn Kelly, the former Fox News and NBC News anchor who now hosts "The Megyn Kelly Show" on Sirius XM; and Eliana Johnson, editor-in-chief of The Washington Free Beacon.
ABC News will live blog the action on the debate stage and provide key takeaways while 538 will share analysis.
Who will be participating in the presidential debate?
It appears that at least three candidates will make the fourth debate, which, as with previous debates, has an increasingly heightened threshold to make the stage. The deadline to qualify is Monday night.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley and tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy all appear to have met the polling and donor requirements set by the Republican National Committee.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie qualified for the third debate, but his participation in the fourth debate is not yet certain. He seems to still be below the RNC polling criteria to participate.
The RNC has not yet confirmed the qualified candidates.
Scott, who also participated in the third debate, suspended his campaign in mid-November.
How do candidates qualify for the fourth debate stage?
TheRNC upped its qualification criteriafor candidates to participate in the fourth debate.
This time, the national party said participants need to be polling at 6% or higher in two national polls or in one national poll and at least 6% in one early poll from two separate "carve out" states, which include Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina.
The polling requirement is an increase from the 4% needed for the third GOP debate.
Additionally, to make the stage, the White House hopefuls must now have 80,000 unique donors that include at least 200 people in 20 or more states or territories
All candidates must also sign a pledge to support the party's eventual 2024 nominee if they want to participate.
The candidates must meet the requirements no later than 48 hours before the debate.
Will Donald Trump participate in the debate?
Trump did not attend the first three debates, indicating he saw no point given his large polling lead -- and it appears he won't participate in the fourth one either.
"President Trump's statement was that he would not attend the debates," adviser Chris LaCivita said in the days following the second debate. "Plural ... And that's his position until it's not."
Trump is scheduled to be at a campaign fundraiser in Florida on the day of the debate.
Appearing on Fox News on Wednesday, Haley urged Trump to stop "hiding" and join in on the debates.
"He needs to get on the debate stage. He needs to confront us," she said. "He needs to let us, you know, talk about the differences and go forward."
