WASHINGTON – Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. failed to qualify for the June 27 CNN debate, leaving President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump to face off with one another. The deadline to qualify for the debate was 12 a.m. EDT Thursday. Kennedy had received at least 15% in three qualifying polls and was on the ballot in six states, making him eligible for only 89 electoral college votes, according to CNN. He asked that the FEC take actions no later than Thursday and keep CNN, Biden and Trump from holding the debate “until the parties have come into compliance with the Federal Election Campaign Act,” according to the complaint. The FEC declined to comment on the complaint.

Source: CNN June 20, 2024 13:42 UTC