HUFFPOLLSTER: Gary Johnson And Jill Stein Aren't Polling High Enough To Make The Debates

The commission handling this year’s debates lays out their standards for inclusion. There are fewer tossup states on the electoral map this year, which isn’t good for Donald Trump. And Americans support some military action in Syria. This is HuffPollster for Tuesday, August 16, 2016.

JOHNSON AND STEIN NEED A BOOST IN CERTAIN POLLS TO QUALIFY FOR DEBATES - Brian Stelter: “The Commission on Presidential Debates has revealed exactly how it will determine who gets to be on stage this fall…. On Monday, the commission announced the five polls that will be averaged together to determine who is receiving 15% support nationwide. The polls are ABC-Washington Post; CBS-New York Times; CNN-Opinion Research Corporation; Fox News; and NBC-Wall Street Journal. The polls were chosen with ‘the professional advice’ of Frank Newport, editor in chief of Gallup, the commission said….CNN added up the results of the most recent ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox, and NBC polls to assess where the four candidates stand today with the commission’s criteria in mind. The results cover a period from July 29 to August 4. Clinton has 44% support, Trump has 36%, Johnson has 10%, and Stein has 5%. The most recent CBS and Fox polls did not include Stein. If they continue to exclude her, ‘the average will be based on the polls that include a given candidate,’ a commission official said Monday.” [CNN]