Which 10 GOP candidates will make it in the main debates is still totally unclear

Fox News has announced it will hold a presidential debate for the top ten Republican candidates based on national poll numbers, but which ten candidates are selected for the A-list could vary significantly depending on which polls Fox decides to use.

This week, Fox specified that it will compose the list based on "an average of the five most recent national polls... conducted by major, nationally recognized organizations that use standard methodological techniques." The ambiguity arises because, as The Washington Examiner notes, there are more than five polls that fit those criteria.

Of course, the second-tier debate, which will feature all the candidates who didn't make the top ten, is probably going to be a lot more fun anyway.

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