--- title: Republican Debate: John Kasich, Chris Christie Edge Out Rick Perry description: Fox News announced the lineup for the 10 candidates at the first Republican presidential candidate. canonical: https://time.com/3984368/fox-sets-gop-debate-roster/ author: Zeke Miller article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-08-04T22:06:35.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:44:58.384Z article:section: Politics og:title: Fox News Sets Roster for First Republican Debate og:description: Ohio Gov. John Kasich and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie made the cut, former Texas Gov. 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Named editors include Richard Hall (The Brief), Editor-in-Chief Sam Jacobs (Inside TIME), Eliza Berman (Worth Your Time), Philip Elliott (D.C. Brief), Justin Worland (Future Proof) and Harry Booth (In the Loop). Health Matters is written by TIME's health desk. #### How do I sign up for a TIME newsletter? Go to time.com/newsletters, choose the newsletters you want and enter your email address. There is no cost and no subscription requirement. by [Zeke Miller](https://time.com/author/zeke-j-miller/) and [Alex Altman](https://time.com/author/alex-altman/) Aug 4, 2015 10:06 PM UTC  This combo made from file photos shows the final roster for the first Republican presidential debate as of Aug. 4, 2015\. Top row, from left, Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, real estate mogul Donald Trump, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former Ohio Gov. John Kasich, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson. Bottom row, from left, Texas U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, Kentucky U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, Florida U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. (AP Photo) This combo made from file photos shows the final roster for the first Republican presidential debate as of Aug. 4, 2015\. Top row, from left, Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, real estate mogul Donald Trump, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former Ohio Gov. John Kasich, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson. Bottom row, from left, Texas U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, Kentucky U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, Florida U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. (AP Photo) AP by [Zeke Miller](https://time.com/author/zeke-j-miller/) and [Alex Altman](https://time.com/author/alex-altman/) Aug 4, 2015 10:06 PM UTC The final roster for the first Republican presidential debate is set. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Ohio Gov. John Kasich squeaked onstage as the final members of the field of 10, Fox News announced Tuesday afternoon, while former Texas Gov. Rick Perry narrowly missed the cut and will be relegated to an undercard forum. Businessman Donald Trump will hold center stage at the inaugural GOP 2016 debate Thursday in Cleveland, Fox said, flanked by former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. The network, which established the criteria for invitation, averaged the five most recent national polls of Republican primary voters to determine which 10 candidates would make the 9 p.m. main debate stage. The second tier will participate in an earlier forum at 5 p.m. Rounding out the top 10 are former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, Sen. Marco Rubio, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, Sen. Rand Paul, Sen. Ted Cruz, Chris Christie and Kasich. Missing the cut is a blow for Perry, who has seen his support slip in recent surveys. Candidates on the bubble have spent much of the past two weeks on Fox News and other national outlets in an effort to boost their chances of making the debate. The debate selection criteria has drawn criticism from those left off the stage, like former Sen. Rick Santorum and Sen. Lindsey Graham, as well as [political scientists and pollsters ](http://time.com/3899311/republican-debate-polling/)who argue that averaging national polls without considering their margins of error is flawed. Fox lowered the threshold for entrance to the first forum last week, from candidates polling at 1% in national polls to all those whose names are consistently offered on primary surveys. The change ensured that Graham, former HP CEO Carly Fiorina, and Louisiana Gov. 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