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CNN, host of the June 27 debate, previously said only President
Joe Biden and Republican rival Donald Trump had met its
conditions to take part ahead of a 12 a.m. ET (0400 GMT)
Thursday deadline.
The conditions included appearing on enough state ballots to
potentially win the presidency and also garnering at least 15%
voter support in four separate national polls.
Kennedy had received at least 15% in only three accepted polls
to date and, by CNN's tally, had qualified for the ballot in
just six states. That would not be enough to win the presidency.
Neither CNN, a division of Warner Bros Discovery, nor Kennedy's
campaign were immediately available for comment.
Kennedy had argued the TV network's standards were being applied
unfairly and intended to keep him off the stage with candidates
who would prefer a one-on-one race.
The Kennedy campaign asked that the Federal Election Commission
take action by Thursday and keep CNN, Biden and Trump from
holding the June 27 debate unless it makes changes. The FEC
declined to comment.
(Reporting by Trevor Hunnicutt; Editing by Heather Timmons and
Sandra Maler)
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