Until yesterday, Fox News, the sponsor of the first Republican presidential debate, had been planning a single Republican presidential debate on August 6, limited to the top ten candidates as determined by polls. But on June 10, Fox News said it will also hold a second debate on the same day for candidates who aren’t in the top ten but who are at 1% or more in the polls. That new debate will be in the afternoon, whereas the one for the top ten will be in the evening.

Fox News appears to have expanded its debates because the New Hampshire Union-Leader had said it was going to hold a debate for candidates who weren’t in the top ten but who were at 1%. See this story. Thanks to Doug McNeil for the link.

According to this story, the Idaho Constitution Party will have a presidential primary next year. The focus of the story is Rev. Scott A. Copeland, who is seeking the party’s presidential nomination and who is campaigning around the nation. He lives in Texas.

On March 10, Pennsylvania Representative Keith Greiner (R-Lancaster) introduced HB 1318. It moves the primary in presidential years, for all office, from April to mid-March. Here is the text of the bill. If enacted, the bill would have no impact on petition deadlines for independent candidates and the nominees of unqualified parties. Thanks to Josh Putnam of FrontloadingHQ for this news.