Smart Republicans.... there are a few.

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I hope there are rules, but the folks that decide which national polls to use aren't sharing what the rules are, as far as I can tell. They certainly don't announce which polls will be used to make the determination in advance.

Well, it looks like you are right and the presidential debate commission gets to select which polls are used to determine the 15% role. There are no set polls and it's arbitrary. So even if Gary Johnson does get to 15% in 4 polls, they could just choose different polls where he isn't getting 15%

The other criteria to get in set by the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) is that a candidate must be polling at least 15 percent in five national polls, said polls not specifically named.  

But those polls will, according to the CPD, "be selected based on the quality of the methodology employed, the reputation of the polling organizations and the frequency of the polling conducted. CPD will identify the selected polling organizations well in advance of the time the criteria are applied."

http://reason.com/blog/2016/05/25/gettin...presidenti