Posted on 09/10/2015 9:52:40 PM PDT by Red Steel
Sharing the stage with Donald Trump and Carly Fiorina at next week’s Republican presidential debate will be Jeb Bush, Scott Walker, Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Ben Carson, Mike Huckabee, Chris Christie and John Kasich.
WASHINGTON — Eleven Republican presidential candidates have qualified for next week’s prime-time debate, a slate that features the full diversity of the GOP’s 2016 class and is believed to be the largest group to share a presidential-debate stage in modern political history.
The candidates scheduled to meet for Wednesday’s prime-time affair, announced Thursday night by debate host CNN, will include former technology executive Carly Fiorina, whose weak polling numbers kept her off the main stage of the first debate. But a bump in the polls and an aggressive lobbying effort persuaded CNN to broaden its participation criteria, a coup for Fiorina and GOP officials eager to feature the party’s only 2016 female candidate in the nationally televised clash.
But don’t expect Fiorina to get as much airtime as Donald Trump, who will be positioned front and center when the candidates meet at the Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif. The undisputed leader in national polls, Trump is generally considered the biggest reason why Fox News Channel reached 24 million people for the first GOP presidential debate last month — the most-watched program in Fox News history.
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No. The GOP-E is desperate to get her up there and strong armed CNN into changing its rules to accommodate her.
Ive noticed Rubio has been very quiet lately.....hmmmmmmmmm.
I know a lot dont like him here because he is Catholic and hispanic but he is solid on a lot of issues.....just curious.
These aren’t debates, they are a waste of time.
No, I don't think that's quite it, but I understand that's a Democrat meme.
With Carly’s long horse face, she sorta reminds me of Sarah Jessica Parker.
Affirmative action Fiorina
The more I see of her the less I like her.
As far as I am concerned she is in the race as a gender “spoiler” and is the Republican Party’s example of their all inclusive support for women’s rights and the need to have a woman for high political office...so women will like them and vote for them.
The thought of having a President that WAS FIRED from their last job really makes me feel “warm and fuzzy.”
She whined and moaned to get there. Does she deserve to be there? Probably not, but they need a Trump basher female.
By selecting video frames, you can get an unflattering picture of ANY public figure.
No doubt she has been in front of the mirror perfecting her know it all robo performance.
She’s sharpening her claws and thinking about Donald Trump and what she has to gain by attacking him. She certainly has nothing to lose at this point.
There will probably be several streaming-live links to the debate posted on the live thread. No need to watch on TV and give CNN ad revenue support.
Fiorina and an horse walk into a bar....
11?
And Carly just barely qualified?
Sounds like CNN stretched the numbers — due to Trump’s recent comment about Carly’s face — in hopes of better fireworks than FoxNews got.
With 10, each barely got 4 minutes of face-time. Bush got 6 and Trump got 8. With 11 participants, each will get even less.
Those at the earlier debate will have significantly more face-time, as there will be only 6 participants.
Based on recent polling, yes. She isn't likely to win, and people here may not be fans of heres, but she's a serious candidate and possible VP pick.
Good!
Great!
Now y’all can see what the meaning of hoss-face is.
IT wouldn’t surprise me if Trump skips this debate. He’s set it up by demanding CNN donate money to vets. That won’t be happening.
No need for Trump to get on a stage and let the GOPe B & C Listers wolf pack him. They’re hitting him on all the same half truth talking points now. When Trump returns fire they will call him a bully.
Carly. The Democrats favorite Republican. Sorry Jeb.
Awesome..We will give you 10 periods of time, known as minuets...to pray to the entity or entities that you reach the barf bag on time......
Live long and prosper.
AND
May the Force be with us all !!!!
| Poll | Date | Trump | Carson | Bush | Cruz | Rubio | Fiorina | Walker | Huckabee | Kasich | Christie | Paul | Santorum | Perry | Jindal | Graham | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCP Average | 8/20 - 9/8 | 29.8 | 16.0 | 8.3 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Trump +13.8 |
| CNN/ORC | 9/4 - 9/8 | 32 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Trump +13 |
| Monmouth | 8/31 - 9/2 | 30 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Trump +12 |
| PPP (D) | 8/28 - 8/30 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Trump +14 |
| Quinnipiac | 8/20 - 8/25 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Trump +16 |
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