Posted on 10/18/2015 9:11:26 AM PDT by Isara
DALLAS – The Republican race for the White House comes to North Texas Sunday afternoon when six GOP candidates will attend a four-hour forum at Plano’s Prestonwood Baptist Church.
The sold-out event runs from 3 to 7 p.m. and will be streamed live on WFAA.com.
Organizers said they expect 7,000 people to attend and hear from former Gov. Jeb Bush; Dr. Ben Carson; Sen. Ted Cruz; Carly Fiorina; former Gov. Mike Huckabee; and former Sen. Rick Santorum. Front-runner Donald Trump is not expected to make an appearance.
“Ted Cruz has been going after evangelicals with some success. This is an evangelical crowd on his home turf, so he’s got a home field advantage here,” said Texas Tribune executive editor and co-founder Ross Ramsey during an appearance Sunday on WFAA’s Inside Texas Politics.
“Each candidate will address the audience for 10 minutes, which will be followed by a one-on-one conversation with Dr. Jack Graham, pastor of the 40,000-member church, regarding critical issues and how faith impacts their lives. Candidates will not be on the stage together,” organizers said in a news release.
“Pastor Graham at Prestonwood endorsed Mike Huckabee during his presidential campaign two cycles ago. We’ll see which way Pastor Graham goes this time,” said Fort Worth Star-Telegram columnist Bud Kennedy on Inside Texas Politics.
Forum organizers said they had invited other Republican or Democratic candidates to attend.
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