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Showdown in Vegas: Trump, Cruz seek upper hand in crucial debate
The fifth and final Republican debate of 2015 — and the penultimate one before the Iowa caucuses on Feb. 1 — will be held on Tuesday night in Las Vegas.
Nine contenders will take the stage for the main clash on CNN, but the most intense focus will fall on two candidates: businessman Donald Trump, who has led the national polls for several months, and Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas), who is rising fast and has snatched the lead from Trump in Iowa.
Read More >>5 things to watch in tonight’s debate
With the Republican establishment’s anguish rising along with the ascent of Donald Trump and Ted Cruz, Tuesday night’s debate could be the most dramatic yet, coming just 48 days before voters have their say in Iowa.
Read More >>Tuesday’s GOP debate: No prime time for Huckabee, Santorum, Pataki, Graham
CNN is inviting Gov. Chris Christie back to prime-time in the upcoming Republican presidential debate.
The New Jersey governor, who had been dropped from the main stage during the last debate, is one of nine Republican presidential candidates to qualify for the network’s prime-time event on Tuesday. Also among them: Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, who was “on the bubble” of qualifying late last week, the network said.
Read More >>Rand Paul is flatlining
Start typing the words “is Rand Paul…” into Google, and the search engine’s autocomplete function fills in the rest of the question: “… still running for president.”
The answer, of course, is yes — but barely.
Read More >>Rand Paul makes GOP debate main stage
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) made the cut for the main stage in the next GOP presidential debate, CNN announced on Sunday.
Paul had risked being demoted to the undercard due to lackluster polling.
Read More >>Only Pataki fails to submit signatures for Virginia primary
All of the top Republican and Democratic presidential candidates appear to have fulfilled the requirements to appear on the Virginia primary ballot, avoiding a replay of the 2012 election when several failed to qualify.
Read More >>Paul May Not Qualify for Main Debate Stage
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul is in danger of missing the cutoff for the main stage of the next Republican debate, according to Politico:
Rand Paul could be booted from main debate stage
Rand Paul, once considered the main contender for the anti-establishment GOP vote, will likely be pushed off the debate stage next week when CNN announces the lineup for the fifth Republican forum…. (To qualify for the main debate, a candidate must average at least 3.5 percent nationally or 4 percent ... Read More >>