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What to Look for in 3rd Republican Debate Tonight

Tonight will be the third debate featuring 14 of the 15 Republicans running for their party’s 2016 presidential nomination. Tonight’s event will once again include a prime-time debate with the 10 candidates polling at or above 2.5 percent in national polls and an earlier “undercard” with the four who fall short of that measure but still register at 1 percent or better in at least one national poll. Only former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore didn’t make the cut for either ... Read More >>

What to Look for in the Republican Debate

The Republican presidential candidates will gather Wednesday in Boulder, Colo., for their third debate of the primary season. The “undercard” debate starts at 6 p.m. Eastern, and the main event starts at 8 p.m. We asked Jonathan Martin, a national political correspondent for The Times, for his insights on what to watch for as the race takes new turns.

It’s that time again: The third Republican presidential primary debate is upon us. On Wednesday night, the 14 top candidates will gather in Boulder, Colorado, for a showdown over the economy hosted by CNBC.

With her poll numbers down and interest in her campaign seeming to wane, Carly Fiorina on Friday sought to explain, in explicitly political process terms like “fave and unfave ratings,” why everything was fine.

Ben Carson has surpassed Donald Trump and now narrowly leads the Republican field in the race for the nomination in the latest national CBS News/New York Times Poll.

The Republican nomination fight continues to be dominated by political newcomers Donald Trump and Ben Carson. In Iowa, Carson has moved up to tie Trump.

In South Carolina and New Hampshire, there is Donald Trump with a large lead, and then there is everyone else.

GOP voters say Donald Trump tops list of electable candidates: AP-GfK poll

A majority of Republican voters view only four of their party’s presidential contenders as potential general election winners, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll that reflects the sustained strength of the GOP’s outsider candidates.