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Fiorina needs next debate to reignite her campaign

Carly Fiorina needs a strong performance in Wednesday night’s debate to give her campaign a jump-start after a recent slide at the polls.

Fiorina has twice benefitted from well-received debate showings—her Sept. 16 performance vaulted her from an afterthought in a crowded field to second and third place finishes both nationally and in Iowa polls.

Carly Fiorina supporters show no concern about dip in polls after debate bumps

The glow that Carly Fiorina earned in the first two Republican presidential debates has faded, but her allies say it’s too early to write off her candidacy because the former Hewlett-Packard CEO is building a campaign operation in early primary states.

CNBC has set the stages for the Republican presidential debate next Wednesday.

The 6 p.m. undercard will feature Rick Santorum, Gov. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana, George Pataki and Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina. They will be relegated to the early slot because their average national poll numbers in the last five weeks are below 2.5 percent.

Carson overtakes Trump in Iowa poll

Ben Carson has knocked Donald Trump off of the top spot in Iowa for the first time since July, according to a new poll.

The Quinnipiac University poll has Carson at 28 percent support, with Trump following at 20 percent of likely Republican caucus-goers. Last month, a Quinnipiac poll showed Trump on top by a 6 percent margin.

Remember Carly Fiorina? It now seems forever ago, but in late September she was being heralded as the next big thing in the Republican primary field—the outsider candidate who could marshall establishment support, and finally slay the Trump dragon.