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Get ready for a second GOP debate with even more fireworks

The rapidly shifting dynamic of the 2016 presidential campaign will probably turn the second Republican debate into a far more contentious event than the first.

Ben Carson has highest net favorability in 2016 GOP field; Donald Trump’s numbers jump up: Gallup

Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson has the highest net favorability of the 17 major GOP candidates running for president in 2016 among Republicans, with rival Donald Trump seeing the biggest increase over the past few weeks, according to survey results released Friday.

Donald Trump dominates the new Monmouth national poll of the Republican presidential race — in every category except one.

Trump leads the horse race, with 30 percent, to Ben Carson’s 18 percent, with Jeb Bush and Ted Cruz tied for third at 8 percent.

The decision by CNN on Tuesday to relax the criteria for its prime-time Republican presidential debate on Sept. 16 was a victory for former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, who was widely considered to be the clear winner of the “kids’ table” debate last month in Cleveland.

Donald Trump has built a bigger, more enduring lead in the polls than nearly anyone expected. He’s also upended the race for the Republican presidential nomination in another way: almost all the other candidates can be defined by their reactions to Trump.

Carly Fiorina is popular—but not for much longer

Carly Fiorina is the only presidential candidate with the advantage of two campaigns. There’s the one she is running herself and the one the rest of the Republican Party is conducting on her behalf.

CNN Alters Debate Criteria, Which Could Help Carly Fiorina

CNN announced on Tuesday that it would amend the criteria for picking candidates for the next Republican debate, scheduled for Sept. 16. The move followed criticism from supporters of Carly Fiorina and others that she was being unfairly excluded.