This article is from the source 'independent' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/republican-debate-live-donald-trump-faces-rivals-for-second-time-in-presidential-race-10504032.html
The article has changed 8 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
Version 4 | Version 5 |
---|---|
Republican debate live: Donald Trump faces rivals for second time in presidential race | |
(about 2 hours later) | |
Donald Trump will be taking centre stage as he faces his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination in a live debate tonight. Here are the latest updates: | |
What will the candidates need to do to extinguish Trump's fire? | |
Ben Carson closes in on Donald Trump in poll | |
Everything you need to know about the debate | |
Please allow a moment for the live blog to load | Please allow a moment for the live blog to load |
Mr Trump, who has gone from being considered a clear outsider in the race for the presidential nomination to a frontrunner, is expected to be the main target of his 10 rivals. | Mr Trump, who has gone from being considered a clear outsider in the race for the presidential nomination to a frontrunner, is expected to be the main target of his 10 rivals. |
The billionaire will be taking centre-stage at the main debate at the Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, starting at 8pm EDT. | |
Carly Fiorina, the only woman in the Republican field, will be a notable addition to the first debate's line-up as she joins Ben Carson, Jeb Bush, Scott Walker, Marco Rubio, John Kasich and Mike Huckabee. | |
They will be be joined by Kentucky Senator Rand Paul, Chris Christie the Governor of New Jersey, and Texas Senator Ted Cruz. | |
Four candidates lagging behind in national polls did not qualify for the main event and will be relegated to an earlier debate starting at 6pm. | |
They are Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham, former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum and former New York Governor George Pataki. | They are Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham, former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum and former New York Governor George Pataki. |
Additional reporting by AP | Additional reporting by AP |