Days before the first official debate of the 2016 Republican presidential primary, almost every GOP White House hopeful is heading to New Hampshire.
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You’ll hear from most of the Republican presidential candidates for the first time Monday night.
If he does not qualify for the main debate on Thursday, Jindal will participate in the consolation debate – also on Fox News – for candidates who don’t meet the cutoff for the primetime event.
Each candidate will appear on stage individually for five minutes to answer questions from a moderator.
In a Sunday editorial, the Union Leader told readers they should consider tonight’s forum as “a supplement to, not a replacement for, more traditional New Hampshire primary events”. The format is different than the various forums the candidates have attended this year, when they give individual speeches and leave to speak to the press or greet voters instead of watching each other.
A camera will be fixed on the line of candidates in the front row, offering viewers a chance to see how they are reacting to their opponents’ messages.
Hearst Television, owner of WBAL, will broadcast the two hour forum on stations across the country along with C-SPAN.
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This week is shaping up as critical for the presidential candidacy of former Republican Gov. George Pataki of New York, who barely registers as a blip in national polls. It’s sponsored by various media outlets in the early presidential states of New Hampshire, Iowa and South Carolina. Rand Paul of Kentucky, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry, U.S. Sen. “New Hampshire’s about competency and character”.
