Yahoo News reports that the candidates for the debate will be cut short as Kentucky Senator Rand Paul and former technology executive Carly Fiorina will not be appearing in the Republican Party’s presidential candidates face off, three weeks before Iowa’s leadoff presidential caucuses.
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When: The main debate will be at 6 p.m. Pacific time.
Crew members prepare the stage for the Fox Business Network Republican presidential debate at the North Charleston Coliseum in North Charleston, South Carolina, on January 13.
The network’s inaugural presidential debate, which took place on November 10, was the most watched livestreaming primary event ever, peaking with more than 1.4 million concurrent streams according to Akamai.
The 9 p.m. ET debate will feature real estate mogul Donald Trump; Texas Senator Ted Cruz; Florida Senator Marco Rubio; retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson; New Jersey Governor Chris Christie; former Florida Governor Jeb Bush; and Ohio Governor John Kasich. Internet providers, including Direct TV, Suddenlink, Mediacom, Wide Open West and Cox Communications, are expected to unbundle the channel so their subscribers can watch. The remaining candidates will be in the earlier debate.
Social media users can follow the action with the hashtag #GOPDebate. The second-tier debate will be at 3 p.m. Pacific time. An “undercard” debate will begin at 5pm CDT.
The T.V. networks that have hosted the debates so far vowed to give the candidates equal air time, including Fox Business Network, host of Thursday’s debate.
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The first Republican primary debate of 2016 is tonight, Thursday, January 14.
