Five GOP presidential candidates will be participating in the event on Wednesday in Miami.
Five GOP candidates for president are taking part in the event on Wednesday in Miami. The Miami event on Wednesday will feature five GOP political candidates.
Five GOP presidential candidates will be participating in the event on Wednesday in Miami.
LOADINGERROR LOADING. The leading GOP candidates in the 2024 presidential field — minus former President Donald Trump, who again declined to participate — are facing off Wednesday for their third debate of the primary season.. Just five Republicans made the cut for the Miami event, hosted by NBC News: former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott.. Advertisement. The debate, beginning at 8 p.m. Eastern time, is moderated by “Meet the Press” host Kristen Welker and “NBC Nightly News” anchor Lester Holt, alongside Salem Radio Network’s Hugh Hewitt.. Follow along for live updates from the debate:. 2 minutes ago. Nick Visser. Nikki Haley Has A Chance To Capitalize On Recent Polling. Haley has been surging in recent polls of potential Republican candidates who could challenge Biden for the White House in Wednesday’s debate. Those results could give her a chance to woo prominent GOP donors who are yet to throw their financial might behind a candidate.. Ken Griffin, the billionaire hedge fund CEO, recently praised Haley, reportedly calling her a “rockstar” in front of other financiers.. #NEW @SienaResearch/@nytimes Polls:. WISCONSINHaley 53% (+14)Biden 39%.MICHIGANHaley 46% (+10)Biden 36%.PENNSYLVANIAHaley 49% (+10)Biden 39%.NEVADAHaley 46% (+9)Biden 37%.ARIZONAHaley 46% (+9)Biden 37%.GEORGIAHaley 45% (+5)Biden 40%. 3,662 LV, 10/22-11/3 https://t.co/Jwojz4luQ3. — Political Polls (@Politics_Polls) November 6, 2023. 9 minutes ago. Lydia O’Connor. AP. Candidates Are Extreme On Abortion Despite Last Night’s Reproductive Rights Wins. Tonight’s debate comes a day after Republicans took a beating on abortion rights. In Ohio, voters passed an amendment enshrining access to the procedure in the state’s constitution, and in Virginia, voters maintained Democrats’ critical majority in the state Senate, foiling Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s efforts to enact a 15-week abortion ban there.. Abortion appears to be a losing issue for Republicans even in a state as red as Ohio, where the GOP dominates both chambers in the state legislature.. Despite that, all five candidates set to appear on tonight’s debate stage have extreme stances against abortion – a procedure that 61% of Americans say should be legal in all or most cases, according to the Pew Research Center.. Haley has said she would sign a federal abortion ban into law, though she admitted it’s not realistic to think one would come across her desk as president. DeSantis signed a six-week abortion ban into law in Florida earlier this year. Ramaswamy has described himself as “unapologetically pro-life” and says he backs the six-week cutoff – which is before many patients even know they’re pregnant. Scott has said he supports a national 15-week abortion ban. Christie has stated that he believes Roe v. Wade was wrongly decided in 1973 and that states should determine access to the procedure.. 21 minutes ago. Mollie Reilly. The Countdown To Iowa Begins. HuffPost’s S.V. Date reports on the latest challenge facing the GOP candidates participating in Wednesday’s debate: a winnowing number of days until the first ballots are cast, meaning just weeks to make the case to voters that they’re a better choice than Trump.. Read more on the uphill battle the non-Trump candidates face ahead of the Iowa caucuses:. Advertisement. 45 minutes ago. Nick Visser. Ron DeSantis Camp Says Federal Abortion Ban ‘Just Not Reality’. DeSantis’ campaign backed away from a federal abortion ban before Wednesday’s debate, following Republicans’ political losses in Tuesday’s elections. While his camp said the Florida Republican remained firmly against abortion, it added that DeSantis doesn’t believe a federal ban on abortion would pass muster in Congress.. “In the wake of the Dobbs decision, the Supreme Court kicked a lot of that responsibility, that power, back to the states,” James Uthmeier, the governor’s campaign manager, told NBC News. “Gov. DeSantis recognizes that. And the idea that Congress is going to send some 15-week or 12-week bill to the Oval Office — that’s just not reality.”. 1 hr 6 min ago. Mollie Reilly. Getty Images. Trump To Rally Voters Just Outside Miami. While his GOP rivals debate in Miami, Trump will hold a rally in nearby Hialeah at the same time. Supporters lined up outside the rally venue Wednesday afternoon, hours ahead of the 7 p.m. ET start time.. With this location choice, Trump is aiming to reach a crucial demographic in the Sunshine State: Hialeah has a large population of Cuban immigrants, and 95% of its residents identify as Latino or Hispanic.. 1 hr 14 min ago. Nick Visser. Photo by Jason Koerner/Getty Images for DNC. Another Familiar Face Will Be Out In Force: Dark Brandon. The Biden-Harris campaign is installing about 1,000 signs featuring the “Dark Brandon” meme around Miami today before the debate.. The image, of Biden’s be-sunglassed face, was initially used by Republicans to mock the president. But the White House has reclaimed the image.. “To Republicans running to strip away abortion rights, gut social security and Medicare, and undermine our democracy: You better watch out, Jack,” the Biden campaign said in a statement to NBC News.. Advertisement. 1 hr 25 min ago. Nick Visser. Some Familiar Faces Will Be Missing Tonight. The debate stage will have a whittled down number of candidates tonight. Just five have met the required thresholds to appear: Christie, DeSantis, Haley, Ramaswamy and Scott.. The candidates either had to poll at 4% or more in two national polls, or at 4% in one national poll and 4% in two state polls in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada or South Carolina. Candidates also needed a minimum of 70,000 individual donors, including at least 200 in at least 20 states or territories. There has also been a long-running pledge to support the eventual nominee (Trump has refused to sign).. North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, who was on stage for the second debate in late September, did not quality. And former Vice President Mike Pence dropped out last month.. Trump, the far-and-away front-runner, is still skipping the events.. 1 hr 35 min ago. Mollie Reilly. Getty Images. Stay Tuned For Updates From The GOP Debate. The Republican debate will air tonight on NBC at 8 p.m. ET. You can follow along here for live updates in the lead up to and during the debate.. Related. 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