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Title: Republican Debate: CNN Announces Line-Up, Rand Paul Makes Main Stage (+Blubber-boy Crisco returns)
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URL Source: http://www.hngn.com/articles/159897 ... ne-up-rand-paul-makes-main.htm
Published: Dec 13, 2015
Author: Allen McDuffee
Post Date: 2015-12-13 16:13:35 by Hondo68
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Nine Republican presidential candidates have qualified for Tuesday night's debate in Las Vegas, CNN announced Sunday. CNN’s Jake Tapper has named which of the GOP hopefuls would make the main stage: Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Ben Carson, Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush, John Kasich, Chris Christie, Carly Fiorina and Rand Paul. It was unclear as to whether or not Kentucky Senator Rand Paul would make the stage with his national polling numbers hovering around the one percent mark. However, the network determined that Paul would be allowed to participate in the main debate because Paul was "showing viability" by polling at five percent in a Fox News Iowa poll released Sunday morning, according to TIME. CNN had plans to announce the debate line-up during the State of the Union at 9 a.m. but had delayed the call until the show's re-run at noon, perhaps to allow for the Sunday morning poll to be released, Mediaite pointed out. Paul's campaign team had lobbied CNN to allow him on the stage, NBC News reported. CNN made their decision based on a few criteria. The top five candidates qualified as a result of their standing in national polls, according to Politico. Kasich, Fiorina and Christie made the stage because of their poll numbers in New Hampshire. Christie returns to the main stage after being relegated to the undercard debate the last time. Candidates qualified if they achieved an average of 3.5 percent in national polls conducted since late October, or four percent in either Iowa or New Hampshire. Those in the undercard debate in Las Vegas include George Pataki, Mike Huckabee, Rick Santorum and Lindsey Graham. The undercard debate will air on Tuesday at 6 p.m., and the main debate will take place at 9 p.m. Watch the video to see how the candidates will be positioned on the stage: Poster Comment: CNN has announced who made the cut for Tuesday's Republican debate in Las Vegas.
The Republican Debate in Las Vegas will include Rand Paul, despite low polling numbers. (Photo : Getty Images)
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#7. To: hondo68 (#0)
I'd rather they kept Huck than Bush or Kasich. Or maybe Rand Paul even. Christie should have been kept at the junior table but he is running a distant second in NH so letting him back on the main stage is CNN's smart move. It may be that Christie did better by having more quality time in that last junior debate.
Blubber boy has a well-oiled tongue - he's pretty slick with words.
Him and Rubio are the most polished candidates. Both have retail political talent. Rubio is a smooth politico, Christie is a closer and puncher as you'd expect a prosecutor to be. If I were to bet on who could land a hard punch on Trump's jaw and make him stagger, I'd bet on Christie. He does have quite a mouth on him and he's willing to take a chance to win big.
#13. To: TooConservative, Fred Mertz (#10)
Being a liar like Rubio doesn't make you smooth. It just makes you a liar. Nothing smooth about Rubio. Nothing charismatic about him. I don't like Christie. But I will admit that he is "well oiled" as Fred put it.
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#10. To: Fred Mertz (#8)
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Blubber boy has a well-oiled tongue - he's pretty slick with words.
Replies to Comment # 10. Him and Rubio are the most polished candidates. Both have retail political talent. Rubio is a smooth politico, Christie is a closer and puncher as you'd expect a prosecutor to be.
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