The field for the second Republican presidential debate will be smaller than the first.
Seven candidates have qualified for Wednesday night's debate at Ronald Reagan's presidential library in California, the Republican National Committee said, confirming that former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson did not make the cut this time.
The White House hopefuls also needed at least 50,000 unique donors, with at least 200 of those coming from 20 states or territories. They also had to sign an RNC pledge promising to support the party's eventual nominee.The Florida governor had long been seen as the top rival for Trump, finishing a distant second to the current GOP front-runner in both early-voting state and national polls, and raising an impressive amount of money.
Two recent polls of her home state of South Carolina found that Haley - a former United Nations ambassador and South Carolina governor - was in second place, well behind Trump but slightly ahead of other GOP rivals. Without Trump at the first debate, Christie was left without his primary intended target. At times, he was drowned out by the audience's boos as he pushed back aggressively on questioning as to whether the candidates would support Trump even if he is convicted of felony charges.Burgum, a former software entrepreneur now in his second term as North Dakota's governor, nearly missed the first debate due to a tendon injury sustained while playing basketball with his campaign staff.
Drawing a contrast with Haley over abortion, among his signature issues, Pence called Haley's push for consensus over the issue "the opposite of leadership." Perhaps some of Pence's fieriest moments came as he sparred with Ramaswamy, saying, "Now is not the time for on-the-job training."
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