Fourth GOP debate tonight will be key test for Bush
- 9 years ago
Eight Republican candidates will face off Tuesday night in Milwaukee, in the fourth round of Republican debates of the 2016 presidential election.
Two candidates - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee - were bumped from the main stage to the undercard, after they failed to reach a threshold of 2.5 percent in national polls.
That leaves eight candidates left in the main event: billionaire Donald Trump, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, Sen. Marco Rubio , Sen. Ted Cruz , former Florida governor Jeb Bush, former tech executive Carly Fiorina, Ohio Gov. John Kasich and Sen. Rand Paul .
And two other candidates - former New York governor George Pataki and Sen. Lindsey O. Graham - were bumped from the undercard entirely, after failing to reach a lower threshold of 1 percent in national polls.
On Tuesday, then, the undercard field will include the newcomers Christie and Huckabee, along with former senator Rick Santorum and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal.
Two candidates - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee - were bumped from the main stage to the undercard, after they failed to reach a threshold of 2.5 percent in national polls.
That leaves eight candidates left in the main event: billionaire Donald Trump, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, Sen. Marco Rubio , Sen. Ted Cruz , former Florida governor Jeb Bush, former tech executive Carly Fiorina, Ohio Gov. John Kasich and Sen. Rand Paul .
And two other candidates - former New York governor George Pataki and Sen. Lindsey O. Graham - were bumped from the undercard entirely, after failing to reach a lower threshold of 1 percent in national polls.
On Tuesday, then, the undercard field will include the newcomers Christie and Huckabee, along with former senator Rick Santorum and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal.