Remaining GOP Debates

[Kathianne]

http://mic.com/articles/123601/2015-republican-debate-schedule-here-s-the-remaining-dates-for-gop-candidates


<header class="article-header" style="margin-bottom: 30px; position: relative; zoom: 1;">2015 Republican Debate Schedule: Here's the Remaining Dates for GOP Candidates

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</header>Fox News hosted the first Republican primary debate (http://mic.com/articles/123582/2015-gop-debate-winners-losers-recap-and-biggest-moments) Thursday night. The network invited the 10 leading candidates (http://mic.com/articles/123439/2015-presidential-polls-here-s-who-s-leading-for-each-party) to the stage for the main event and the remaining candidates to a "happy hour debate" a few hours before.

Many memorable moments (http://mic.com/articles/123582/2015-gop-debate-winners-losers-recap-and-biggest-moments)ensued, not least among them moderator Megyn Kelly slamming (http://mic.com/articles/123556/watch-megyn-kelly-put-donald-trump-in-his-place-for-all-his-sexist-comments)the party'sfrontrunner (http://mic.com/articles/123008/2016-presidential-poll-shows-donald-trump-smashing-the-republican-field-in-new-hampshire) Donald Trump for having called women "fat pigs" and "dogs" in the past and Trump refusing to rule out (http://mic.com/articles/123552/trump-announces-he-would-consider-third-party-run) running as a third-party candidate should he lose the primary election.

The much-anticipated event drew 24 million viewers (http://money.cnn.com/2015/08/07/media/gop-debate-fox-news-ratings/), the most of any primary debate in television history, according to CNN Money. It was also the highest-rated telecast in Fox News Channel's history.

Haven't had enough? Here's the Republican debate schedule (http://www.uspresidentialelectionnews.com/2016-debate-schedule/2016-republican-primary-debate-schedule/) for 2015 and into 2016.

Sept. 16, 2015: The next Republican candidate debate is scheduled for Sept. 16 and will be hosted (http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2015/01/16/reagan-foundation-announces-partnership-with-cnn-for-gop-presidential-debate-sept-16-2015/) by CNN and Salem Media Group. It will be televised from the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, California. The moderators are CNN anchor Jake Tapper and Salem Radio Network host Hugh Hewitt.

Unlike Fox News, which had the top 10 candidates debate and relegated the seven remaining candidates to a pre-debate "happy hour debate (http://mic.com/articles/123528/happy-hour-debate-for-gop-is-tonight-here-s-what-you-should-know)," CNN said (http://www.uspresidentialelectionnews.com/2015/05/cnn-to-split-gop-field-for-reagan-library-debate-on-sept-16/) it would divide the candidates into two separate debates on the same night.

Oct. 28, 2015: CNBC will host the following GOP debate on Oct. 28 at the University of Colorado in Boulder (http://www.colorado.edu/news/releases/2015/07/16/cnbc-cu-boulder-host-republican-presidential-candidate-debate-oct-28).

November 2015: There's not a set date yet for the November debate hosted by Fox Business Network and theWall Street Journal. It's expected (http://www.uspresidentialelectionnews.com/2016-debate-schedule/2016-republican-primary-debate-schedule/) to be held in Wisconsin.

Dec. 15, 2015: The December Republican debate will be held in Las Vegas (http://www.uspresidentialelectionnews.com/2016-debate-schedule/2016-republican-primary-debate-schedule/) and hosted by CNN and Salem Media Group.

January 2016: The date is TBD (http://www.uspresidentialelectionnews.com/2016-debate-schedule/2016-republican-primary-debate-schedule/), but Fox News will host again.

Feb. 6, 2016: ABC News and IJREview (http://www.ijreview.com/) will host the debate at the St. Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Feb. 6.

"New Hampshire voters are independent-minded, they love their country and just plain enjoy discussing politics, and that means New Hampshire is truly IJ country," IJReview founder Alex Skatell said in a statement (http://about.ijreview.com/ijreview-partnering-with-abc-news-for-new-hampshire-gop-primary-debate/). "We're excited to be in the First In The Nation state for our first presidential debate, and to partner with ABC News."

Feb. 26, 2016: NBC and Telemundo will host a GOP debate in Texas (http://www.uspresidentialelectionnews.com/2016-debate-schedule/2016-republican-primary-debate-schedule/).

March 2016: Fox News will host another debate, but the exact day and location (http://www.uspresidentialelectionnews.com/2016-debate-schedule/2016-republican-primary-debate-schedule/) have not been set.

March 10, 2016: CNN and Salem Media Group will host the final Republican primary debate in Florida on March 10.


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[Black Diamond]

I thought NBC had cut their ties with Trump. :)

[Kathianne]

As I keep perusing the transcript, what I'm struck with was my original feelings about this 'very crowded field,' there are many good choices being presented, oh and a very good woman too!

Trump was sort of shrunk in the long haul last night.

[Kathianne]

As I keep perusing the transcript, what I'm struck with was my original feelings about this 'very crowded field,' there are many good choices being presented, oh and a very good woman too!

Trump was sort of shrunk in the long haul last night.

Hmmm, seems like others thought the same:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-debate-performance-gives-democrats-reason-to-worry/2015/08/07/f87905c0-3d1c-11e5-a312-1a6452ac77d2_story.html


GOP debate contenders give Democrats reason to worry By Dan Balz (http://www.washingtonpost.com/people/dan-balz)Chief correspondentAugust 7 at 1:33 PM


CLEVELAND — Donald Trump may top the polls in the contest for the Republican presidential nomination, but Thursday’s debate (http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/08/06/annotated-transcript-the-aug-6-gop-debate) was a reminder that the party has able rivals who eventually could take him down — and who also could mount a stiff challenge to Hillary Rodham Clinton in the general election.

Trump performed in typical style in the two-hour debate — the same style that has helped him blow past the other candidates. But as the campaigns broke camp here Friday morning, the smiles on the faces of other candidates’ advisers told the fuller story of what happened on the stage at the Quicken Arena.

Everyone came out a winner — or so the rivals’ advisers proclaimed. Some of that bravado was typical post-debate hype, but some of it was grounded in reality. Trump may have been the center of attention, but others performed more effectively overall.

For months, Republican leaders have talked about the breadth, depth and potential strength of their candidates. As a group, the aspiring nominees are certainly more experienced and seemingly more ready for a national campaign than the collection of politicians who sought to deny Mitt Romney the GOP nomination in 2012.

Democrats have enjoyed the summer of Trump and hope it lasts long enough to inflict serious damage on the Republican brand. But they no doubt saw enough Thursday night to begin to worry about what a general election pitting a vulnerable Clinton against one of the non-Trumps could portend.

On Thursday, a national television audience — likely a record primary-debate audience — got its first real look at candidates such as Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, Ohio Gov. John Kasich, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky. Even former Florida governor Jeb Bush probably isn’t that well known, despite his familiar name.

In a field of 17 candidates, Trump’s poll numbers are impressive. He’s getting a fifth to a quarter of the GOP vote in national polls. In the national polls, his nearest rivals are drawing half or less of his support.

To Trump, that already makes him a winner. But the Republican race will not remain a 17-candidate scrum indefinitely. When the field shrinks, Trump will find himself in a different battle, and it will probably not be as favorable to him as this summer’s contest has been.

Trump complained after the debate that the Fox News moderators — Megyn Kelly, Bret Baier and Chris Wallace — had treated him badly, with unfair questions designed to embarrass him and ultimately bring him down. The judgment from many others was that the three did an exceptional job, with probing questions not only for Trump but also for others on the stage.

Trump set the tone early in a combative exchange with Kelly over some of the derogatory words he has used to describe women. He got a big laugh when, as Kelly quoted his words, he interjected, “Only Rosie O’Donnell.” It seemed like classic Trump — delivering a quick, sharp riposte in the face of a potentially damaging accusation — though he then went too far and attacked Kelly, continuing to do so on Twitter after the debate.

The opening act from Trump set the storyline for the debate. But the longer the event went on, the more others on the stage had their own opportunities to seize the limelight. Trump never faded away, but he seemed a less larger-than-life character in the latter stages of the debate than at the beginning.

In the aftermath, many candidates claimed victory. Various among them were seen as winners by one pundit or another. A focus group moderated by Frank Luntz gave low marks to Trump and high marks to former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee and Dr. Ben Carson.

Republican who wish Trump no good luck said afterwards they believed that they had witnessed the reality TV star planting the seeds of an eventual demise. Advisers to Trump rivals all found reasons to believe that their candidate had emerged better positioned to be the beneficiary if and when Trump begins to fall back to earth.

One of those potential obstacles in Trump’s path was reinforced in the opening minutes. Baier asked any candidate who was unwilling to pledge support the Republican nominee in 2016 and unwilling to pledge not to run as an independent to raise his hand. Trump hesitated for just an instant and then, alone among the 10 candidates, put up his hand.

For now, that might not hurt him with the bloc of supporters he has already attracted. They appear to prize the blunt talk of a non-politician. Among Republican voters who don’t currently support him and who badly want a winner in 2016, this display of personal ambition over party loyalty could come back to haunt Trump.

Most voters are still shopping the field of candidates. They have the luxury of time and many choices. When they start to get serious, perhaps before the end of this year and certainly as the first caucuses and primaries begin, the field of 17 will begin to winnow.

Who’s to say now which of the nine others on the stage Thursday night — or the seven who participated in the undercard debate four hours earlier — will rise up to become a finalist for the nomination. But someone will, and perhaps more than one.

Democrats would welcome Donald Trump as the Republican nominee, or as an independent candidate. Privately, they are less enthusiastic about a race against some of the others.

One is Rubio, who declared forcefully early in the debate that he would present the starkest future-vs.-past contrast to Clinton. Another is Kasich, this year’s version of the compassionate conservative.

Bush, who was less forceful on the stage than some of the others, lacks the freshness of a Kasich or Rubio or Walker. But his more moderate views on immigration, his desire to expand the GOP coalition and his experience give Democrats pause.

Walker makes the case for himself as a fresh face, a Washington outsider and a results-oriented politician. He has been a divisive leader in Wisconsin, but he has the potential to unite the establishment and tea party wings of the Republican Party — if he does not drive himself too far to the right.

It’s likely that all of the candidates walked away from Cleveland thinking they did nothing to hurt their chances of becoming a contender for the nomination and probably did themselves some good. That’s about all any of them could have expected from the first debate.

Trump likely will continue to draw the most attention from the media. But Thursday’s debate proved to be about more than just the Donald Trump Show. It put new and credible Republican faces in front of a huge audience. That could give Democrats, some already nervous about Clinton, something else to worry about.

[Tyr-Ziu Saxnot]

As I keep perusing the transcript, what I'm struck with was my original feelings about this 'very crowded field,' there are many good choices being presented, oh and a very good woman too!

Trump was sort of shrunk in the long haul last night.

No he wasn't , he was torpedoed. I saw nothing from him but his usual honesty and even a bit more subdued behavior. The first two questions were rigged to cut him deeply. He survived and very likely got his current base energized and even more committed because of the biased and bullshit nature of the debate.
Fox should be ashamed, Kelly should be fired and I hope some woman stomps her sorry ass myself.
I just can not be more honest than this-this sealed my support for Trump unless some major event changes it.
And it will have to be truly major..
EDIT- That idiot helped the blatantly false "dem war on women scam" being used against our candidates and she should have to pay for that as well.
How such biased and unfair crap can be excused goes well beyond my understanding of decency..
You'd think it was CNN or doing it or questions came directly from dems (HOW MANY GOOD AND IMPORTANT QUESTIONS WERE OMITTED TO GET IN THOSE CHEAP SHOTS).. Fox just took one damn big hit ... EVEN HAD DEMS, NEW YORK SLIME PRAISING THEM!-Tyr

[Kathianne]

No he wasn't , he was torpedoed. I saw nothing from him but his usual honesty and even a bit more subdued behavior. The first two questions were rigged to cut him deeply. He survived and very likely got his current base energized and even more committed because of the biased and bullshit nature of the debate.
Fox should be ashamed, Kelly should be fired and I hope some woman stomps her sorry ass myself.
I just can not be more honest than this-this sealed my support for Trump unless some major event changes it.
And it will have to be truly major..-Tyr


Actually he wasn't. Take a look at recent thread begun by LTG.

[Tyr-Ziu Saxnot]

Actually he wasn't. Take a look at recent thread begun by LTG.
The people haven't spoken on it so any talking heads do not mean a thing to me.
Of course republican party leaders and dems both want Trump sunk. Fox and Kelly did their best to do that but the people will get the final say my friend, crap talk now by his enemies means exactly squat in my opinion.
This nation's best chance lays with Trump and thats why both parties want him destroyed!

[Kathianne]

The people haven't spoken on it so any talking heads do not mean a thing to me.
Of course republican party leaders and dems both want Trump sunk. Fox and Kelly did their best to do that but the people will get the final say my friend, crap talk now by his enemies means exactly squat in my opinion.
This nation's best chance lays with Trump and thats why both parties want him destroyed!

There are reasons the Democrats want him as the nominee or at least in as long as possible. We agree on that. I just don't think they have the best interests of the country in mind.

[Drummond]

The people haven't spoken on it so any talking heads do not mean a thing to me.
Of course republican party leaders and dems both want Trump sunk. Fox and Kelly did their best to do that but the people will get the final say my friend, crap talk now by his enemies means exactly squat in my opinion.
This nation's best chance lays with Trump and thats why both parties want him destroyed!:clap::clap::clap::clap:

This mirrors my own thinking, for what that's worth, coming as it does from a foreigner.

The more I see of Trump - EVEN through the BBC's biases - the more impressed I become. He tells it as it is, and as he says himself, he has 'no time' for political correctness.

A pity that the BBC doesn't have a broadcast of that debate scheduled. No less than five reruns of a Michelle Obama speech over the next seven days, sure ... but not that debate.

[Black Diamond]

Drummond. Here's a replay.

http://video.foxnews.com/v/4406746003001/watch-a-replay-of-fox-news-prime-time-presidential-debate/?#sp=show-clips

[Kathianne]

Drummond. Here's a replay.

http://video.foxnews.com/v/4406746003001/watch-a-replay-of-fox-news-prime-time-presidential-debate/?#sp=show-clips

I'm pretty frustrated that FOX hasn't repeatedly replayed or made available the whole of the two debates. Clips only give one the snaps their editors want seen.

[Black Diamond]

I'm pretty frustrated that FOX hasn't repeatedly replayed or made available the whole of the two debates. Clips only give one the snaps their editors want seen.
is that what that is? It says an hour and 48 minutes. I thought it was the entire thing. (Shrug)

[Kathianne]

is that what that is? It says an hour and 48 minutes. I thought it was the entire thing. (Shrug)

My apologies, it seems they finally have. I saw 'clips' in URL, those had been on since last evening.

[Drummond]

is that what that is? It says an hour and 48 minutes. I thought it was the entire thing. (Shrug):clap::clap::clap:

It's coming up to 2AM where I am, and so I'll wait until tomorrow to watch it. Even so, I'm very grateful for the chance to do so .. THANKS ... :salute:

Also thanks to Kathianne, for the earlier transcript. All very useful.