Republican Governors Chris Christie and John Kasich on Tuesday grabbed the last spots on stage next to front-runner Donald Trump and seven others in the first prime-time presidential debate, winning a potentially valuable head start in exposure.
Former Texas Governor Rick Perry, former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum and five others in the crowded 2016 Republican field were left out of Thursday’s televised 9 p.m. EDT debate by host Fox News, which invited the top 10 candidates in an average of five recent opinion polls.
The leftover candidates will appear in a separate forum outside of the spotlight at 5 p.m. EDT on Thursday, leaving them fighting to win attention and prove to voters and donors they have a legitimate shot at the nomination. More in Reuters.
Who are the other seven who made the cut?
full list of ppl in debate: trump, walker, busch, rubio, paul, huckabee, carson, cruz, christie, kasich.
Kochs’ nepotism par excellance
Thanks.
Interesting to see if Christie demonstrates his “Bully side” .
That’s one facet of him I dislike.
Look at the 10-man lineup. Sad.