Republican Debate

(CNN) On Thursday night, the five remaining Republican presidential candidates faced off at the CNN debate in Texas — the final debate before Super Tuesday. As always, what was spoken was important, but body language really said it all. The ultimate  http://i2.nyt.com/images/2016/02/25/us/politics/repubdebate-56/repubdebate-56-facebookJumbo.jpg 2016-02-25T21:04:53.053+00:00 10th G.O.P. Debate Watch a highlight from the Republican presidential debate in … Read more

5 takeaways from the Republican debate. Eric Bradner. By Eric Bradner, CNN. Updated 3:21 AM ET, Sun February 7, 2016. Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz speaks during the Republican Presidential Candidates Debate February 6, 2016  5 takeaways from the Republican debate. Eric Bradner. By Eric Bradner, CNN. Updated 3:21 AM ET, Sun February 7, 2016. … Read more

GOP DEBATE–DES MOINES, IA – JANUARY 28: Republican presidential candidates (R-L) Ohio Governor John Kasich, Jeb Bush, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Ben Carson, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)  Seven Republican presidential candidates met for a debate at Saint Anselm College in New Hampshire. The main stage … Read more

The target on Marco Rubio's back grew larger Saturday, as rivals candidates, starting with Chris Christie, sought to turn the Florida senator's polish into a liability in a critical debate on the eve of New Hampshire's leadoff presidential primary The Republican presidential candidates face off Saturday night at 8, just days before the New Hampshire … Read more

That may be part of what's been driving the ratings successes of the 2016 Republican presidential debates. Trump may have left his reality television show behind when he decided to launch a presidential run, but he's brought an element of what makes The presidential candidates from the Grand Old Party will face off yet again … Read more

The Republican candidates traded barbs at the debate Thursday night, but there was one person they all ganged up on: Hillary Clinton. Bashing Clinton while still in the primary season has long been a tactic of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie at debates In the past week, Republican front-runner Donald Trump took a serious scolding … Read more

Republican candidates for president dueled in another televised debate, the modern version of gladiatorial combat. Instead of writing a column, I'm collecting some of my tweets about the debate in this blog post, which I'm updating until it ends. These Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus went so far as to call off his party's … Read more

Gov. Chris Christie, Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and other candidates vying for the Republican presidential nomination are gathering Thursday night for the sixth GOP debate of the 2016 race. NJ Advance Media is bringing you live coverage  During the October 28 and December 19 debates, we asked you to tell us who made … Read more

Thursday night's Republican presidential debate in North Charleston, S.C., will be the sixth of the primary campaign, but only the next to last before the Iowa caucuses on Feb. 1. And as Newt Gingrich can attest, face-offs held in the final weeks and GettyImages-494779852 From left, Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, Donald Trump, Ben Carson and … Read more

Who can participate: For the 8:30 p.m. primetime debate, CNN used early-state polls to determine who is on the main stage. Those candidates met one of three criteria: an average of at least 3.5 percent nationally; at least 4 percent in Iowa; or at Republican presidential debate, the still-leading real estate mogul-in-chief had to take … Read more