Eleventh Republican Party presidential debate, March 2016 in Detroit, Michigan

Candidate Airtime[1] Polls[2]
Trump 26:40 35.6%
Cruz 19:23 19.8%
Rubio 13:32 17.4%
Kasich 15:20 8.8%

The Republican Party's eleventh presidential debate ahead of the 2016 U.S. presidential election was held on March 3, 2016, at the Fox Theatre in downtown Detroit, Michigan.[3]

It was the third debate to air on Fox News Channel.[4] Special Report anchor Bret Baier, The Kelly File anchor Megyn Kelly and Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace served as moderators.[5] It led into the Maine, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Idaho, and Hawaii contests. Fox announced that in order for candidates to qualify, they must have at least 3 percent support in the five most recent national polls by March 1 at 5 pm.[6] Ben Carson said on March 2 he would not be attending the debate.[7][8][9] The debate drew controversy for an allusion Trump made to his penis in response to Rubio's comment about the size of his hands.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Sprunt, Barbara. "On The Clock: Trump Still Gets The Most Talking Time". NPR.org. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  2. ↑ "RealClearPolitics - Election 2016 - 2016 Republican Presidential Nomination".
  3. ↑ Gold, Hadas (February 4, 2016). "Bret Baier, Megyn Kelly, Chris Wallace return for March 3 debate". Politico. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  4. ↑ "2016 presidential debate schedule: Dates, times, moderators and topics". Politico. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
  5. ↑ "GOP debate headed to Detroit in March". Detroit News. February 4, 2016.
  6. ↑ Feldman, Josh. "Fox News Announces Criteria for Next Week’s Big GOP Debate". mediaite.com. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  7. ↑ Pappas, Alex (March 2, 2016). "Ben Carson: 'I Do Not See A Political Path Forward'". Daily Caller. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Transcript of the Republican Presidential Debate in Detroit". New York Times. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  9. ↑ "Republican debate: candidates pledge to support Trump if needed – as it happened". Guardian. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  10. ↑ Gregory Kreig (March 4, 2016). "Donald Trump defends size of his penis". CNN. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
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