Ninth Republican Party presidential debate, February 2016 in Greenville, South Carolina

Candidate Airtime[1] Polls[2]
Trump 15:38 29.5%
Cruz 14:45 21.0%
Rubio 10:38 17.8%
Carson 8:42 7.8%
Bush 11:15 4.3%
Kasich 10:03 4.0%

The Republican Party's ninth presidential debate ahead of the 2016 U.S. presidential election was held on February 13, 2016, at the Peace Center of Greenville in the early primary state of South Carolina.

Organized by CBS News, the debate was moderated by John Dickerson in the Peace Center in Greenville, started at 9 pm ET and went for 90 minutes.[3] Major Garrett of CBS and Kimberley Strassel of WSJ also asked questions.[4] To participate in the debate, a candidate had to have either (1) placed among the top five candidates in the popular vote of the New Hampshire primary, (2) placed among the top three candidates in the popular vote of the Iowa caucuses, or (3) be among the top five candidates in an average of national and South Carolina polls over the four weeks beginning January 15 (that are recognized by CBS) and have received at least 3% in Iowa or New Hampshire or the South Carolina or national polls.[5] The day before the debate, Ben Carson was invited to join the other participants: Jeb Bush, Ted Cruz, John Kasich, Marco Rubio, and Donald Trump.

This was the ninth and final debate appearance of Bush, who suspended his campaign on February 20.[6]

References

  1. ↑ SPRUNT, BARBARA. "On The Clock: Trump Gets The Most Talking Time In Tonight's Debate". npr.org. NPR. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  2. ↑ "RealClearPolitics - Election 2016 - 2016 Republican Presidential Nomination".
  3. ↑ "CBS News announces details for 2016 debates". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  4. ↑ "CBS News announces Republican debate criteria". CBS News. February 9, 2016.
  5. ↑ "CBS News announces Republican debate criteria". CBS News. February 9, 2016.
  6. ↑ O'Keefe, Ed (February 20, 2016). "Jeb Bush suspends 2016 campaign". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
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