Seventh Republican Party presidential debate, January 2016 in Des Moines, Iowa

Republican Party debate stage, Des Moines, Iowa, January 2016.
Candidate Airtime[1] Polls[2]
Trump Boycott 35.3%
Cruz 13:11 19.4%
Rubio 13:31 10.8%
Carson 6:11 8.2%
Bush 9:24 4.8%
Christie 8:22 3.8%
Kasich 8:52 2.6%
Paul 7:56 2.2%
Candidate Airtime[3] Polls[2]
Huckabee 9:30 2.2%
Fiorina 9:18 2.0%
Santorum 9:30 0.2%
Gilmore 6:48 0.0%

The Republican Party's seventh presidential debate ahead of the 2016 U.S. presidential election was held on January 28, 2016 at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines, Iowa.

It was the second debate to air on Fox News Channel. As in Fox's first debate, the moderators were Bret Baier, Megyn Kelly, and Chris Wallace.[4] It was the last debate before actual voting begins with the Iowa caucuses on February 1, 2016.[5][6]

The debate was, again, divided into undercard and primetime rounds; to qualify for the primetime debate, candidates must have, in polls recognized by FNC, either placed in the top six nationally based on an average of the five most recent national polls; place in the top five in Iowa, based on an average of the five most recent Iowa state polls, or place in the top five in New Hampshire, based on an average of the five most recent New Hampshire state polls. In order to qualify for the first debate, candidates must have registered at least one percent in one of the five most recent national polls.[7]

On January 26, 2016, Jeb Bush, Ben Carson, Chris Christie, Ted Cruz, John Kasich, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, and Donald Trump were invited to the primetime debate. Trump, however, declined to participate due to prior confrontations with the network and moderator Megyn Kelly, and instead hosted a town hall with charitable proceeds going to veterans groups.[8] Carly Fiorina, Jim Gilmore, Mike Huckabee, and Rick Santorum were invited to the undercard debate.[9] The undercard debate was only the second of the 2016 cycle to which Gilmore was invited; he was also in the August 6, 2015, undercard debate, also hosted by Fox News.[10][11]

Immigration and foreign policy featured prominently in this debate, and many candidates used the opportunity to criticize the second-place Cruz, who had also been subjected to attack ads in the weeks before Iowa from prominent Republican leaders. In particular, Cruz and Rubio (the third-place candidate at this point in the race) attacked each other's immigration records.[12][13]

This was the final debate appearance of Fiorina, Gilmore, Huckabee, Paul, and Santorum. Huckabee suspended his campaign on February 1,[14] while Paul and Santorum ended their presidential bids on February 3.[15][16] Fiorina and Gilmore were excluded from the following debate, and suspended their campaigns on February 10 and 12, respectively.[17][18]

References

  1. ↑ Montanaro, Domenico (January 28, 2016). " ". Twitter. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "2016 Republican Presidential Nomination". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  3. ↑ Jason Russell. "Who got the most speaking time at the GOP debate?". Washington Examiner.
  4. ↑ "Fox News Channel's Megyn Kelly will be at GOP debate in January". Los Angeles Times. August 13, 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
  5. ↑ "These States Could Pick the GOP Nominee, Each for Different Reasons". National Journal. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Fox News to host last GOP debate before Iowa caucuses". FoxNews. December 21, 2015.
  7. ↑ "FOX NEWS CHANNEL ANNOUNCES CRITERIA FOR UPCOMING REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY DEBATE". Fox News. January 21, 2016. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  8. ↑ Darcy, Oliver (January 26, 2016). "Donald Trump Will Not Participate in Fox News Debate". TheBlaze. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Fox News announces GOP debate candidate lineup". Fox News. January 26, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Donald Trump sidelined as rivals debate without Republican frontrunner". Guardian. January 29, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio Clash Harshly, Filling Void on G.O.P. Debate Stage". New York Times. January 29, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  12. ↑ Ron Elving (January 29, 2016). "Trump-less Debate Sets A New Standard, But With A Familiar Outcome". NPR.
  13. ↑ Nate Silver (January 29, 2016). "What Would The Republican Race Look Like Without Trump?". FiveThirtyEight.com.
  14. ↑ Strauss, Daniel (February 1, 2016). "Mike Huckabee suspends his 2016 campaign". Politico. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Rick Santorum dropping presidential bid - CNNPolitics.com". CNN. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Rand Paul dropping out of presidential race - CNNPolitics.com". CNN. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Carly Fiorina drops out of GOP presidential race". USA Today.
  18. ↑ Stracqualursi, Veronica (February 12, 2016). "Former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore Suspends Presidential Campaign". ABC News. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
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