The fourth Republican presidential primary debate took place Wednesday night at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. The debate was hosted by NewsNation, with Megyn Kelly, Elizabeth Vargas, and Eliana Johnson as moderators.
With Sen. Tim Scott exiting the race, there will be just four Republicans on stage including Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Chris Christie, and Vivek Ramaswamy. Former President Trump qualified for the debate but has chosen not to attend. Instead, Trump will be holding a fundraiser in Florida.
NewsNation Republican Primary Debate
Time: 8:00 pm ET
Location: University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, AL
Sponsors: NewsNation, SiriusXM, Washington Free Beacon
Moderators: Megyn Kelly, Elizabeth Vargas, and Eliana Johnson
Candidates: DeSantis, Ramaswamy, Haley, Christie (*Trump qualified for this debate but will not attend)
Qualifying Standards:
• 6% or above support in multiple polls
• Have at least 80,000 unique contributors nationally
Full Video – Fourth GOP Debate (Dec. 6)
How to watch the debate on TV
NewsNation will air the debate live beginning at 8 p.m. ET on Dec. 6. Use the NewsNation Channel Finder to watch on your TV streaming, satellite, or cable service.
It will also be broadcast simultaneously in the eastern and central time zones on the broadcast television network The CW. You can find The CW by zip code at the CW channel finder.
Submit debate questions
NewsNation is accepting questions from voters which can be submitted here.
What to expect?
Look for Nikki Haley to continue her attempt at unseating DeSantis from the second-place position in Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina. As it stands now, DeSantis’ position has been softening while Haley has consolidated some establishment donor class support. DeSantis will need more than a night of coasting along, he’ll need to convince donors and the anti-Trump voting faction that he has the best shot at winning in Iowa and toppling Trump in the primary.
However, nothing up to this point seems to have moved the needle. DeSantis and Haley both need Trump voters to peel away from the former president if they see any chance of scoring an early primary victory. While there have been signs of shifts in Iowa and New Hampshire, nothing seismic has altered the race and eaten into Trump’s double-digit lead.
This debate will primarily be a Haley-DeSantis battle since neither Chris Christie nor Vivek Ramaswamy have any serious shot at the nomination.
It will be refreshing to see a debate held somewhere other than Fox News or a mainstream liberal outlet like NBC News. NewsNation is an up-and-coming cable network and the decision to place Megyn Kelly back in the moderator chair, opposite of the first two Fox debates, could wind up being a brilliant move.
Watch live at the links above when the debate kicks off at 8 pm ET.
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