U.S. TV network Fox News on Tuesday
announced the 10-participant list for the first prime-time debate of the
primary season of the 2016 U.S. presidential election. The debate,
featuring the top 10 Republican candidates in the latest five national poll
chosen by Fox News, is slated for Thursday night in Cleveland, Ohio. Those
included in the lineup are New York real estate mogul Donald Trump, former
Florida Governor Jeb Bush, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, Senator Marco
Rubio, Senator Ted Cruz, and Senator Rand Paul, neurosurgeon Ben Carson, former
Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and Ohio
Governor John Kasich. The debate
on Thursday night marks the beginning of a new phase for the nomination process
of the Republican party, which has witnessed an unprecedented swelling of its
fields during the past months, with a total of 17 major candidates throwing the
hat into the ring. The rest major
candidates, including former Texas Governor Rick Perry, Louisiana Governor
Bobby Jindal and Senator Lindsey Graham,will appear at a lower-tier debate
Thursday ahead of prime time.
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