Monday, August 3, 2015

GOP Presidential candidates in first debate tonight, August 3rd.

Updated 8/3/15, 9:23 PM

A first-in-the-nation Q&A debate among all GOP candidates except Donald Trump and Mike Huckabee (they declined to participate) will be held this evening at 7:00 PM at the Dana Center in Manchester, New Hampshire.

It will be carried live nationally by C-Span on Channel 109 Verizon FIOS, and on Channel 75 Cablevision.  It will also be available on iHeartRadio, and will be hosted by WGIR radio personality Jack Heath.
 
This debate, dubbed “The Voters First Republican Presidential Forum” is the brainchild of Joseph W. McQuaid, publisher of the New Hampshire Union Leader, the Granite’s State’s largest newspaper, and one which reflects the independent spirit of that state.

The decision by McQuaid came about largely from another decision by Fox News to restrict its largely publicized debate on August 6th to feature only the top-10 to be selected by a polling formula not revealed by Fox.

Two people with New Jersey roots will be debating tonight:

For the first time the only woman candidate in the GOP lineup, Carly Fiorina, will be on the national stage getting equal treatment.
 
Fiorina is a former CEO of HP.  She previously held other top-level executive positions within AT&T and its spinoff Lucent, rising to top-level positions within both firms. 
 
Also in the mix of presidential GOP candidates early this evening will be New Jersey’s own Governor Chris Christie. 
 
He has held more town hall meetings in the Granite State than any of the other candidates.  This will be the first time, love him or hate him, that Garden State voters will have the chance to see him in action with all of the other GOP contenders.

So far, the Democratic Party has not announced any debates, perhaps due to the dearth of candidates.

Thanks for checking in and enjoy your fast-moving summer.

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