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Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015 at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, CA.
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L-R: Paul, Huckabee, Rubio, Cruz, Carson, Trump, Bush, Walker, Fiorina, Kasich, Christie. Screen grab from CNN
Wednesday,
September
16,
2015
at
8:00-11:00 p.m. E.T.
Post-Debate
| video | transcript (2)
Sponsors: CNN and the Ronald Reagan
Presidential Foundation.
Candidates: Jeb Bush, Ben Carson,
Chris Christie, Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina, Mike Huckabee, John Kasich,
Rand Paul, Marco
Rubio, Donald Trump and Scott Walker. [11 total]
Moderator: CNN anchor and chief Washington correspondent Jake Tapper; and questioning from Salem Radio Network talk show host Hugh Hewitt and and CNN's chief political correspondent Dana Bash.
Audience:
A
few
hundred
people.
Broadcast: Live exclusively on CNN, CNN International and CNN Español; streamed online and across CNN’s mobile platforms. Salem Communications aired the debate live through their broadcast radio stations.
Format:
One
minute
answers
and
30-second
rebuttals.
Overview:
The
original
qualifying
requirements
would
have
excluded
Carly
Fiorina;
her
supporters
waged
a
concerted
effort
to
get
her
on
the stage, and on
Sept. 10
CNN announced she would be included. All
eyes
continued to be on
Donald
Trump. This was a three-hour long debate.
Undercard Debate
Wednesday,
September
16,
2015
at
6:00-7:45 p.m. E.T.
Post-Debate
| video | transcript
Sponsors: CNN and the Ronald Reagan
Presidential Foundation.
Candidates: Lindsey Graham, Bobby
Jindal, George Pataki, and Rick
Santorum.
Moderator: CNN anchor and chief Washington correspondent Jake Tapper; and questioning from Salem Radio Network talk show host Hugh Hewitt and and CNN's chief political correspondent Dana Bash.
Audience: There was an audience. (In his introduction, Sen. Graham joked, "One, thanks, CNN, for having people at this debate.")
Broadcast: Live exclusively on CNN, CNN International and CNN Español; streamed online and across CNN’s mobile platforms. Salem Communications aired the debate live through their broadcast radio stations.
Format: One minute to answer questions and 30 seconds for followups and rebuttals.
Overview:
Former
Gov.
Rick
Perry
qualified
but
ended
his
campaign
on
Sept.
11
leaving
four
candidates
to
participate.