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Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015 at Coors Events Center at the University of Colorado Boulder in Boulder, CO.
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Main Debate
L-R: Kasich, Huckabee, Bush, Rubio, Trump, Carson, Fiorina, Cruz, Christie, Paul. Screen grab from CNBC
Wednesday,
October
28,
2015
at
approx. 8:00-10:00 p.m. E.T.
Post-Debate
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video
Sponsors: CNBC.
Candidates: Jeb Bush, Ben Carson,
Chris Christie, Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina, Mike Huckabee, John Kasich,
Rand Paul, Marco
Rubio and Donald Trump. [10 total]
Moderators: CNBC's Carl Quintanilla, co-anchor of "Squawk on the Street" and "Squawk Alley," Becky Quick, co-anchor of "Squawk Box" and Chief Washington Correspondent John Harwood.
Audience:
"...just
over
1,000
people."
Broadcast: Live on CNBC and available to all CNBC Digital customers who authenticate via TV Everywhere on CNBC.com, mobile apps and Apple TV as well as to CNBC PRO subscribers. The debate will also air on SiriusXM channel 112 and Westwood One.
Format:
Under
pressure
from
several
of
the
candidates,
including
a
joint
letter
from Trump and Carson, CNBC agreed to limit the debate to two hours
including commercials and to include opening and closing
statements.
Overview:
It
is
now
less
than
100
days
until
the Iowa caucuses. Trump,
whose star is seen to be waning somewhat, and Carson appear to be the
frontrunners, but one of the key moments in this debate came when Bush
attempted
to hit Rubio for his poor attendance in the Senate and Rubio rebuffed
Bush's attack. NPR clocked candidate time (>)
and
found that Fiorina spoke the most and Paul the least: Fiorina
(10:32), Rubio (10:10), Kasich (9:42), Trump (9:26), Christie (8:31),
Huckabee (7:39), Cruz (7:34), Carson (7:02), Bush (6:39) and Paul
(6:15).
CNBC reported the debate averaged 14 million total viewers, "making it CNBC's most-watched telecast in network history." However, the moderators took a lot of flak for trying to stir up controversy among the candidates rather than have them address issues. Within a couple of days the Republican National Commitee moved to suspend its partnership with NBC News for a scheduled Feb. 26 debate, claiming CNBC's "handling of the debate was conducted in bad faith (+)."
Undercard Debate
Wednesday,
October
28,
2015
at
8:00 p.m. E.T.
Post-Debate
|
Video
Sponsors: CNBC.
Candidates: Lindsey Graham, Bobby Jindal, George Pataki, and Rick Santorum. ("...meet the minimum threshold of one percent in any one of the specified group of national polls.")
Moderators: CNBC's Carl Quintanilla, co-anchor of "Squawk on the Street" and "Squawk Alley," Becky Quick, co-anchor of "Squawk Box" and Chief Washington Correspondent John Harwood.
Audience:
Broadcast: Live on CNBC and available to all CNBC Digital customers who authenticate via TV Everywhere on CNBC.com, mobile apps and Apple TV as well as to CNBC PRO subscribers. The debate will also air on SiriusXM channel 112 and Westwood One.
Format:
30
seconds
for
opening,
60
seconds
for
formal
questions,
30 seconds for
rebuttals and follow ups, 30-second closing statements. Included
a couple of lightening rounds.
Overview: None of these candidates appeared to have had a moment that will help him to escape from B-debate purgatory. NPR's tally of candidate time (>) found rough parity: Jindal (10:38), Graham (9:33), Sandorum (9:29) and Pataki (8:38).