It's All Politics : NPR. Republican presidential candidates (from left) Scott Walker, Donald Trump, Jeb Bush and Mike Huckabee take the stage for the first Republican presidential debate. Remember, that came in his speech after losing the Iowa caucuses.
Watch "We'll Be Right Back", a CBSN video on CBSNews.com. View more CBSN videos and watch CBSN, a live news stream featuring original CBS News reporting. A lot has changed in the month since the first Republican presidential debate — perhaps most notably the number of Republican rivals willing to attack Donald Trump. This debate is worth 100 points. 80 points will be based on turning in written assignments (2 case briefs – each worth 40 points). The remaining 20 points will be.
It took Democratic candidates attacking him on the campaign trail and in debates to bring concerns about his record — and whether he could win — to the forefront for Democratic voters. Trump continues to lead the Republican primary field with an even bigger lead despite — or perhaps because of — even more controversy.
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The onetime front- runners, Jed Bush and Scott Walker, have slipped to the back of the pack. Outsiders have surged — Ben Carson is consistently in second place, and Carly Fiorina qualified for Wednesday's top- tier debate stage on CNN. But perhaps the most notable change ahead of Wednesday's debate is the number of Republican rivals willing to attack Trump.
He has been in a high- profile back and forth with Bush. He drew the ire of the low- key Carson after Trump questioned his energy (in response to Carson questioning Trump's faith). He's called Walker a . I am proud of every year and every wrinkle. Republicans thought they could ignore Trump.
They thought he was just a no- strings- attached summer fling who would implode under the weight of his controversial statements, that perhaps his past not- so- conservative history would catch up with him — and they didn't want to offend his supporters. They were wrong. The only one who did attack Trump on the main stage that night was Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, and he was summarily dismissed by Trump as . Rick Perry suspended his campaign Friday.)That's going to be different this time, so expect it won't just be the moderators Trump has to contend with.
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Live coverage of the Republican presidential debate (2/6/1. ABC)Gov. Chris Christie, Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, and three other Republican presidential candidates gather in New Hampshire for the eighth GOP debate at 8 p.
Saturday night. It's the last debate before New Hampshire hosts the nation's first presidential primary Tuesday. Christie is staking his hopes at the White House on the primary, and Trump is trying to hold onto his lead there in the polls.
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