Here comes the GOP debate!

The top-10 Republican presidential candidates are set to square off Wednesday night in the third GOP presidential debate of the cycle.

Starting at 8 p.m. ET, the candidates will face off at the CNBC debate at University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado. The debate will focus primarily on the economy and fiscal issues.

Here's who qualified for the debate, and where each candidate stands in the polls, according to the Real Clear Politics average of five recent national polls:

• Donald Trump, real-estate magnate: 26.8% average as of Wednesday (down from a 29.8% average before the September debate)
• Ben Carson, retired neurosurgeon: 22% (up from 17.8%)
• Marco Rubio, US senator from Florida: 9% (up from 5.8%)
• Jeb Bush, former Florida governor: 7% (down from 7.8%)
• Ted Cruz, US senator from Texas: 6.6% (down from 6.7%)
• Carly Fiorina, former Hewlett Packard CEO: 5.8% (up from 4.3%)
• Mike Huckabee, former Arkansas governor: 3.8% (down from 4.3%)
• Rand Paul, US senator from Kentucky: 3.4% (up from 2.7%)
• John Kasich, Ohio governor: 2.6% (down from 3.5%)
• Chris Christie, New Jersey governor: 2.4% (up from 2.0%)

Read the live blog below, and check back for frequent updates:

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