Thomson Reuters
Republican U.S. presidential candidates pose before the start of the second official Republican presidential candidates debate of the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley
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
- 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%)