Rick Perry and Rick Santorum Left Off the Republican Debate Stage
Republican presidential candidate and former Texas Governor Rick Perry fields questions at The Family Leadership Summit at Stephens Auditorium on July 18, 2015 in Ames, Iowa. According to the organizers the purpose of The Family Leadership Summit is to inspire, motivate, and educate conservatives
Photographer: Scott Olson/Getty ImagesNew Jersey Governor Chris Christie and Ohio Governor John Kasich will appear on stage for the first Republican presidential debate Thursday evening while former Texas Governor Rick Perry, former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum, and Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal didn't make the cut, debate host Fox News said Tuesday.
Christie and Kasich will be joined by billionaire Donald Trump, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, Texas Senator Ted Cruz, Florida Senator Marco Rubio and Kentucky Senator Rand Paul in the prime-time debate, the network announced on air on Tuesday evening.