5 Things to Watch For in the Second Republican Debate
With political outsiders dominating in the polls, the establishment candidates are looking for a way to gain traction.
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The debate stage for Wednesday evening at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, California, is set.
Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson is closing in on billionaire Donald Trump, the front-runner in the Republican presidential race for more than two months. A third political outsider, Carly Fiorina, has claimed her spot in the prime-time lineup, continuing her own rise in the polls. Meanwhile, a variety of ostensibly A-List presidential contenders with actual government experience have slipped to the middle of the pack and will try to regain their footing.