Republicans Prepare For First Debate Of 2016

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January 14, 2016

Crew members set the stage at the North Charleston Coliseum, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016, in North Charleston, S.C., in advance of Thursday's Fox Business Network Republican presidential debate. (Rainier Ehrhardt/AP)

Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, John Kasich, Chris Christie, Jeb Bush and Ben Carson are the seven Republicans who will be taking the main debate stage tonight in North Charleston, South Carolina, for the 9 p.m. Eastern debate on Fox Business Network. The debate will also be live-streamed for free on foxbusiness.com.

Rand Paul and Carly Fiorina were bumped to the earlier 6 p.m. Eastern undercard debate for lower-polling candidates; Rand Paul has declined to participate, so Fiorina will join Rick Santorum and Mike Huckabee.

Here & Now's political analyst and GOP strategist Paris Dennard previews the upcoming debate with host Jeremy Hobson.

Guest

Paris Dennard, Here & Now political analyst and Republican strategist who led outreach to the African-American community for George W. Bush’s administration. He tweets @PARISDENNARD.

This segment aired on January 14, 2016.