How to watch the third Republican debate
Republican presidential primary takes place on 8-10 p.m. Eastern time Wednesday.
The debate, sanctioned by the Republican National Committee and hosted by NBC News, will be held in Miami.
Where can I watch it?
Several platforms will broadcast the debate:
— NBC will show the debate.
The event can also be streamed at NBCNews.com and on NBC News Now, which is available on Peacock and other streaming services. Pre-debate coverage will start at 7 p.m.
on NBC News Now, and post-debate coverage will run through 11 p.m. on both NBC and NBC News Now.
— Salem Radio Network, a debate partner, and Sky News will have the debate on their stations, as will the streaming platform Rumble.
— Noticias Telemundo will broadcast the debate with Spanish translations on its website, mobile app and social media accounts.
Universo, a Spanish-language NBC affiliate, will also broadcast the debate with translations.
Which candidates will be onstage?
Only five candidates qualified for this debate, down from seven who qualified for the previous debate in September. They are:
— Chris Christie, former governor of New Jersey.
— Ron DeSantis, governor of Florida.
— Nikki Haley, former governor of South Carolina and former United Nations ambassador.
— Vivek Ramaswamy, an entrepreneur.
— Tim Scott, a senator from South Carolina.
Under criteria set by the Republican National Committee, candidates needed to have at least 70,000 unique donors (up from 50,000 for the second debate) and to record at least 4% support (up from 3%) in either two national polls or one national poll in addition to two polls from early-voting states.
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