Republican debate: What time, what channel, and 10 other things to know

Republican organizations will conduct viewing parties at five sites in Los Angeles County for today’s debate involving the party’s top nine presidential candidates.

Donald Trump, the celebrity billionaire who continues to hold on to first-place in the national polls, likely will defend his controversial call for a temporary ban on all Muslims entering the United States. Ted Cruz, by 27 points.

Moderators: The debate will be moderated by Wolf Blitzer, with CNN’s Dana Bash and Salem Radio Network talk show host Hugh Hewitt asking questions. Regardless of whether you’ve been counting down the days for the next Republican debate or you wish the election would go away forever, Trump and Friends will be waiting for you on CNN at 8:30 p.m. tonight. Ben Carson will stand to Trump’s right, and Texas Sen. CNN has not said how many seconds each candidate will have to answer questions or rebut others, but there will surely be time constraints Tuesday night.

However, I have decided not to live tweet the GOP Undercard Debate. “Rand Paul in the prime-time debate”, a network spokeswoman said on Sunday. Marco Rubio, Fiorina and Kasich.

Participating in the undercard will be former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum, former New York Governor George Pataki and South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham.

Here are the candidates participating in the primetime debate, their poll number percentage (from CNN’s Poll of Polls) and their websites. Coverage will begin at 3 p.m. on CNN.