Carly Fiorina Among 11 Candidates To Make Cut For Main CNN GOP Debate

Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina, the former Hewlett-Packard chief executive, talks with a guest during an N.H. High Tech Council event in Manchester, N.H., Friday, May 8, 2015. Fiorina, who ran for a... Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina, the former Hewlett-Packard chief executive, talks with a guest during an N.H. High Tech Council event in Manchester, N.H., Friday, May 8, 2015. Fiorina, who ran for a Senate seat in California and lost to incumbent Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer, emerged as one of the Republican Party's most aggressive Clinton critics in the weeks leading up to this week's announcement of her candidacy. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) MORE LESS
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CNN on Thursday night announced the lineup for the upcoming Republican presidential debate, cementing Carly Fiorina’s spot in the prime-time debate.

Following criticism over its rules for inclusion in the main debate, CNN announced earlier in September that those candidates who saw a surge in the polls after the first debate have a shot at making the main stage.

The main debate at 8 p.m. ET will include 11 candidates: Donald Trump, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R), Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R), Dr. Ben Carson, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R), Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R), New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R), and Carly Fiorina.

CNN will hold a debate at 6 p.m. ET for the candidates polling in the second tier. It will include former Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R), former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA), Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R), former New York Gov. George Pataki (R), and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC).

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  1. five more days.

    By the way, Jim Gillmore must be hating life in the ‘green room’.

  2. The GOP clown car changes the seating assignments for the next ‘Chinese fire drill.’

  3. Following criticism over its rules for inclusion in the main debate,…

    A more likely story: They want to see the fireworks between Fiorina and Drumpf

  4. Oh god do we have to look at that face on the big stage, damn you, cnn damn you!

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