Debate begins on/about 8pm EST, on CNBC, and live-blogging will begin then. New posts on other topics will be below this one.
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*DRUDGE POLL** WHO WON THE 3RD REPUBLICAN DEBATE ’16?

TRUMP 71.36% (61,966 votes)

CRUZ 12.95% (11,245 votes)

RUBIO 5.9% (5,124 votes)

PAUL 3.04% (2,642 votes)

CARSON 2.79% (2,425 votes)

FIORINA 1.58% (1,373 votes)

KASICH 0.79% (684 votes)

CHRISTIE 0.74% (646 votes)

HUCKABEE 0.44% (379 votes)

BUSH 0.41% (353 votes)

Closing Statements:

Paul: Want a government that’s so small you can barely see it. Budget deal to raise debt ceiling is wrong. I’m going to filibuster it.
Christie: Are you serious about changing this culture?
Cruz: I’ve been the one who has stood up to Washington.
Fiorina: Need a proven leader who can produce results. I’m Hillary’s worst nightmare, and with your vote and prayers, I will lead resurgence.
Carson: thank colleagues for being civil, and the audience for waking up. WE should never give away values for sake of political correctness.
Trump: Trump This country needs to win. We don’t win. Look at this recent deal with Iran. Look at CNN – I won with CNBC – 250k for 30 second adds. CNBC lost and I got it to two hours so we can get out of here. And I will do the same in America and make us great again.
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Mod: Just for the record, the debate was always going to be 2 hours (crowd boos because they know it’s a lie).
Rubio: essentially he’s American dream.
Bush: we don’t need a divider
Huckabee: I don’t want to leave my grandkids a mess. Best closing statement.
Kasich: America is great not from the top down, but the bottom up. We will renew America if we work together and I know we will, and God Bless America.

10:07

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9:57

Moderator to Christie: you believe in climate change so what would you do?

Christie to moderator: even in NJ what you’re doing is rude. Don’t send Washington anymore money until they stop wasting what we’ve already sent.

I think all the debates are actually sharpening the Republican candidates. Hopefully that’s good, so they can cut Hillary to shreds when we get to the general election.

9:49

Huckabee: “Why do you give me my one question that will just give Trump more time? I’m wearing a Trump tie right now! (points to tie). Trump would be ten times a better president than any Democrat running.” Crowd Cheers! I’m the only guy who has fought the Clinton machine, and won. And not only won, but lived to tell about it…Bazing!

Christie calls out Obama for failure to support police.

9:40

I automatically reject anyone who uses the terminology ‘get this country moving again’. So bye bye Kasich. Why is he getting so much time when he is at the bottom in %? Answer: because that takes time away from the smarter more significant candidates like Cruz.

9:36

What I really like from all the candidates in this debate is that all of the candidates are at the end of every answer making it about Hillary and how bad she would be and how bad Obama has been. I have to say while the moderators are lousy, the candidates have really come out swinging and have largely handled the attacks well. ‘Moderator discretion on who gets to follow up’. Audience snorts at the unfairness of that.

9:28

Great answer by Rubio. Democrats have ultimate Super Pac, it’s called the mainstream media. And I’ll tell you why. She sent emails to her family telling them the attack was because of Al Qaeda-like elements, and she spent a week telling the families and us it was about a video. Meanwhile the media is saying it was her greatest weak ever. It was the week she was exposed as a liar. And this is why Clinton, some say, is most afraid of Rubio.

9:17

Can we actually get other moderators? Why in every Republican debate do you have Democratic media attacking candidates, and in Democratic Debates you have democratic media lobbing softballs and everyone can say how nice and civilized the Democrats are to each other.

Moderator tries to link Carson to a pharmaceutical corporation that had problems, he said he had no relationship with them and started saying this is what media is about. Moderator pressed the point saying why is there a picture of you on their website. Audience actually shuts up the moderator, for being obviously biased attack.

9:14

Cruz and Fiorina just gave great responses on women, that under Obama and Clinton women have done much worse. Fiorina answered that so well they naturally started to cut her off.

9:13

The clear plan of the moderators is to paint Rubio as the young, inexperienced, doesn’t know how to manage his budget kid. He handled the response well.

9:02

Christie: this justice department has been political, if they want to prosecute you, like a decorated general like Petraeaus, they will. We don’t need price controls. Justice needs to be more than a word, needs to be a way of life.

Jeb Bush: you find a Democrat in Congress who will cut spending 10 dollars, “I’ll give big warm kiss”.

9:00

Trump asked about his bankruptcies, yawn

8:57

Actually pretty good exchange on the problems of social security. Huckabee stressing that it’s our money and it should be there for us, government shouldn’t take it. Christie noting government should be honest that they’ve already stolen it, it’s no longer there. Cruz making the point we have to safeguard for the older workers, for younger can put in personal accounts.

Moderator: “We’re not having that beer you mentioned.”
Cruz: “Maybe I’ll give you some Colorado brownies instead.”

8:44

Cruz: Questions asked so far in this debate are ridiculous, ‘this is not a cage match’. Best moment of the night so far:

8:36

These moderators are purposely trying to attack and incite, this is going to be hard to live blog. Moderators try to nail Marco Rubio on his absences in Senate and failure to show up for votes. He responded by citing Obama’s record while running for President, got big round of applause.

8:34

Why do they always cut Cruz off? Every time he makes great points they want to stop him. Look at how much more time they are giving Fiorina…

8:28

Moderators shouldn’t be debating the candidate, and clearly to set each against the other. Kasich just lied about what Carson said, he didn’t say 10% tithe.

Kasich: I’m the one who has experience, these guys don’t.

8:26

What is your biggest weakness? Trump was the only one with an honest answer. Apparently Huckabee has no flaws and Christie’s answer was funny whacking on the Democrats.

HT: Hoodaticus

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