2015 REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE
CNBC, 8:00 p.m. ET
The third Republican presidential debate of the 2016 political contest takes place tonight, emanating live from the University of Colorado in Boulder – but don’t expect it to be as highly viewed as the previous two. Not because it’s being televised by CNBC – but because it’s opposite Game 2 of the World Series on Fox. As before, there’s an “undercard” debate at 6 p.m. ET, featuring the lowest-polling Republican presidential aspirants – Rick Santorum, Bobby Jindal, George Pataki and Lindsay Graham. But this time the main event is two hours, not three, and is missing Scott Walker, who’s bowed out of the race. Otherwise, it’s the same field, though not necessarily in the same order as before: Donald Trump, Ben Carson, Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, Mike Huckabee, Rand Paul, Carly Fiorina, Chris Christie, and John Kasich. The primary subject this time: economic issues. And the moderators, all from CNBC, are John Harwood, Becky Quick, and Carl Quintanilla.