CNN Announces Candidate Lineup for GOP Debate

CNN has officially announced the candidate lineup for its big Republican debate next Wednesday.

Donald Trump, Ben Carson, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Mike Huckabee, Rand Paul, Jeb Bush, Scott Walker, Carly Fiorina, John Kasich, and Chris Christie will appear in the 8 pm primetime debate; a total of 11 candidates.

Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, George Pataki, Bobby Jindal, and Lindsay Graham will all be in the earlier 6 pm debate.

The criteria CNN initially established for its big debate got criticism from the Fiorina camp because it excluded her despite her boost after the Fox News debate. CNN eventually altered its criteria.

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