Introduction

The third Republican debate. On Wednesday night, five Republican candidates took the stage in Miami, Florida, to debate foreign policy, abortion, former President Donald Trump's record, and the economy. To qualify for the third debate, candidates needed to poll above 4% in either two national surveys or in one national survey and two surveys from early-nominating states. Each candidate also needed to receive more than 70,000 individual donations. The Iowa caucuses for Republicans begin in just over two months. 

On stage were Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Former President Trump, who is leading in the polls, skipped the debate for the third time.

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Today’s clickables: Announcements (0:36), Quick hits (1:40), Today’s story (3:41), Tim Scott (5:37), Chris Christie (8:05), Vivek Ramaswamy (10:19), Nikki Haley (13:20), Ron DeSantis (16:06), Left’s take (19:38), Right’s take (22:50), Isaac’s take (26:06), Numbers (31:46), Have a nice day (32:58)

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