SPECIAL EDITION: The final Republican debate.

The final Republican debate. On Wednesday night, four candidates gathered in Alabama for the fourth and final Republican debate: former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. For the fourth consecutive time, former President Donald Trump, who is leading the GOP primary by a wide margin, didn't participate.

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Today’s clickables: Announcements (0:43), Quick hits (1:57), Today’s story (4:27), Chris Christie (6:03), Vivek Ramaswamy (8:44), Nikki Haley (11:39), Ron DeSantis (14:12), Right’s take (17:15), Left’s take (20:13), Isaac’s take (23:02), Numbers (27:21), Have a nice day (28:23)

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