The main debate will kick off at 9 PM Eastern in the Milwaukee Theater, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Incidentally, it's the same theater where Theodore Roosevelt campaigned immediately after being shot in the chest during the 1912 presidential race—so when Rand Paul inevitably declares out of nowhere that "It takes more than that to kill a Bull Moose!" that's who he's plagiarizing.
Who's debating?The Fox Business-WSJ debates start tonight at 7p ET! Here's how to watch: — FOX Business (@FoxBusiness)November 10, 2015
Some of the dozen-plus candidates were finally voted off the island for this round, and only eight contenders—Donald Trump, Ben Carson, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina, Jeb Bush, John Kasich, and Rand Paul—will appear in the main event. Sadly, neither Mike Huckabee nor Chris Christie qualified, depriving viewers of two of the most reliably inflammatory zealots in the GOP primary field. They've been kicked down to the kid's table debate with Bobby Jindal and Rick Santorum, who are apparently still running.
Lindsey Graham and George Pataki have been cast out of the debates entirely, after failing to earn even 1 percent in recent polls. Graham, apparently undeterred by the fact that no one is particularly interested in him, will be hosting his own debate of one, posting his thoughts on a "new social platform called Sidewire," an app that [Washington is reportedly "all over"](ds started Sidewire ove) but that no one else has ever heard of—sort of like Lindsey Graham.What's the debate about?If Michael Jordan can have his NBA Finals Flu Game, then I can have my Laryngitis Presidential Debate — Rick Santorum (@RickSantorum)November 9, 2015
Like the CNBC debate, Tuesday night's debate will focus on "jobs, taxes, and the general health of the economy, as well as domestic and international policy issues."OK, but what's it really about?
Sadly, jobs, taxes, and the general health of the economy. After CNBC moderators allowed the inmates to take over the asylum and turn the last debate into an airing of grievances and paranoia about the "liberal media," Fox Business seems to have gotten the message. Tuesday's debate moderators—FBN's Neil Cavuto and Maria Bartiromo, and Wall Street Journal editor-in-chief Gerard Baker—have promised to stick to questions about policies and issues. "Our debate will be about business, and it will be clear, and it won't be condescending, and it won't be gotcha," Cavuto stated in one of the network's promos.
Marco Rubio is totally weak on illegal immigration & in favor of easy amnesty. A lightweight choker - bad for — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)November 10, 2015
Marco Rubio couldn't even respond properly to President Obama's State of the Union Speech without pouring sweat & chugging water. He choked!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)November 10, 2015
VICE will be covering the debate live here and on Twitter.Marco Rubio is a total lightweight who I wouldn't hire to run one of my smaller companies - a highly overrated politician!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)November 10, 2015