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For a showdown that you will only see on cnn. We know now there will be nine, not eight, podiums on the stage for the prime time debate. That is because rand paul was saved from being cut at the 11th hour. Thanks to a new poll just out this morning. But first, the rest of the lineup, donald trump front and center. Of course, he is ranking first in all of the National Polls. He will be flanked by his new closest rival ted cruz as well as ben carson. Also on the main stage, marco r rubio, jeb bush...

Director david calian and cnn political commentator and columnist s.e. cupp. before the humans on the stage, nine of them in the prime time debate, talk about the setting here. the geopolitical setting. i think the most important thing thats happened is paris. is san bernardino. as a backdrop, that i think will drive this debate. >> without a doubt. think back, john. the debates that were driving the republican nomination process before the terrorist attack, the immigration debates, economic deb...

"operation wetback" and japanese internment camps for the sales pitch of a tough foreign policy and expect him to be just as direct on the muslim ban as he has been in the past two weeks. >> i think he has more support in the polls. you have seen a majority of republicans polled in the cbs news poll and support the policy. heres the other thing, though. all the other candidates responded out on the campaign trail to the trump proposal and havent seen them together on the stage and how they respo...