table debate, the under card. by the time they got to mid january, the saddest under card debate had three people at it. that was the kids table debate with carly and by the eighth, enough people dropped out to do a single event with seven candidates. that was still big enough, though, and enough of a pileup that that one is the one where they had a severe logistic confusion moment how to get all seven candidates on the stage. >> let's welcome the candidates for the republican conomination for president. lieutenant governor chris christie. [ applause