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Stage. >> please welcome the candidates. >> reporter: the first forum wasn't technically a debate but felt like a preview. on monday night, 14 presidential hopefuls for the republican ticket took the stage at the college in new hampshire. the candidates discussing their policies. some using their one-on-one time with the moderator to dole out punches against democratic front-runner hillary clinton. >> she lied about benghazi. she has, as well lied about her servers and the kinds of information she had on her server. these go to the core of her character. >> reporter: senator lindsey graham pos...

Thursday eers thursday's debate? in the new hampshire forum last night who was missing? >> reporter: good morning. we're only a few hours away from learning which ten candidates will be on that debate stage on thursday night. for the top tier candidates here last night's forum was a chance for them to practice their debate talking points. for those who won't make the cut, it was still a chance to connect with voters albeit on a much much smaller stage. >> please welcome the candidates. >> reporter: the first gop forum wasn't technically a debate. but it certainly felt like a preview. on monday...

Just about doubled his support in two months. the polls made him a leader and spoiler. his popularity will squeeze out a bunch of the gop field. let's begin our coverage. we have cnns athena jones live in manchester. athena the latest? >> reporter: good morning, chris. that's right, we are hours away from learning who is going to be on that debate stage on thursday night. for the top tiered candidates, last night was a chance to practice their debate talking points. for the dands who won't make the cut, it's a chance to connect where voters on a much much smaller stage. >> please welcome the c...