Four presidential candidates will face off for the fourth time Wednesday evening for the final Republican

primary

debate of the year.

Instead of,

The

group of

candidates

competing for a distant second place

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former governor of South Carolina. Nikki Haley, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and former governor of New Jersey. Chris Christie wants to take the stage at the University of Alabama

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in Tuscaloosa.

The debate begins at 5:00 PM Pacific. It airs on NewsNation, via television, online streaming and phone apps

license

. The CW television network will also broadcast the debate in the Eastern and Central time zones. KTLA-TV (Channel 5) in Los Angeles will carry the debate at 5 p.m. and again at 8 p.m. Online streaming platform Rumble will too

carry broadcast

the event.

Former President Trump, who skipped the previous three primary debates, plans to skip Wednesday night’s event as well.

Trump enjoys one

extremely comfortable

He has an edge over his opponents, averaging 59% support in the Republican primaries, according to poll aggregator FiveThirtyEight. DeSantis is averaging 13%, with Haley

close behind him on his heels

10.5%

support

.

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to have

already

dropped out of the race

,

months before the first Iowa caucuses

set for in

Jan

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. 15. North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum was the last to leave the field Monday, following former Vice President Mike Pence and South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott

, who quit last month and when? Last month, right?

.

NewsNation anchor Elizabeth Vargas,

one of the debate moderators

, told The Times she would focus many of the questions on Trump, who is the main opponent the four candidates must overcome. In previous debates, the candidates focused their anger mainly on President Biden

one on

other.

NewsNation also invites viewers to submit questions for the candidates.

Vargas wants moderation

the debate

alongside Megyn Kelly, host of SiriusXM’s The Megyn Kelly Show, and

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Eliana Johnson

editor-in-chief of the Washington Free Beacon

. The debate could be a boon for the relatively young NewsNation network, which has grown steadily since its launch in 2020. Last month’s third GOP candidate debate drew 7 million viewers to NBC.

All of us at NewsNation are incredibly honored to host a presidential primary debate and to be part of what will be another historic election season. We’re also thrilled to have the opportunity to introduce more Americans to NewsNation,” Sean Compton, Nexstar’s president of networks, said in a statement.