By Meg Kinnard
The second Republican presidential debate is drawing near with a smaller onstage lineup than the first event last month.
Here’s all of the information on how to watch:
TUNING IN
The two-hour debate will start at 6 p.m. Pacific time Wednesday. It’s being moderated by Fox Business Network host Stuart Varney and Fox News Channel host Dana Perino, as well as Univision anchor Ilia Calderón.
The event will air on Fox News Channel and Fox Business on cable and satellite systems, as well as on the network’s website and other streaming and digital platforms. There’s also a Spanish-language feed airing on the Univision broadcasting network.
As with last month’s debate, the Republican National Committee has partnered with Rumble — a video-sharing platform popular with some conservatives — to livestream this one, in lieu of the network’s YouTube channel. RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel said earlier this year this was a decision aimed toward “getting away from Big Tech.”
WHERE IS IT?
The setting for the second GOP debate is Ronald Reagan’s presidential library in Simi Valley.
Many of the Republican hopefuls have made recent trips to the library for its “A Time for Choosing” speaking series, named for Reagan’s pivotal 1964 speech on behalf of GOP presidential candidate Barry Goldwater.
Some in the field also make references on the stump to the 40th president, who for decades has loomed large over Republican politics.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has framed himself as a possible Reagan-esque figure, aiming to oust what he characterized as a weak and unpopular Democratic incumbent in President Joe Biden. Former Vice President Mike Pence often talks of how he “joined the Reagan revolution and never looked back,” and took his oath with his hand on the Reagan family Bible.
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