CNBC stated that the debate would focus on the economy. Cruz also reiterated comments made by Rubio on Univision and when the latter claimed he could not speak Spanish, Cruz retorted using the language and demonstrating that he was bilingual. [32] Topics of discussion during the forum were partially selected based on the results of an online voter survey. Thursday's event took place in North Charleston, South Carolina, and began with an undercard debate at 6 p.m. Eastern, followed by the main stage event at 9 p.m. Eastern. Conversely, Cruz faced attacks from Carson over allegations that Cruz's campaign, on the night of the Iowa caucuses, was spreading rumors that Carson had already dropped out of the race, so as to switch Carson voters to Cruz.
Perhaps predictably, considering proposed executive orders from Obama last week that aim to rework gun legislation in the U.S., the conversation turned to gun control. It had some changes during the primary.
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Ben Carson, Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina, Mike Huckabee, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, and Rick Santorum attended the forum hosted by evangelical Christian advocacy group The Family Leader. [188], The Kemp Forum was held in the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center by the Jack Kemp Foundation. [168] It was also the twelfth and final debate appearance of Cruz who suspended his campaign on May 3[169] and the twelfth and final debate appearance of Kasich who suspended his campaign on May 4. Senator from Massachusetts 2010–13[52][53]Endorsed Donald Trump, Sam BrownbackGovernor of Kansas 2011–2018, presidential candidate in 2008[54][55]Endorsed Marco Rubio, Herman CainPresident of the National Restaurant Association 1996–99; presidential candidate in 2012[56][57], Ken CuccinelliAttorney General of Virginia 2010–14; nominee for Governor of Virginia in 2013[58][59]Endorsed Ted Cruz, Jim DeMintU.S. This was the tenth and final debate appearance of Carson, who skipped the following debate on March 3, and dropped out of the race the following day.[153]. The debate was moderated by John Dickerson in the Peace Center in Greenville, started at 9 pm ET and went for 90 minutes.