candidates were invited to participate in the most contentious debate of the Republican primary: Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Ben Carson, Jeb Bush, John Kasich, and Chris Christie. In the aftermath of the Iowa caucus the primary is getting increasingly intense and candidates are getting correspondingly competitive.
The debate opened with some confusion as candidates Ben Carson and Donald Trump missed their cues to enter the debate stage and moderators forgot to call Ohio governor John Kasich to