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The shrinking field of Republican presidential hopefuls will gather on a debate stage at The University of Alabama for the fourth time this year, running out of time to shake up a race that's been dominated by former President Donald Trump. Alabama Public Radio news is working alongside NPR to provide national coverage of the event.
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The number of candidates on stage is shrinking, but the fundamentals of Wednesday's Republican presidential debate may be familiar to anyone who has watched the previous three meetings. APR news previewed the event nationally for NPR on “All Things Considered” and “Weekend Edition Sunday.” Links to both stories are at the bottom of this article.
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The fifty University of Alabama students, and the nine hundred reportedly “invitation only” audience members, now know who will be on stage for the GOP Debate at the Moody Music Building on the Tuscaloosa campus. And, one more contender has dropped out.
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Residents of Tuscaloosa probably had one of two things on their minds over the weekend. First, there was the Alabama Crimson Tide’s college football win over the Georgia Bulldogs in Atlanta. Then, there’s another matchup this coming Wednesday. That’s when Republican Presidential candidates will converge on the University of Alabama for the fourth debate of the primary season ahead of the election next year.
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Three senior members of a super PAC backing Florida Governor Ron DeSantis left the group on Saturday, the latest sign of instability within the 2024 hopeful's political operation just six weeks before the Iowa Republican caucuses. This occurs just days ahead of the GOP Debate in Tuscaloosa.
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Alabama, Florida State, and Texas are waiting for an answer. One of these three teams will not make the College Football Playoff. Whichever is left out will have every right to be angry, and in the case of two, their absence in the CFP would be unprecedented. Number eight Alabama was the agent of chaos Saturday, upsetting number one Georgia.
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Americans for Prosperity, the political arm of the powerful Koch network, formally endorsed Nikki Haley's presidential campaign on Tuesday, promising to commit its nationwide coalition of activists — and virtually unlimited funds — to helping Haley defeat former President Donald Trump in the GOP primary contest. Haley will be among the GOP Presidential hopefuls appearing in Tuscaloosa next Wednesday for the latest Republican Primary Debate at the University of Alabama’s Moody Music Building.
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The Washington Post and the news website Business Insider quoted ex-RNC Executive Director Scott Reed who said the Party made a mistake by scheduling its November Presidential Primary Debate on the same night as the Country Music Awards. A couple of things will be vying for the nation’s attention when the GOP Debate takes place in Tuscaloosa.
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The 2023 Innovation Community Business Plan Competition is set for Thursday. Community members with ideas are being invited to share and compete.
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A video gaming system appears to be the most popular item on holiday gift wish lists—except in Alabama.