Were now less than an hour away from candidates taking the stage for the second gop president ial debate of the election season. Candidates will face off once again tonight without the front runner. Former president trump, the event will take place in Southern California, simi valley at the Reagan Library. It will be smaller on stage, at least the presence of it than the first debate with only 7 candidates qualifying for this event. The debate begins at 06 00pm. And as we gear up for a debate, a new poll by the Public Policy institute of california finds that 48 of the states gop voters support trump. 14 say theyre backing florida. Governor ron desantis, Ambassador Nikki Haley and former Vice President mike pence. They rounded out the top for each with 7 . Another 16 . Theyre backing all the other candidates. Gop strategists say that trump has momentum, but adds that both events could benefit his gop challengers if they stick to the issues. They have nowhere to go. But up, right, these