and one of the big factors in how the debate plays out is the rule rules and how the stage is set, and so cnn s tom forman is going to take a closer look at what to expect when the bell rings for the main event. the same ten candidates that we saw last time around will be on the stage with the addition of carly fiorina who was in the before happy hour debate who has jumped foup the bigger group, and what do they have to work with in this contest? no phones, no tablets, no notes, no prop, and each candidate will have a pad of paper, and a pen and a glass of water. and what will they be facing? well, the panel will be comprised of the moderator, jake tapper, and also cnn s dana bash, and hugh hewett from radio, and they will be posing the questions along with questions from facebook, twitter and instagram and so forth. and the subject matters are domestic policy and foreign
the main debate and the second-tier debate. and greg, basically, your advice for the candidates, and specifical specifically, the ones that are trying to break through right now, and for is several of the republican candidates the last chance to make a positive impression on the republican voters outs voters out there, and do they hit donald trump the or not? they want something news worthy, and that gets attention. you can t ignore donald trump, and the candidate that calls donald trump a loser in november is going to get attention. and looking at 2007 as an example, it is not senator the obama s debate participation or the debate performances that made him stick out, but it was the campaign s events in iowa and speeches around the country that made him a pull away candidate rather hthan the debae performance. you know, the rules are pr