summerthe. t conten the eight contenders are positioned by the order they sit in the poll order s with the highest polling candidates in the middle standing centerang stage. florida governor ron desantis cr stage.esanti next r former vice president mike pence, former south carolinasoua governor nikki haley, former new jersey governor chris , south carolina senator tim scott, formerscott. arkansas governor asa hutchinson and north dakota governor guttenberg. ground some ground rules for tonight. we ll ask the question r. er and then candidates get one minute to answer. ifne someone is singled out, you get 30 seconds to respond.e and when the time runs out, weru