The third Republican debate of 2023 will have 5 GOP candidates facing off. Here's what to know for tonight.
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A narrower field of GOP candidates will face off Wednesday in the third Republican presidential debate of 2023 in Miami, with former President Donald Trump, who leads the field by a wide margin in the polls, still declining to participate.
The debate comes one day after Democrats had a strong showing in elections across the country, providing a snapshot of voters' attitudes one year from the presidential election. Ohio voters chose overwhelmingly to enshrine the right to an abortion in the state constitution, becoming the first GOP-led state to do so since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Virginia Democrats won control of the both chambers in the state's legislature, and Kentucky's Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear won reelection in his deep-red state.
The crisis in Israel and Gaza is also sure to come up in the debate, which is the first since Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7. Scott invited more than 20 Jewish students in Florida to watch the debate.
