Five presidential candidates have taken to the stage in Miami for the third Republican debate. But as soon as once more frontrunner Donald Trump shouldn't be in attendance. The talk discipline has continued to narrow as the factors to make the stage, as set by Republican Party leadership, will get more durable. The candidates will be looking to solidify help before the first real contest in the Republican nomination course of, the Iowa caucus, on 15 January. To qualify, candidates needed at the least 4% support in two nationwide polls, or 4% in a single nationwide poll as properly in two polls from four of the earliest states within the nomination contest: Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina. Additionally they needed to have 70,000 individual marketing campaign donors geographically dispersed across the country and to signal a pledge promising to assist the eventual Republican nominee. Seven candidates were on stage for the final debate. Former Vice President Mike Pence has since dropped out, and North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum didn't qualify this time round. Mr Trump has consistently stated he won't debate his rivals, and on Wednesday night he will engage in a little counterprogramming, holding a rally at a soccer stadium about a half-hour drive away. When and the place is the debate? The 2-hour debate began at 20:00 Eastern (01:00 Thursday GMT) on the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County. It's being broadcast on US tv by NBC and on radio by conservative Christian network Salem. Online the talk is being livestreamed by video site Rumble and translated into Spanish by Telemundo. The moderators are NBC journalists Kristen Welker and Lester Holt, along with Salem radio host Hugh Hewitt. The Republican Jewish Coalition can also be considered one of the debate partners and the battle in the Middle East is prone to be one of the subjects of discussion, along with the economic system, immigration and of course Mr Trump himself. Republicans: Who are the challengers to Trump? Ms Haley, 51, impressed some voters throughout the first two debates, and now stands third in most polls behind second-place Mr DeSantis. The one lady within the race, she served as ambassador to the UN under Mr Trump, and has tried to painting herself as a relative moderate with extensive overseas coverage experience. After 38-yr-previous Mr Ramaswamy acquired a surge of early enthusiasm, different candidates have sniped at his lack of political expertise. In one of the sharpest lines from the final debate, Ms Haley criticised his use of TikTok, calling the Chinese-owned app "dangerous". Mr Scott, 58, the only African-American in the race, garnered some consideration during the final debate along with his comments about race. Mr DeSantis' training insurance policies in Florida, where new pointers advised that there have been private benefits for slaves who developed abilities. Mr Scott stated, earlier than occurring to criticise Democrat-backed social welfare packages. Mr Scott's feedback had been lauded by conservative commentators, however haven't translated into a major increase in the polls. Mr Christie, 61, has been pitching himself as a staunch opponent of Mr Trump and known as him "Donald Duck" last time for sitting out the debates. He'll nearly certainly proceed his line of attack, however he too languishes close to the back of the pack. The stark actuality for the challengers is that time is rapidly operating out for any of them to make real inroads into Mr Trump's lead. That's more than forty four factors ahead of his nearest challenger, Mr DeSantis. And the previous president's assist amongst Republican voters has held very regular - it has been above 50% since April, according to polling web site FiveThirtyEight. And despite the fact that the sphere has shrunk - slightly - the rest of the candidates continue to split the anti-Trump vote. The fourth debate will take place on 6 December in Alabama, with the factors toughing up as soon as again - candidates will have to reach 6% within the polls to qualify for that contest. Who are the Republican candidates in New Hampshire?