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Audience members attend a Republican presidential debate on Feb. 6, 2016, in Manchester, N.H. Nate Gowdy for TIME by [Ryan Teague Beckwith](https://time.com/author/ryan-teague-beckwith/) ## Ryan Teague Beckwith Updated: Jan 24, 2024 1:07 PM UTCPublished: Feb 7, 2016 2:30 AM UTC Seven Republican presidential candidates met for a debate at Saint Anselm College in New Hampshire. The main stage featured real estate mogul Donald Trump, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Ohio Gov. John Kasich. The debate moderators were ABC’s David Muir and Martha Raddatz with additional questions will come from local journalist Josh McElveen and conservative pundit Mary Katharine Ham. Here is a partial transcript of the debate. 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