Eight Republican hopefuls will take the stage Wednesday night in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for the first GOP primary debate for the 2024 election cycle—absent Donald Trump, the party’s far-and-away frontrunner despite a quartet of criminal indictments stacked against him.
An internal memo and public jabs in the days leading up to the debate have given a glimpse into what’s to come, with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy expected to be at each other’s throats.
Here’s everything you need to know ahead of debate time.