Voters First Forum provides preview of upcoming GOP presidential debate

New Hampshire Voters First Forum: 5 takeaways http://t.co/8ChdYkrAjS | Getty pic.twitter.com/R765A2lCoj

— POLITICO (@politico) August 4, 2015

The candidate forum that drew 14 Republican presidential candidates to New Hampshire Monday night served as a practice round ahead of the first official GOP primary debate in Cleveland — and a chance for the candidates unlikely to qualify for Thursday’s prime-time event to stand on equal footing with the front-runners.

The rapid-fire interviews with the candidates, appearing on stage for five minutes at a time, one after another over the course of two hours, allowed the contenders to stick to talking points and to avoid the full-contact confrontations that await them as debate season intensifies....

In case you missed it, here is the video of me addressing #PlannedParenthood at the Voters First Forum in NH: https://t.co/WfWThv8KU5

— Dr. Ben Carson (@RealBenCarson) August 4, 2015

Carly Fiorina at last night's Voters First Forum: https://t.co/6ZNfP0EZNc

— R.O.C.K. in the USSA (@ROCKInTheUSSA) August 4, 2015

Ted Cruz at the Voters First Presidential Forum http://t.co/A2t2iNoQLi

— Texas Cruz'n (@TexasCruzn) August 4, 2015

.@TedCruz at #VotersFirst Forum. Watch the complete #VotersFirst Forum here: http://t.co/W49R8SUZhH https://t.co/AbCjFTKJoM

— CSPAN (@cspan) August 4, 2015

Voters First Forum provides preview of upcoming GOP presidential debate http://t.co/NOdhSOj0yo #teaparty

— Jenny Beth Martin (@jennybethm) August 4, 2015