(Des Moines, IA) Approximately 1500 people attended the 2015 Presidential Family Forum at the Community Choice Convention Center in Des Moines, IA on Friday night. Ā The event was hosted by The FAMiLY Leader Foundation and it was moderated by Frank Luntz.
Seven Republican presidential candidates sat at a table on stage with Luntz and had a discussion on various questions that Luntz posed. The candidates that participated were: Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA), U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, and U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX).
After the event the different candidates held receptions where they could meet with voters. Carson, who is currently under Secret Service protection, did not hold a reception. Ā Rubio did not make it down for his reception. Cruz’s reception room was packed.
Individual clips of moments during the forum can be found here.