CNBC Undercard Republican Debate: Live Coverage

What to watch for in the GOP “undercard”? Here at FiveThirtyEight, we’ll be watching to see when our Chinese delivery food arrives, because our shrimp dumplings have about as much chance of becoming president in 2016 as any of the men on stage … with the possible exception of Bobby Jindal. Yes, Jindal’s a long shot, but he’s polling roughly as well as several of the main-stage candidates in Iowa and with pretty good favorability ratings. But Jindal needs a breakout moment soon because if this “JV” debate is as snoozy as the last one was, one wonders whether the networks will continue to schedule them.

I’m not sure if we can get an answer to how many voters won’t be able to access it, but we can safely say that finding the debate online will present a challenge. So, while we won’t be writing a highly SEO-friendly post to answer this question, here’s the deal: The debate will be available to watch live online at CNBC.com and on CNBC’s mobile and Apple TV apps. But all those options require cable subscription authentication or CNBC PRO membership. So, for pure cord-cutters who don’t have a friend’s aunt’s cable login, CNBC PRO is your best option. It’ll cost you a bit, but the membership card will impress your friends and get you a 15 percent discount at many steakhouses.