Donald Trump loves the spotlight and the camera.
But when he takes center stage Thursday night, it won't be as the star of a reality TV show -- it will be as the Republican Party's front-runner presidential candidate.
Trump and nine of his GOP rivals will battle it out in the 2016 cycle's inaugural GOP primary debate, hosted by Fox News in Cleveland. The stakes are high, as each participant clamors to stand out from a nearly unprecedented pack of 17 declared GOP candidates.
But the pressure is perhaps the greatest for Trump, whose coveted position center stage on Thursday marks his remarkable rise to the top of the national polls. With an unorthodox campaign style and at times inflammatory remarks, the real estate magnate has dominated the early 2016 media coverage and upended the GOP primary.
Trump's performance will dominate the headlines, but h ere are six things to watch heading into debate night:
Can Bush avoid stumbles?
Fourteen GOP candidates got a taste of what's to come on the debate stage during a forum in New Hampshire on Tuesday night.
And it did not bode well for Jeb Bush.
As he addressed a range of issues from education policy to the threat of ISIS, the former Florida governor appeared visibly nervous and flustered, more than once tripping over his words. The most uncomfortable moment came during Bush's last few minutes in the chair, when he was asked about the two ex-presidents in his family.
"My dad is probably the most perfect man alive so it's pretty hard for me to be critical of him," Bush began.
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