Seven candidates will be on the debate stage this time around.

The second Republican presidential debate is tonight and it looks like the debate stage will be smaller this time around.

Seven candidates have qualified for Wed.'s debate, which is set to take place at the Reagan Presidential Library. (AP)

To qualify for the debate, candidates had to: 📊Earn 3% support in 2 polls 💰Attain 50K donors, with 200 from 20 states

Trump will be absent again; per the NYT, he will be campaigning in Michigan in lieu of the debate.

Want to know who made the cut for the second 2024 Republican primary debate? Here's a quick GIF rundown.

👤Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis 📊FiveThirtyEight poll avg. as of Wed.: 13.8%

👤Nikki Haley 📊FiveThirtyEight poll avg. as of Wed.: 6.1%

👤Vivek Ramaswamy 📊FiveThirtyEight poll avg. as of Wed.: 5.7%

👤Mike Pence 📊FiveThirtyEight poll avg. as of Wed.: 4.6%

👤Chris Christie 📊FiveThirtyEight poll avg. as of Wed.: 2.9%

👤South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott 📊FiveThirtyEight poll avg. as of Wed.: 2.8%

👤North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum 📊FiveThirtyEight poll avg. as of Wed.: 0.9%