The first debate of the 2016 election comes to us from Cleveland tonight.

Ten GOP presidential hopefuls will take the stage to tackle the topics important to the party base. Taking the center of the stage will be Donald Trump, who leads by about 10% in recent polls.

Trump has thus far shown himself impervious to political criticism, even after a cavalcade of controversial remarks.

No matter what happens tonight, one thing is certain: candidates hoping to pull ahead will have to stand out, without damaging the image of the GOP.

UCLA political science and chicano studies professor Matt Barretto joined Take Two today to tell us what to look for.

Press the play button above to hear more.

Places to watch the debate tonight:

LA County Young Democrats is hosting a watch party at Wolf & Crane in Little Tokyo. (There will be debate bingo for five dollars!)

Next Gen will host a watch party at the Santa Clarita Valley Republican Headquarters

Taix in Echo Park will be showing the debate. You just might get interviewed by Take Two producer Austin Cross.