TRUMP WINS, DESANTIS STRUGGLES, HALEY SHINES, AND EVERYBODY HATES (OR LOVES) VIVEK. Milwaukee — Going in, former President Donald Trump's view of the first Republican debate was that it would turn into a bunch of people fighting over second place, while Trump remained untouched and far ahead of the…
TRUMP WINS, DESANTIS STRUGGLES, HALEY SHINES, AND EVERYBODY HATES VIVEK. Milwaukee — Going in, former President Donald Trump's view of the first Republican debate was that it would turn into a bunch of people fighting over second place, while Trump remained untouched and far ahead of the pack.
Subscribe today to the Washington Examiner magazine that will keep you up to date with what's going on in Washington. SUBSCRIBE NOW: Just $1.00 an issue! One who did take the opportunity was Haley. Far down in the polls, fifth place in the field with the support of just 3.2% of Republican voters in national surveys, Haley made good use of a resume that ranges from a governorship to U.N. ambassador. Her most remembered moment was a dust-up with Ramaswamy, who, after Haley denounced Russian President Vladimir Putin and supported arming Ukraine, said,"I wish you well in your future career on the boards of Lockheed and Raytheon.
Accusing all your fellow candidates of corruption and claiming unique purity for yourself is not a way to start a serious discussion of an issue. Ramaswamy continued the insult routine with Haley and then with everyone else — he treated Pence as if the former representative, governor, and vice president just didn't understand government.
Will the debate change the race? Yes, it marked the beginning of a new stage in the campaign, but will the new stage be new and different? The answer is, probably not. It could be that the debate, for all the talking and insulting, did not make any fundamental difference at all in the race.
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