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Some Republican contenders for their party's 2024 presidential nomination have turned to a blunt policy proposal to tamp down on crime: killing criminals. Crime, meanwhile, is a greater concern for voters than it has been in previous elections, even as crime trends are mixed. The former president has reiterated previous calls for drug dealers to receive the death penalty, despite legal scholars questioning its constitutionality. For instance, the U.S. Supreme Court holds that the application of the death penalty for crimes that do not result in the death of the victim is generally unconstitutional. In 2008, the court left open the possibility of the death penalty for "drug kingpin activity," though it has never been applied.

Persons: Donald Trump, Jonathan Ernst, Trump, Doug Heye, David Kochel, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, kingpins, Mike Pence, Pence, Bryan Griffin, they're, Thomas Zeitzoff, Gram Slattery, Nathan Layne, Tim Reid, Ross Colvin, Howard Goller Organizations: Des Moines, Iowa State Fairgrounds, REUTERS, Rights, Republican, Federal Bureau of, Reuters, Trump, U.S, Supreme, American University, Thomson Locations: U.S, Des Moines , Iowa, Mexico, United States, California, Florida, America, Indiana, Washington, Wilton , Connecticut, Los Angeles

Republican presidential candidate Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks at the New Hampshire Republican Party's First in the Nation Leadership Summit in Nashua, New Hampshire, U.S., October 13, 2023. When Troy Scheuermann, a chiropractor in Van Buren County stood up to introduce DeSantis at a campaign stop in Keosauqua (pop. For farmer Lance Lillibridge of Benton County, Iowa, a personal touch from DeSantis, a politician not known for his warmth, is what secured his support. RURAL ROADSIn a recent three-day swing through Iowa, DeSantis traveled through Davis County (pop. The Trump campaign said it has identified 1,800 in-state volunteers to support the campaign, as well as 200 county chairs representing all 99 counties.

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At the same time, Republican voters are warier of foreign conflicts and less interested in foreign policy than they have been during previous competitive primary elections, said Doug Heye, a Republican strategist. Republicans have often said that militants who support or carry out attacks on Israel will try to slip through the U.S.-Mexico border, despite scant evidence of it. He also said, without evidence, that Hamas militants were pouring over the U.S.-Mexico border. STRATEGY BRINGS RISKSRepublicans have drawn a link between national security and border security before, albeit in broader terms. Still, the immigration crackdown that Republican candidates have proposed is not without risk, said Ayres, the Republican pollster.

Persons: Jose Luis Gonzalez, Doug Heye, Whit Ayres, Nikki Haley, Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Trump, DeSantis, General, It's, Rob Godfrey, Haley, Ayres, You've, you've, Gram Slattery, Ted Hesson, Jason Lange, Ross Colvin, Howard Goller Organizations: U.S . Border Patrol, ATV, REUTERS, Rights, Republican, Republicans, U.S, Cato Institute, Florida, Border Patrol, Department of Homeland, U.S . Customs, DHS, ISIS, Thomson Locations: U.S, United States, Mexico, Sunland Park , New Mexico, Israel, America, Iowa, Gaza, Palestinian, Colombia, Colombian, California

Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) and North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum... Acquire Licensing Rights Read moreWASHINGTON, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Republican presidential contenders are scheduled to face off in a third primary debate on Nov. 8. Those early states are Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina, all of which are among the first to hold nominating contests. The Republican National Committee has laid out several requirements for surveys to count toward this requirement, including that they must take place after Sept. 1. Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina also appear to have a solid shot of being there, according to recent polls. The November debate could make a difference for some candidates, but is unlikely to change the fundamental dynamics of the race.

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☆ US lawmaker Phillips, eyeing 2024 challenge to Biden, leaves House leadership role, Axios reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Rep. Dean Phillips speaks when U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken testifies before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on The Biden Administration's Priorities for U.S. Foreign Policy on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC., U.S., March 10, 2021. Ting Shen/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. Representative Dean Phillips, who has floated a possible primary run against President Joe Biden for the 2024 election, has stepped down from his leadership role in the House of Representatives, Axios reported on Sunday, citing a statement. Reporting by Gram Slattery; editing by Grant McCoolOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Dean Phillips, Antony Blinken, Ting Shen, Joe Biden, Axios, Gram Slattery, Grant McCool Organizations: Foreign Affairs, The Biden, . Foreign, Rights, Democratic U.S, Representatives, Thomson Locations: Washington ,

☆ Rep. Bowman pulled fire alarm as Democrats tried to delay vote
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Police said they were investigating the incident, as is the House Administration Committee, a Republican-controlled congressional panel that overseas the House grounds. Bowman, in a statement, admitted to pulling the fire alarm, which he said he regretted, but disputed that he did so to delay the vote, as many Republicans asserted. The House was about to vote on a bipartisan bill to keep the government open for 45 days and avoid a shutdown. "I am embarrassed to admit that I activated the fire alarm, mistakenly thinking it would open the door. Some House Republicans called for Bowman to resign, though such a step appears unlikely, especially given that several members are facing arguably more serious legal and ethics-related issues.

Persons: Jamaal Bowman, Joe Biden, Kevin Lamarque, Bowman, Kevin McCarthy, Gram Slattery, Scott Malone Organizations: Rep, SUNY Westchester Community College, REUTERS, Rights, Democratic U.S, Capitol Police, Police, Administration, Republican, Democratic, Republicans, Thomson Locations: U.S, Valhalla , New York, New York City

DeSantis signed a six-week abortion ban in Florida this spring and has positioned himself as a strong opponent of abortion rights, which has turned off some major donors. But he had generally dodged questions about whether he would support a federal ban, and if so, after how many weeks of gestation. In recent weeks, DeSantis, whose campaign is aggressively courting religious conservatives, has doubled down on his opposition to abortion rights in interviews and digital ads. Scott and former Vice President Mike Pence have pledged to sign an abortion ban of 15 weeks or less should they be elected. Former Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley has said she would sign a federal abortion ban as well, but has stressed that Congress is unlikely to pass such a measure.

Persons: Sean Hannity, Ron DeSantis, Ronald Reagan, David Swanson, DeSantis, Tim Scott, Donald Trump, Scott, Mike Pence, Nikki Haley, Trump, Gram Slattery, Timothy Gardner Organizations: Fox News Channel, Republican, Ronald Reagan Presidential, REUTERS, Rights, Daily, The Heritage Foundation, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Florida, Simi Valley , California, U.S, California, South Carolina

Republican presidential candidates talk over each other during the second Republican candidates' debate of the 2024 U.S. presidential campaign at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, September 27, 2023. Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a frequent Trump critic, chimed in, saying Trump was "afraid" and mocking him as "Donald Duck" for skipping the debate. Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee for the November 2024 election, was also a frequent target for the Republican candidates, who castigated his handling of the economy and the southern border with Mexico. "They're all job candidates," Trump said dismissively of the seven Republicans at the debate. Haley, meanwhile, was hoping a second consecutive strong debate performance will convince some Republican donors she has the best odds of unseating Trump.

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It also shows the despair of some Republican establishment donors looking for a viable candidate who is not Trump. Reuters also spoke to a half dozen Haley donors, advisers to donors, and even supporters of other candidates who said more donors are looking at Haley. The Haley campaign did not respond to requests for comment about donor support. Even if more donors do line up behind Haley, it may be in vain, as so many Republican voters appear set on Trump. Rob Godfrey, a Republican strategist who advises some donors, said he has also seen an uptick in support for Haley in South Carolina.

Persons: Nikki Haley, Sam Wolfe, Ron DeSantis, Donald Trump, DeSantis, Trump, Haley, Joe Biden, Ronald Lauder, Andrew Romeo, John Yates, Yates, Frayda Levin, Tim Scott, Fred Zeidman, I've, Rob Godfrey, Godfrey, Alexandra Ulmer, Gram Slattery, Ross Colvin, Grant McCool Organizations: U.S, United Nations, Republican, REUTERS, Reuters, South, Trump, White, Democratic, Thomson Locations: Land, South Carolina, U.S, Florida, California, DeSantis, New Hampshire, New Mexico, China, Israel, New Jersey, Texas, San Francisco, Washington

Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks at a campaign town hall in Hampton, New Hampshire, U.S., September 21, 2023. She took on leadership roles in several business organizations before winning a seat in the South Carolina state legislature in 2004. She also appointed a current rival in the Republican presidential nominating contest, Tim Scott, to the U.S. Senate in 2012. UNITED NATIONS AMBASSADORHaley endorsed several rivals to Trump in the 2016 Republican presidential nominating contest, and occasionally tangled with him during the primaries.

Persons: Nikki Haley, Brian Snyder, Haley, Tim Scott, Ron DeSantis, Trump, Democrat Joe Biden, Gram Slattery, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: U.S, United, REUTERS, Rights, Republican, United Nations, Republican Party, Clemson University, SOUTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR, U.S . Senate, UNITED NATIONS, Trump, Republicans, Ukraine, Florida, TRUMP, Capitol, Democrat, Thomson Locations: Hampton , New Hampshire, U.S, Ukraine, India, South Carolina, United States, Iran, New Hampshire, China, North Korea

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis had a chance in April to address Donald Trump’s growing momentum toward the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. FILE PHOTO: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis talks with journalists after meeting Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the latter's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, 24 April 2023. The unforced errors in that early stage had a lasting impact on DeSantis’ campaign, they acknowledged. “The president was dead set on attacking Ron DeSantis as early as possible,” Chris LaCivita, Trump’s co-campaign manager, told Reuters. LESSONS LEARNEDAides say DeSantis’ campaign has sought to make some strategic adjustments.

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis talks with journalists after meeting Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the latter's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, 24 April 2023. Reuters spoke to 16 political operatives and donors close to DeSantis to reconstruct the roughly 10-week period from mid-March - before Trump's first criminal indictment in New York - to DeSantis' campaign launch on May 24. The unforced errors in that early stage had a lasting impact on DeSantis' campaign, they acknowledged. "The president was dead set on attacking Ron DeSantis as early as possible," Chris LaCivita, Trump's co-campaign manager, told Reuters. LESSONS LEARNEDAides say DeSantis' campaign has sought to make some strategic adjustments.

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☆ How DeSantis' Early Missteps Hobbled His U.S. Presidential Bid
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Sept. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +11 min

Reuters spoke to 16 political operatives and donors close to DeSantis to reconstruct the roughly 10-week period from mid-March - before Trump's first criminal indictment in New York - to DeSantis' campaign launch on May 24. The unforced errors in that early stage had a lasting impact on DeSantis' campaign, they acknowledged. The DeSantis campaign told Reuters it did not want to discuss any past strategic decisions and was focused on preparing for the first nominating contests, which kick off with the Iowa caucus on Jan. 15. "The president was dead set on attacking Ron DeSantis as early as possible," Chris LaCivita, Trump's co-campaign manager, told Reuters. LESSONS LEARNEDAides say DeSantis' campaign has sought to make some strategic adjustments.

Persons: Gram Slattery, James Oliphant, Nathan Layne WASHINGTON, Ron DeSantis, Donald Trump's, DeSantis, Trump, coy, Trump's, Chris LaCivita, MAGA, LaCivita, Ford O'Connell, unelectable, Robert Bigelow, Ryan Tyson, David Polyansky, Evan Power, Power, Jim Oliphant, Nathan Layne, Alexandra Ulmer, Ross Colvin, Daniel Flynn Organizations: Trump, Reuters, Iowa, TRUMP, Twitter, Republican, Social Security, Medicare, Inc, intoned, Conservatives, DeSantis, U.S, Congress, Republicans, Florida Republican Party Locations: Florida, Japan, New York, Iowa, Tallahassee, Lago, San Francisco

☆ Analysis: DeSantis embraces risky abortion stance to draw contrast with Trump
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( James Oliphant | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

The DeSantis campaign believes a win in Iowa might push other candidates from the field, leaving him as voters' primary alternative to former President Donald Trump, the current favorite. The DeSantis War Room account on X, the site formerly known as Twitter, replayed the NBC Trump interview and featured Iowa pastors criticizing Trump. A DeSantis campaign adviser, who asked to remain anonymous to discuss strategy, said the governor was intent on replicating the tactics used by U.S. DeSantis' campaign last week announced a "Faith and Family" coalition backed by 70 Iowa pastors and faith leaders. POLITICAL PERILDeSantis signed the Florida bill in April with little fanfare and rarely mentioned it early in his presidential campaign.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Scott Morgan, DeSantis, Donald Trump, Trump, Joe Biden, Ted Cruz, David Kochel, ”, ” Trump, fides, Roe, Wade, Mark Donald, “, ” Donald, “ That’s, James Oliphant, Gram Slattery, Colleen Jenkins, Stephen Coates Organizations: Republican U.S, Florida, Fair, REUTERS, Rights, Republican, NBC News, Republican Party, Twitter, NBC Trump, Facebook, Trump, Democratic, Reuters, Ipsos, Iowa, Republicans, U.S, Supreme, Thomson Locations: Iowa, Des Moines , Iowa, U.S, Florida, Florida and Iowa, New Hampshire, Michigan

☆ Analysis-Republican-Proposed Attacks on Mexican Cartels Could Lead to American Casualties
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Sept. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +6 min

They argued that cartels could retaliate in U.S. territory and U.S. troops and Mexican civilians could die in firefights with heavily armed cartel members. This could create the blowback effect of fracturing the cartels," said a U.S. military officer with experience in Mexico, speaking on condition of anonymity. In a recent Reuters/Ipsos poll, 52% of respondents supported "sending U.S. military personnel to Mexico to fight against drug cartels," while 26% were opposed. Still, most Americans - including most Republicans - said they would oppose such actions if the Mexican government did not approve, the poll found. It would be easy to send them in, a couple of (special forces) teams that could go and extract in extraordinary renditions," said the military officer.

Persons: Jonathan Landay, Idrees Ali, Gram Slattery WASHINGTON, Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Earl Anthony Wayne, Joaquin, El, Guzman, Jason Blazakis, Mark Esper, Trump, Esper, We're, Haley, Alex Conant, Marco Rubio's, Sergio Alcocer, Alcocer, Gram Slattery, Dave Graham, Ross Colvin, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: Republican, Reuters, U.S . Customs, U.S . Centers for Disease, State Department, U.S, SEAL, Woodrow Wilson International Center, IDEA, Trump Locations: Mexico, Trump , Florida, United States, U.S, firefights, Culiacan, New Jersey, Mexican, North America, Mexico City

Persons: Daniel Becerril, Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Earl Anthony Wayne, Joaquin, El, Guzman, Jason Blazakis, Mark Esper, Trump, Esper, We're, Haley, Alex Conant, Marco Rubio's, Sergio Alcocer, Alcocer, Jonathan Landay, Idrees Ali, Gram Slattery, Dave Graham, Ross Colvin, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: Villa Union, REUTERS, Rights, Republican, Reuters, U.S . Customs, U.S . Centers for Disease, State Department, U.S, SEAL, Woodrow Wilson International Center, IDEA, Trump, Thomson Locations: Villa, Coahuila, Mexico, Trump , Florida, United States, U.S, firefights, Culiacan, New Jersey, Mexican, North America, Mexico City

While the Florida governor had acknowledged that human-induced climate change was real earlier in his career, he has since backed away from that position, a shift that was apparent on Wednesday. "We will unleash American energy dominance as a way to stop inflation and achieve $2 gas in 2025," DeSantis said on Wednesday. DeSantis' speech, which was meant to broadly lay out his energy policy, comes as his campaign is in need of a boost. In addition to expanding fossil fuel production, DeSantis called for significant investments in so-called critical minerals, including the creation of a Critical Mineral Strategic Reserve. DeSantis said he would seek to require plaintiffs to pay compensation when they bring spurious litigation against energy projects.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Mike Pence, Vivek Ramaswamy, Nikki Haley, Brian Snyder, DeSantis, Donald Trump's, Joe Biden, Harold Hamm, Dan Eberhart, Donald Trump, Gram Slattery, Sabrina Valle, Richard Valdmanis, James Oliphant, Timothy Gardner Organizations: U.S, South Carolina, Republican, REUTERS, Rights, Energy, Democrat, Continental Resources, Environmental Protection Agency, Republicans, Securities and Exchange Commission, Reserve, Thomson Locations: Florida, Milwaukee , Wisconsin, U.S, Midland , Texas, Texas, Colorado, California, Iowa

☆ Republican Hopeful DeSantis Attacks EVs, Emission Goals in Energy Plan
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Sept. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +3 min

Taken as a whole, the plan represents a doubling down on pledges DeSantis and most of his Republican opponents have made on the campaign trail to jettison limits on fossil fuel production and consumption. While the Florida governor had acknowledged that human-induced climate change was real earlier in his career, he has since backed away from that position. The Florida governor has slid in the polls for months, and he now sits 37 points behind former President Donald Trump, according to the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll. DeSantis' plan calls on pensions and government accounts to eliminate environmental, social or governance considerations, known as ESG, from consideration when making investment considerations, a plan which tracks closely with moves he made as Florida governor. In addition to expanding fossil fuel production, DeSantis' plan calls for significant investments in so-called critical minerals, including the creation of a Critical Mineral Strategic Reserve.

Persons: Gram Slattery WASHINGTON, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, Harold Hamm, Dan Eberhart, Donald Trump, Gram Slattery, Sabrina Valle, Richard Valdmanis, James Oliphant, Timothy Gardner Organizations: Republican, Continental Resources, Environmental Protection Agency, Republicans, Reserve Locations: Midland , Texas, Florida, Texas, Colorado, California

While the Florida governor had acknowledged that human-induced climate change was real earlier in his career, he has since backed away from that position. "We will unleash American energy dominance as a way to stop inflation and achieve $2 gas in 2025," DeSantis said on Wednesday. DeSantis' speech, which is meant to broadly lay out his energy policy, comes as his campaign is in need of a boost. The Florida governor has slid in the polls for months, and he now sits 37 points behind former President Donald Trump, according to the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll. In addition to expanding fossil fuel production, DeSantis called for significant investments in so-called critical minerals, including the creation of a Critical Mineral Strategic Reserve.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Mike Pence, Vivek Ramaswamy, Nikki Haley, Brian Snyder, DeSantis, Harold Hamm, Dan Eberhart, Donald Trump, Gram Slattery, Sabrina Valle, Richard Valdmanis, James Oliphant, Timothy Gardner Organizations: U.S, South Carolina, Republican, REUTERS, Rights, Continental Resources, Environmental Protection Agency, Republicans, Reserve, Thomson Locations: Florida, Milwaukee , Wisconsin, U.S, Midland , Texas, Texas, Colorado, California

"China is the greatest strategic and economic threat facing the United States in the 21st Century," Pence said in a speech at the conservative Hudson Institute in Washington. "China may not yet be an evil empire – but it is working hard to become one," Pence said. In his speech, Pence amplified a split within the Republican candidates over the war in Ukraine, and how China will view the continued U.S. response to Russia's invasion of its neighbor. Pence said it was vital the U.S. gives all military support necessary to Ukraine so it can defeat Russian forces. "Consider what would happen if the Republican appeasers are successful in pulling support for Ukraine," Pence said.

Persons: Mike Pence, Leland Vittert, Jim Vondruska, Pence, Vivek Ramaswamy, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, Ramaswamy, Donald Trump, Tim Reid, Gram Slattery, Ross Colvin, Grant McCool Organizations: U.S, REUTERS, Hudson Institute, Republicans, Pew Research, Florida, Republican, Ukraine, Beijing, Thomson Locations: Chicago , Illinois, U.S, China, United States, Washington ., Taiwan, Russia, In Florida, Ukraine, Russian

The pressure was all on DeSantis, who trails Trump in the Republican presidential primary by nearly 40 percentage points in most opinion polls, including among evangelical voters. Both candidates spoke at a pair of national summits convened by the Concerned Women of America and the Family Research Council, evangelical advocacy groups that support laws restricting abortion among other issues. At the Family Research Council event, DeSantis defended allowing churches to remain open in Florida during the COVID-19 pandemic, drawing cheers from the ballroom crowd. DeSantis also talked up Florida's law that bans abortion at six weeks, one of the most restrictive in the nation. Goss said he could be persuaded to vote for Trump again, but "he's got to get past all the legal things.

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☆ Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis Converge on U.S. Capital to Court Evangelical Vote
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Sept. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +3 min

"They want you to believe that a man can get pregnant," DeSantis said of Democrats. DeSantis faces a challenge wooing enough religious conservatives to build a viable coalition. Trump is ahead in every major Republican demographic, with a roughly 35 percentage-point lead over DeSantis and Ramaswamy among evangelical Christians, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that closed on Thursday. On Thursday, DeSantis unveiled a "Faith and Family Coalition" of more than 70 faith leaders backing him in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina. On Saturday, DeSantis and several other Republican primary contenders are due to speak at the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition's fall banquet in Des Moines, another major gathering of religious conservatives.

Persons: Gram Slattery, James Oliphant WASHINGTON, Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, Joe Biden, Trump, Mike Pence, Vivek Ramaswamy, Ramaswamy, Roe, Wade, Hannah Bruce, Bruce, John F, Kennedy, James Oliphant, Jason Lange, Colleen Jenkins, Howard Goller Organizations: Former U.S, Florida, Republicans, Trump, Christian, America, Democratic, Women, Reuters, U.S, Supreme, Coalition, Iowa Faith, JFK Locations: Former, Washington, Iowa, Iowa , New Hampshire, South Carolina, Des Moines, Idaho

[1/2] Florida Governor and Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis arrives to address the Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee’s (CWALAC) 2023 Leadership Summit in Washington, U.S., September 15, 2023. "They want you to believe that a man can get pregnant," DeSantis said of Democrats. Former Vice President Mike Pence and tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, both Republican hopefuls, also were speaking at the latter event. Trump is ahead in every major Republican demographic, with a roughly 35 percentage-point lead over DeSantis and Ramaswamy among evangelical Christians, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that closed on Thursday. He could have been a new JFK," Bruce said, referring to popular Democratic President John F. Kennedy during the 1960s.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Leah Millis, Donald Trump, DeSantis, Joe Biden, Trump, Mike Pence, Vivek Ramaswamy, Ramaswamy, Roe, Wade, Hannah Bruce, Bruce, John F, Kennedy, Gram Slattery, James Oliphant, Jason Lange, Colleen Jenkins, Howard Goller Organizations: Florida Governor, Republican, Women, America, REUTERS, Rights, Former U.S, Florida, Republicans, Trump, Christian, Democratic, Reuters, U.S, Supreme, Coalition, Iowa Faith, JFK, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Former, Washington, Iowa, Iowa , New Hampshire, South Carolina, Des Moines, Idaho

WASHINGTON, Sept 14 (Reuters) - About half of Americans support sending U.S. military personnel into Mexico to fight drug cartels, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll, though there is less backing for sending troops without Mexico's approval. Some of the candidates have said they would be prepared to send military forces without first receiving permission from the Mexican government. Fifty-one percent of Republicans opposed unilateral action, compared to 40% who supported it. Only former Vice President Mike Pence, former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson and former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie have stopped short of saying they support sending U.S. military personnel into Mexico. The Reuters/Ipsos poll was conducted online and nationwide between Sept. 8 and Sept. 14, gathering responses from 4,413 U.S. adults.

Persons: Terry Sullivan, Marco Rubio's, Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, Nikki Haley, South Carolina Tim Scott, Haley, Mike Pence, Asa Hutchinson, Chris Christie, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Gram Slattery, Jason Lange, Stephen Eisenhammer, Ross Colvin, Grant McCool Organizations: Reuters, United, U.S . Centers for Disease, Department of Defense, Tech, South Carolina, New, Thomson Locations: Mexico, U.S, United States, Ukraine, Florida, South, Arkansas, New Jersey, Mexican, Washington, Mexico City

Haley's stance on military aid to Ukraine after Russia's 2022 invasion in particular puts her at odds with much of her party's rank-and-file. The campaign is making a strategic wager, advisers said, that Haley's full-throated support for Ukraine is more popular among voters looking to move past Trump, than with the Republican Party writ large. That position puts her in conflict with rivals, Republican front-runner Trump, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks during a campaign town hall meeting in Claremont, New Hampshire, U.S., September 5, 2023. Haley is getting more attention from Republican voters since the first Republican primary debate on Aug. 23, where she strongly asserted the importance of confronting Russia and China.

Persons: Nikki Haley, Haley, Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, Brian Snyder, Betsy Ankney, DeSantis, they're, Al Lepine, Mike Loftus, Gram Slattery, Grant McCool Organizations: United Nations, Republican, Reuters, Trump, U.S, United, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, Mexico, Ukraine, China, Taiwan, U.S, Trump , Florida, Claremont , New Hampshire, Russia, Iran, Venezuela, MEXICO, United States, Europe

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