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Last night, Republicans held their first debate of the 2024 presidential cycle without the party’s dominant candidate onstage: Donald J. Trump. Maggie Haberman, a political correspondent for The Times, walks us through the debate and discusses how it might influence the rest of the race.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Maggie Haberman Organizations: Republicans, The Times

☆ First Republican debate: Nikki Haley had the 'strongest debate,' says former Mitt Romney advisor
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailFirst Republican debate: Nikki Haley had the 'strongest debate,' says former Mitt Romney advisorKevin Madden, senior partner at Penta Group and former senior advisor to Mitt Romney, discusses the first Republican presidential debate, saying Vivek Ramaswamy was "the other star."

Persons: Nikki Haley, Mitt Romney, Kevin Madden, Vivek Ramaswamy Organizations: Penta Group

[1/2] Republican presidential candidate and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks at the first Republican candidates' debate of the 2024 U.S. presidential campaign in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. August 23, 2023. According to the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted before the debate, 8% of Republicans supported Pence, 7% backed Ramaswamy and 5% supported Haley. SEVERAL CONTENDERSCandidates like Pence, Haley and South Carolina Senator Tim Scott receiving attention from donors and voters is bad news for DeSantis. Jay Zeidman, a Houston-based donor and DeSantis bundler, said "the governor did what he needed to do" at the debate. But DeSantis was hardly mentioned by his rivals, and he ended up speaking less than Pence, Haley and Ramaswamy.

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☆ Republican debate: Many saw Vivek Ramaswamy as 'the one to go after,' professor says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailRepublican debate: Many saw Vivek Ramaswamy as 'the one to go after,' professor saysJulie Norman, professor of U.S. politics and international relations at UCL, discusses the first Republican presidential debate and how the candidates fared, saying Vivek Ramaswamy "has been the one with traction, has been the one with momentum."

Persons: Vivek Ramaswamy, Julie Norman Organizations: UCL

☆ Who Won the Debate? Political Observers Weigh In.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Michael Gold | More About Michael Gold | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The first Republican debate on Wednesday night offered political pundits a bit of a thought experiment: If the clear front-runner doesn’t take part, can the debate have a clear winner? Still, some pundits said that Mr. Trump’s absence did offer candidates the chance to differentiate themselves, an opportunity they may not have had if he had participated. And the battle to become Mr. Trump’s top challenger, some said, is more hazy. Ron DeSantis of Florida in some ways entered Wednesday’s debate with the most to prove and the most to lose. While he has long been viewed as Mr. Trump’s strongest potential challenger, his campaign has stumbled in recent weeks amid fund-raising trouble and staffing changes.

Persons: doesn’t, Donald J, Trump, Trump’s, Ron DeSantis Gov, Ron DeSantis Organizations: Republican Locations: Florida

☆ However People Say It, Vivek Ramaswamy Is Happy to Be in the Conversation
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Anjali Huynh | More About Anjali Huynh | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

To former Vice President Mike Pence, he’s “Vih-veck.” To a “Fox and Friends” panelist on Thursday morning, he was “Vee-veck.” And to some Iowa voters, it’s “Vy-vick” — if they said his name at all. Vivek Ramaswamy, a tech entrepreneur running for president who has climbed the polls in recent weeks, has branded himself as a political newcomer who, despite participating in his first Republican debate Wednesday night, seemed at ease bringing the event to near-chaos several times as he sparred with the likes of Mr. Pence and Chris Christie, the former New Jersey governor. A different hurdle he may face, however, is getting others to say his name correctly. The son of Indian Americans, Mr. Ramaswamy has both leaned into and away from his racial background. He has often expressed gratitude that his parents immigrated to the “greatest nation on Earth,” and on Wednesday, he echoed a line from former President Barack Obama’s speech onstage when he introduced himself as a “skinny guy with a funny last name.” (Mr. Ramaswamy has said that “Vivek” rhymes with “cake” and pronounces his last name “Rah-muh-swah-mee.”)When Sean Hannity, the Fox News host, asked after the debate why Mr. Ramaswamy hadn’t corrected the mispronunciation sooner, the candidate laughed and said, “I appreciate best efforts.”

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☆ Nikki Haley Aims to Turn Her Debate Moment Into Momentum
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Jazmine Ulloa | More About Jazmine Ulloa | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Less than 30 minutes into the first Republican presidential debate, the men onstage were bickering — just as Nikki Haley predicted. “I think this is exactly why Margaret Thatcher said, ‘If you want something said, ask a man,’” quipped Ms. Haley, the former governor of South Carolina and former ambassador to the United Nations. “If you want something done, ask a woman.”The response was the beginning of a standout performance for Ms. Haley, who already cut a distinct figure: the lone woman in the Republican field, standing in a white and light blue suit-style dress among a stretch of men in nearly identical red ties. Her Thatcher line — a favorite on the stump and the inspiration for the title of one of her books — captured the balance she has sought to strike between testing her party’s attitudes and not leaning too far into her gender. But Ms. Haley, who has struggled to gain traction in primary polls dominated by Donald J. Trump, did not always stay above the fray.

Persons: Nikki Haley, “, Margaret Thatcher, ’ ”, Haley, Thatcher, —, Donald J, Trump Organizations: United Nations, Republican Locations: South Carolina

☆ 75% of people age 50 and up worry Social Security will run out of money in their lifetimes, survey finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Lorie Konish | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The subject of Social Security was largely left untouched in the first Republican presidential debate. But worries about the future of the program loom large in Americans' minds, a recent survey from the Nationwide Retirement Institute shows. To that point, 75% of individuals age 50 and up worry Social Security will run out of funding in their lifetimes, according to the survey of 1,806 individuals taken between May and June. The program's combined funds are due to run out in 2034, at which point 80% of benefits will be payable, Social Security's trustees have said. "You've got people on this stage that won't even talk about Social Security and Medicare," former Vice President Mike Pence said during Wednesday's Republican primary debate.

Persons: servicer, —, You've, Mike Pence, Pence Organizations: Social Security, Nationwide Retirement Institute, Social, Finance, Republican, CNBC

The eight Republican presidential candidates who took the stage last night had a lot going for them. There was a sitting senator and two sitting governors, as well as an entrepreneur, a few former governors, a former U.N. ambassador and a former vice president. Polls show that several of them have high approval ratings among Republican voters. But the 2024 Republican campaign is shaping up to be unlike any in memory. Donald Trump remains so popular among Republican primary voters that there is no obvious path for any of the other candidates to displace him.

Persons: Donald Trump Organizations: Republican, Republicans, Fox News

☆ Four takeaways from the first 2024 Republican presidential debate
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( James Oliphant | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and former biotech executive Vivek Ramaswamy debate each other across Florida Governor Ron DeSantis at the first Republican candidates' debate of the 2024 U.S. presidential campaign in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. August 23. REUTERS/Brian Snyder Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Eight contenders for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination jockeyed for voters’ attention on Wednesday at the party’s first debate, while the front-runner Donald Trump, the former president, bypassed the event. Here are four takeaways from the debate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin:NEW KID IN TOWNIn his first political debate, Vivek Ramaswamy, 38, was widely expected to be a wild card. “Can't we all agree that we're not going to put a woman in jail or give her the death penalty if she gets an abortion?” said Haley, the only woman on the debate stage. For the candidates on the debate stage, it was by talking about on how regular Americans are struggling with the cost of items such as groceries, fuel and cars.

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☆ G.O.P. Debate Draws 12.8 Million Viewers
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( John Koblin | More About John Koblin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The first Republican debate on Wednesday night drew an audience of 12.8 million viewers, according to Nielsen, indicating robust interest despite the absence of former President Donald J. Trump, the front-runner in the race. The viewership figure, which includes totals from both Fox News (11.1 million viewers) and the Fox Business Network (1.7 million), was significantly higher than anything else on television on Wednesday night, and outperformed the broadcast network totals combined. It was also the most-watched cable telecast of the year outside of sports, surpassing an episode of Paramount’s “Yellowstone,” which had 8.2 million viewers, according to Nielsen. The audience total, however, is a far cry from the record 24 million viewers who tuned in to Fox News for the opening Republican debate in the 2016 election cycle, which featured Mr. Trump on a debate stage for the first time. Nor did it reach the 18.1 million who watched one of the early Democratic debates in June 2019.

Persons: Donald J, Trump Organizations: Republican, Nielsen, Fox News, Fox Business Network Locations: ”

☆ The First Republican Debate Starred Eight Candidates and a Ghost
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( James Poniewozik | More About James Poniewozik | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The former New Jersey governor Chris Christie, who short-circuited Marco Rubio in a 2016 debate, entered the race with the goal of hammering Mr. Trump over his attempts to overturn his loss in 2020. Initially, he went after Mr. Ramaswamy as the next best thing, saying that he “sounds like ChatGPT” and likening him to Barack Obama; Mr. Ramaswamy reminded Mr. Christie that the then-governor notoriously hugged Mr. Obama in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, just before the 2012 election. Around an hour in, Mr. Baier finally invoked Mr. Trump — “the elephant not in the room” — and his indictments, to the boos of the crowd. The hand raise began with Mr. Ramaswamy and moved across the stage like a sluggish wave at a stadium, stopping at Mr. Christie. But Mr. Trump was not there to make his own noise, which left more room for one of the main goals of a first debate: to let candidates introduce themselves to a broader audience.

Persons: Chris Christie, circuited Marco Rubio, Trump, Ramaswamy, Barack Obama, Christie, Obama, Baier, —, “ Rich Organizations: New, Mr, Fox, North, Richmond ” — Locations: New Jersey, Hurricane

☆ What Putin will take away from the first Republican presidential debate
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —If Vladimir Putin was watching the Republican presidential debate on Wednesday night, he would have found one more reason to dig in for a long war of attrition in Ukraine. Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy acted as Trump’s stand-in, mining a deep seam of skepticism over the war among GOP grassroots voters. Chris Christie, who recently returned from Ukraine, warned: “This is the Vladimir Putin, who Donald Trump called brilliant and a genius. The debate underscored one of the tragedies of the war for Ukraine. They can’t control what Putin does, which means their fate will also be on the ballot in the US in 2024.

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☆ Opinion | Winners and Losers of the First Republican Debate
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +22 min

Welcome to Opinion’s commentary for the first Republican presidential primary candidate debate, held in Milwaukee on Wednesday night. Gail Collins: She seemed generally reasonable and wow, when the debate turned to education and she actually brought up reading. If there’s any life left in the old G.O.P., Haley gave it hope. Perhaps more important, in taking on the glib and callow Ramaswamy on Ukraine, she showed anger and dominance, essential qualities in a Republican debate. Any debate that doesn’t feature Chris Christie at the front of the highlight reel is a bad night for Christie.

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☆ Opinion: The surprise winner of the debate
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Opinion Cnn Contributors | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +30 min

CNN —CNN Opinion asked our political contributors to weigh on the first Republican presidential debate of the 2024 season. On Wednesday night, on more than one issue, Haley broke with the old guard in some meaningful ways. Karen Finney: Ron DeSantis falls flatKaren Finney Ralph AlswangeAfter weeks of buildup and reports of serious debate preparation with a top Republican debate coach, this was supposed to be the night that Florida Gov. Instead, DeSantis delivered a flat debate performance devoid of any standout moments, demonstrating why he is the best alternative to former President Donald Trump. Asa Hutchinson in a few instances, not one of the GOP candidates sounded like a serious contender for the White House.

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☆ Top takeaways from the first Republican presidential debate of the 2024 primary
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Erica Star Domena | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Vivek Ramaswamy stole the show at the first Republican presidential debate, while Ron DeSantis avoided questions on key issues. Front-runner Donald Trump did not attend the event.

Persons: Vivek Ramaswamy, Ron DeSantis, Donald Trump

☆ Fox News GOP debate averages 12.8 million viewers without Trump, indicating strong interest in rest of the Republican field
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The viewership data, provided by Nielsen Media Research, indicated that 11.1 million viewers tuned into the flagship Fox News for the debate, with 1.7 million watching on sister channel Fox Business. It’s likely that if Trump were to have appeared at the debate, the ratings would have been even higher. His July town hall on Fox News hosted by the right-wing propagandist Sean Hannity averaged only 2.9 million viewers. During the 11 p.m. hour, the program averaged 4.4 million viewers and 886,000 viewers in the 25-54 demographic. From 11 p.m. to 1 a.m., MSNBC averaged 2.1 million total viewers and 257,000 in the key demographic.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Megyn Kelly, It’s, Sean Hannity, Hannity, Tucker Carlson, Nielsen Organizations: CNN, Republican, Fox News, GOP, Trump, Nielsen Media Research, Fox, MSNBC, Nielsen

☆ A Fox News Debate That Skimped on ‘the Elephant Not in the Room’
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Michael M. Grynbaum | More About Michael M. Grynbaum | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The candidates were clashing and the Milwaukee crowd was getting rowdy. After an hour of policy discussion, the first Republican primary debate of 2023 had turned chaotic when the Fox News moderators brought up “the elephant not in the room.”Donald J. Trump was not onstage on Wednesday, but the mere mention of his name created fireworks. Chris Christie, the former New Jersey governor, urged Republicans “to stop normalizing” the former president’s conduct. His rival Vivek Ramaswamy responded that Mr. Trump was “the best president of the 21st century.” A sleepy debate had yielded to a gloves-off battle over the future of the Republican Party. As the audience drowned out Mr. Christie with boos, Bret Baier, one of the moderators, paused and turned in his chair.

Persons: ” Donald J, Trump, Chris Christie, “, Vivek Ramaswamy, Christie, Bret Baier, ” Organizations: Milwaukee, Fox, New, Republican Party Locations: New Jersey

☆ At the first debate, Vivek Ramaswamy attacks nearly every other GOP primary candidate — except for Trump
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

With Trump absent, Vivek Ramaswamy was the center of attention at the first GOP presidential debate. He argued with high-profile candidates all evening but didn't speak a word against Trump. Trump declared Ramaswamy the night's winner for supporting him. Get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in business, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley — delivered daily. "This answer gave Vivek Ramaswamy a big WIN in the debate because of a thing called TRUTH," Trump wrote.

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☆ Knives out for Vivek as the newcomer steals the show from DeSantis in Trump's absence: 5 takeaways from the first Republican presidential debate
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Madison Hall | Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Donald Trump's absence led to a night of barbs between the remaining GOP presidential hopefuls. The first presidential debate of this cycle was dominated by attacks on Vivek Ramaswamy. Despite getting attacked on all sides by his fellow candidates, Ramaswamy largely held his own on stage Wednesday, drawing large rounds of applause from the crowd throughout the night. Former President Donald Trump said he felt no need to attend a debate while he holds a double-digit national lead. Namely, DeSantis refused to say if he'd support a federal 6-week abortion policy, simply saying ""I'm gonna stand on the side of life."

Persons: Donald Trump's, Vivek Ramaswamy, Ron DeSantis, Donald Trump, DeSantis, Ramaswamy, Chris Christie, I've, Christie, Christie wasn't, Pence, Haley, Trump, he's, Mike Pence, Asa Hutchinson, Bret Baier, who's, Roe, Wade, enshrine Roe, Nikki —, Martha MacCallum, MacCallum, Baier Organizations: Florida Gov, Service, New Jersey Gov, Trump, Republican, Fox News, GOP, Republicans, Roe Republicans, UN Locations: Florida, Wall, Silicon, America, New Jersey, Arkansas, Hawaii, midterms, Ohio

☆ Republican debate by the numbers: Ramaswamy seizes spotlight, Trump looms large
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Republican presidential candidate and former biotech executive Vivek Ramaswamy gestures at the first Republican candidates' debate of the 2024 U.S. presidential campaign in Milwaukee, Aug. 23, 2023. Political novice Vivek Ramaswamy's contrarian aggression won him outsize attention in the first Republican presidential debate Wednesday night. Ramaswamy, a 38-year-old entrepreneur, defended Trump as he delivered, and received, more attacks than any other candidate on the Milwaukee stage. Ramaswamy lashed out 16 times, including one moment where he accused all seven of his debate rivals of being "bought and paid for" by special interests. Despite being considered a long shot for the GOP nomination, Ramaswamy stole much of the spotlight from higher-profile contenders, including Florida Gov.

Persons: Vivek Ramaswamy, Vivek Ramaswamy's, Donald Trump, Ramaswamy, Trump, Ron DeSantis, South Carolina Sen, Tim Scott, DeSantis Organizations: Republican, Milwaukee, NBC, GOP, Florida Gov Locations: Milwaukee, South Carolina

☆ Republican hopefuls’ deficit goals are all talk
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Ben Winck | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Participants in the party’s first debate for the 2024 election on Wednesday night promised to shrink the government’s budget shortfall. Yet Republicans have a bad track record for cutting federal debt, and some candidates are already touting pricey projects and tax cuts. The last Republican president to run a budget surplus was George W. Bush in 2001, but even that year was partly influenced by the cost-cutting measures put in place by his Democratic predecessor. With Congress balking at such a combinations, Republican candidates’ plans are all talk, little hope of action. That budget deficit is 122% larger than the shortfall seen in the same period last year.

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☆ Vivek Ramaswamy was a breakout star on the presidential debate stage, but his antics appear to have made him less favorable to potential voters: poll
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy was the breakout star of the first GOP debate on Wednesday. According to a series of polls taken by the Washington Post/FiveThirtyEight/Ipsos in the lead up to the first Republican presidential debate, 13% of Republican primary voters had an "unfavorable" view of Ramaswamy before he took the stage. After the debate, the poll found, 26% of potential primary voters who watched the debate rated Ramaswamy the winner, behind only DeSantis. Throughout the debate, Ramaswamy jumped in as often as he could, seizing the second-largest portion of speaking time, according to the New York Times. The other candidates, however, didn't let Ramaswamy simply get away with his repeated attacks on the debate stage.

Persons: Vivek Ramaswamy, Ramaswamy, Chris Christie, Nikki Haley, Mike Pence, didn't, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Trump, —, Andrew Yang Organizations: Service, Washington Post, Republican, New York Times, New, New Jersey Gov, South Carolina Gov, White, Trump, GOP, Democratic, Trump Administration, Biden Administration Locations: Wall, Silicon, New Jersey

☆ In Trump's absence, DeSantis seen as 'punching bag' in first Republican debate
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Nathan Layne | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/2] Republican presidential candidate and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis listens to a question from the audience at a campaign town hall meeting in Newport, New Hampshire, U.S., August 19, 2023. In Trump's absence, candidates are expected to launch a fusillade of attacks on Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, as competitors try to displace him as Trump's top challenger, according to strategists and aides to rival campaigns. DeSantis is seen as vulnerable after a summer slide in the polls, which have left him languishing more than 30 points behind Trump in the race. "He's going to be a punching bag," said Brian Darling, a Republican strategist and former senior aide to U.S. Still, Trump's no-show doesn't mean he won't be a major presence in the debate, which kicks off at the Fiserv Forum at 9 p.m.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Brian Snyder, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Trump, Tucker Carlson, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, Brian Darling, Rand Paul, Martha MacCallum, Bret Baier, Chris Christie, Asa Hutchinson, Mike Pence, Jeanette Hoffman, He's, Hoffman, Tim Scott, Vivek Ramaswamy, Nikki Haley, Doug Burgum, Hutchinson, Pence, Ramaswamy, Christie, Christopher Wlezien, Wlezien, Nathan Layne, Gram Slattery, Susan Heavey, Ross Colvin, Deepa Babington, Nick Zieminski Organizations: Republican, Florida, REUTERS, Democratic, Fox News, Florida Governor, Trump, Former New Jersey, Former Arkansas, U.S . Capitol, North Dakota, Reuters, University of Texas, Austin, Thomson Locations: Newport , New Hampshire, U.S, Milwaukee, Florida, Atlanta, Georgia, Former, Christie

☆ Trump team trolls DeSantis with debate bingo card featuring 'pudding mention,' 'Dee-Santis,' and 'Duh-Santis'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ron DeSantis of Florida. Ron DeSantis of Florida even as the ex-president is set to skip the high-stakes event. In Trump's efforts to poke at the different pronunciations of DeSantis' last name, the cards also included both "Dee-Santis" and "Duh-Santis." AdvertisementAdvertisementAfter Trump mocked DeSantis over the issue earlier this summer, DeSantis lashed out at the former president, calling him "petty" and "juvenile." Insider has reached out to the DeSantis campaign for comment.

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