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[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.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Brian Snyder, Donald Trump's, Donald Trump, Vivek Ramaswamy, Nikki Haley, Mike Pence, Pence, Ramaswamy, Haley, DeSantis, Trump, Brett Doster, Robert Doar, Tim Scott, assertively, Dan Eberhart, Jay Zeidman, DeSantis bundler, Nikki, Christie, Vivek, Scott, Chris Christie, Gram Slattery, James Oliphant, Alexandra Ulmer, Ross Colvin Organizations: Republican, Florida, REUTERS, Rights, American Enterprise Institute, Trump, South, DeSantis, Reuters, America, New, Thomson Locations: Milwaukee , Wisconsin, U.S, Florida, Milwaukee, Tallahassee, United States, Ukraine, South Carolina, Houston, Texas, New Jersey, California, Washington, San Francisco

☆ Here's where the Republican presidential candidates stand on student loan forgiveness
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Annie Nova | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Republican presidential candidates (L-R): former Arkansas Gov. Donald TrumpFormer President Donald Trump, who didn't attend the debate Wednesday night, has a long record of opposing student loan forgiveness. Ron DeSantisThe Florida governor has said that it's wrong to saddle taxpayers with the expense of student loan forgiveness. Chris ChristieThe former New Jersey governor has said that Biden doesn't have the authority to cancel student debt without prior authorization from Congress. "This federal action will not affect student loans held by the Bank of North Dakota, and we would strongly oppose any copycat legislation at the state level."

Persons: Asa Hutchinson, Chris Christie, Mike Pence, Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, Nikki Haley, Sen, Tim Scott, Doug Burgum, Scott Olson, Donald Trump, Trump, Biden, DeSantis, Ramaswamy, Pence, Joe Biden's, Haley, Tim Scott Sen, Tim Scott of, Biden doesn't, Christie, Burgum Organizations: Arkansas Gov, New, New Jersey Gov, U.S, Florida Gov, North Dakota Gov, GOP, FOX News, Getty, CNBC, D.C, South, United Nations, Trump, North, Bank of North Locations: New Jersey, Florida, U.S, Milwaukee, Iowa, America, New York, San Francisco, Washington, South Carolina, Tim Scott of South Carolina, North Dakota, Bank of North Dakota

☆ The awkward debate moment where GOP candidates reluctantly backed Trump shows why they don't stand a chance to unseat him
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Paul Squire | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

During the first GOP debate, most candidates said they'd support Donald Trump if he were convicted. The awkward moment was a coup for Trump, who skipped the debate entirely to chat with Tucker Carlson in a pre-recorded interview. Trump has argued that the candidates challenging him for the GOP nod were no threat to him. AdvertisementAdvertisementSince he stunned the Republican establishment in 2016, Trump has built his political brand on being the brash, tough outsider. It's a bizarre situation: A group of politicians running to unseat Donald Trump who all say they'll still back him even if he's a convicted criminal.

Persons: Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, they'd, Vivek Ramaswamy, Trump —, Nikki Haley, Tim Scott, Doug Burgum, glanced, Mike Pence — Trump's, who's, —, Asa Hutchinson, Chris Christie, Trump, Tucker Carlson, He's, he's Organizations: GOP, Service, Republican, Trump, Washington DC Locations: glanced, Wall, Silicon

☆ 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.

Persons: Jamelle, Nikki Haley, Haley, Gail Collins, Matthew Continetti, G.O.P, Michelle Cottle, —, Trump —, Ramaswamy, suburbanites, Ross Douthat, David French, Reagan, Michelle Goldberg, callow Ramaswamy, Amy Klobuchar, Pete Buttigieg, Katherine Mangu, Christie, “ Trump, “ Donald Trump, Daniel McCarthy, Vivek, Bret Stephens, Mike Pence’s, Mike Pence, Pence, Mike, Vivek ”, Vivek Ramaswamy, Trump, ”, he’ll, Jesus, Ramaswamy —, ChatGPT —, you’ve, Marco Rubio, Chris Christie, He’s, Joe Biden, Martha MacCallum, Ron DeSantis, Hunter Biden, DeSantis, Donald Trump, MAGA, pander, smartly, Sharp, Biden, refighting, Ron, Hutchinson, clearheaded, Still, Scott, Tim Scott, Meh, ” Daniel McCarthy, Pleasant, Donald Trump’s, wasn’t, I’d, Ramaswamy’s, callow, I’m, insufferable, Preening, Doug Burgum, Achilles, Burgum, he’s, Asa Hutchinson, Trump’s, Asa Hutchinson didn’t, didn’t Organizations: Republican, Republican Party, Trump, Ramaswamy, Pence, Pious, Trump Republicans, MSNBC, Fox, Department of Justice, United Nations, Energy, Department of Education, Republicans Locations: Milwaukee, Iowa, New Hampshire, Ukraine, America, Mexico, Florida, Covid, China, MAGA, Arkansas

☆ Trump’s looming surrender will kill the buzz of the first GOP debate
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The debate – hosted by Fox News, which has amplified many of Trump’s false claims he won the 2020 election – exemplified the impossible conundrum at the center of the GOP race. Trump, exploiting his unrelenting support among GOP primary voters, has pulled off the feat of wielding multiple indictments as a political shield. But Ken Cuccinelli, who is backing DeSantis despite serving in Trump’s administration, argued that the Florida governor had used Trump’s absence to make a valuable connection with Republican voters. So will Trump stick with his strategy of refusing to elevate his rivals by appearing with them on stage – for instance, at the next GOP debate at the Ronald Reagan library in California next month? “In the next debate, there’s not going to be any Atlanta surrender and counterprogramming,” Kall said.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Chris Christie’s, Vivek Ramaswamy, Ron DeSantis didn’t, Trump, –, Christie, Bret Baier, ” Christie, Trump’s, Biden, Carolina Sen, Tim Scott, Joe Biden, “, Nikki Haley, Mike Pence, ” Pence, Ramaswamy, Rudolph Giuliani, Mafia, ” Trump, Tucker Carlson, Haley, Pence, Matt Gaetz, ” Gaetz, Ken Cuccinelli, ” Cuccinelli, Aaron Kall, DeSantis, ” Kall, Ronald Reagan, there’s, ” Organizations: CNN, GOP, Republican, White, Former New Jersey Gov, Florida Gov, Fox News, Trump, New, Trump . Former South Carolina Gov, “, Republican Party, University of Michigan Locations: Atlanta, Wisconsin, Florida, Milwaukee, New Jersey, Carolina, Fulton County , Georgia, Georgia, Fulton, Iowa, New Hampshire, California

But in advance of this debate, I did go back and watch the 2015 Republican debate. michelle cottleOK. I’m going to jump in here with the message may be great, but the messenger was absolutely atrocious. But I thought it was really, really interesting. carlos lozadaNo, no, no, but no, here’s what — no, I mean, I’m not inclined to. And then, I’m going to put the interests of Americans first, which is just an America first riff.

Persons: lydia polgreen, ross douhat Bemusement, michelle cottle, polgreen Wow, ross douhat, lydia polgreen Carlos, carlos lozada Darkness, carlos lozada, Mike Pence, Lydia Polgreen, michelle cottle I’m Michelle Cottle, ross douhat I’m Ross Douthat, carlos lozada I’m Carlos Lozada, you’re, Vivek Ramaswamy, Ramaswamy, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Pence, carlos lozada That’s, Lydia, Prince, carlos lozada —, Tucker Carlson, Carlos, John Kasich, Scott Walker, Jeb Bush —, Ross, ross, It’s, he’s, Trump, lydia polgreen We’re, ross douhat Punditry, yammering, He’s, Michelle, that’s, — michelle cottle, she’s, She’s, lydia polgreen —, michelle cottle He’s, I’m, Obama, —, Chris Christie, Marco Rubio, Haley, michelle cottle ChatGPT, carlos lozada ChatGPT, ross douhat We’ve, — carlos lozada There’s, Pudding Fingers, DeSantis, unquote, ”, it’s, Christie, Tim Scott —, hasn’t, carlos lozada DeSantis’s, George Soros, — carlos lozada —, I’ve, ross douhat Totally, Donald Trump, — ross, Chris Christie can’t, ross douhat Trump, Tim Scott, Vivek’s, carlos lozada He’ll, — ross douhat, Tucker, Jeffrey Epstein, polgreen, Epstein, Biden, lydia polgreen He’s, They’re, Asa —, carlos lozada It’s, michelle cottle That’s, michelle cottle Oh, we’re, you’re Donald Trump, carlos lozada Well, who’s, Mel Gibson, Anthony Hopkins, Caroline Alexander, — carlos lozada, michelle cottle Aw, ross douhat It’s, David Grann, MOO, we’ve, “ MOO, ” ross, “, somebody’s, michelle cottle I’m Organizations: Indigo, Twitter, lydia polgreen From New York, Trump, Republican Party, Republican, Harvard, Ivy League, Fox, Fox News, Republican National Committee, Biden, Democratic, Trump Republican Party, Iowa Locations: United States of America, lydia polgreen From New, Trump, America, Washington, UN, New Hampshire, Ukraine, Iowa, Florida, Panama, China, Milwaukee, Lydia, There’s

☆ 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.

Persons: Nikki Haley, “, Donald Trump, Haley, won’t —, that’s, Trump, Joe Biden’s, Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, Haley’s, Karen Finney, Karen Finney Ralph Alswange, DeSantis, Donald Trump ., MAGA, George Soros, Florida’s, ” Karen Finney, Patrick T, Brown, Patrick, Mike Pence, Ramaswamy’s, Ramaswamy, Pence, “ It’s, ” Ramaswamy, Sophia A, Nelson, ‘ Rich, Richmond ’ Sophia A, Nelson Sophia A, Richmond ”, Oliver Anthony, Sen, Tim Scott of, Margaret Thatcher —, Michelle Obama, ” Scott Jennings, Scott Jennings, Nikki Haley overperforming, Doug Burgum, Asa Hutchison, Chris Christie, unapologetically, George W, Bush, Mitch McConnell, Jill Filipovic, Jill Filipovic Vivek Ramaswamy, G.T . Bynum, Bynum, Ronald Reagan —, —, shamefully, Putin, Nicole Hemmer, Robert Taft, Dwight Eisenhower, Ike, Ronald Reagan, Pat Buchanan, Carolyn T, Robert M, Who, Geoff Duncan, GOP Geoff Duncan CNN, Asa Hutchinson, ” Roxanne Jones, Roxanne Jones, Nikki Haley —, I’ve, Jones, ”, WURD, Kristen Soltis Anderson, Nikki Haley’s, ” Raul A, Reyes, Joe Biden, Biden, Raul A, Jon Gabriel, Jon Gabriel Immigration, I’m, ” DeSantis Organizations: CNN, South Carolina Gov, Republican Party of Trump, Florida Gov, Biden, Republican, Donald Trump . Time, New, New Jersey Gov, Democratic, Trump, GOP, Public Policy Center, Economic, North, Richmond, British, Republican Party, North Dakota Gov, Arkansas Gov, RunSwitch Public Relations, Twitter, Pew Research Center, Internal Revenue Service, Department of Education, Pew, Former South Carolina Gov, Rogers Center, Vanderbilt University, “ Partisans, Conservative, Wednesday, Department of Justice, UN, Former New Jersey Gov, America’s Conservative Party, White House . Florida Gov, ESPN The Magazine, ESPN, New York Daily News, Philadelphia Inquirer, Kristen Soltis Anderson CNN Former South Carolina Gov, America, Reyes CNN, Special Forces, Fox, CNN Town Hall, USA, Gallup, The Arizona Locations: China, Florida, Hawaii, New Jersey, America, Washington , DC, Ukraine, Tim Scott of South Carolina, Georgia, Louisville , Kentucky, millennials, New York, Israel, United States, Tulsa , Oklahoma, Mexico, El Paso, dearer, Arizona, The Arizona Republic

☆ 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

Eight candidates will appear onstage for the first Republican debate on Wednesday. Many far more politically experienced contenders have met their end under the bright lights of the debate stage. How Republican voters respond will offer some early clues into the ideological future of the party, particularly in a post-Trump era. He participated in eight face-offs during the 2016 campaign and helped coach Mr. Trump for his presidential debates in 2020. The debate offers Mr. Christie an opportunity to take aim at those aligned with Trumpism, even if they are opposed to Mr. Trump.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Mitt Romney, gantlet, ”, Newt Gingrich, “ Donald Trump, —, Tucker Carlson, Ron DeSantis, Jordan Gale, Donald Trump, ” Mr, DeSantis, Trump’s, parry, Vivek Ramaswamy, Chris Christie, Pence, Mike Pence’s, AJ Mast, Mike Pence, Ramaswamy, Vivek Ramaswamy’s, MAGA, Victoria Coates, Roe, Wade, Tim Scott of, Christie, Scott, Nikki Haley, Will Christie, David Degner, Coke, New Coke, “ Ron DeSantis, Tim Scott, Haley, Doug Burgum, Maddie McGarvey, Burgum, Asa Hutchinson, “ We’re Organizations: Republican, Trump, Fox News, Fair, The New York Times, Wednesday, Fox News Radio, PAC, Ukraine, Harvard, Russia, Democratic, Republicans, United Nations, Mr, Credit, The New York, Gov Locations: Atlanta, Florida, Ukraine, Tim Scott of South Carolina, New Jersey, New Hampshire, South Carolina, U.N, Iowa, North Dakota, Arkansas

☆ Private jets, luxury hotels: For wealthy donors, the Republican debate is a grand ole party
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Republican debate signage ahead of the Republican primary presidential debate hosted by Fox News in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US, on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2022. Wealthy Republican political donors will receive the VIP treatment at Wednesday night's GOP presidential primary debate in Milwaukee, according to contributors and organizers who spoke to CNBC ahead of the event. Andy Sabin, a wealthy New York businessman who backs South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, told CNBC he plans to arrive in Milwaukee by private jet for the debate. During the debate, Sabin said he will be seated next to Gov. Billionaire and veteran venture capitalist Tim Draper will be at the debate to support former South Carolina Gov.

Persons: Andy Sabin, Carolina Sen, Tim Scott, Sabin, Kristi Noem, Tim Draper, Nikki Haley, Draper, Haley, Scott, Ron DeSantis, Chris Christie, Vivek Ramaswamy, Donald Trump, Saint Kate Organizations: Republican, Fox News, Wednesday, CNBC, Carolina, Gov, South Carolina Gov, Florida Gov, New, New Jersey Gov, Milwaukee Fiserv, Republican National Committee, RNC, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Young America's Foundation, Journal Sentinel Locations: Milwaukee , Wisconsin, Milwaukee, New York, South Dakota, New Jersey

☆ Biden's campaign is plastering 'Dark Brandon' ads across Fox News' website and the city of Milwaukee on the day of the first GOP presidential debate
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Joe Biden's campaign plastered "Dark Brandon" memes across Fox News' website and Milwaukee. The ads went up on Wednesday, the day of the first GOP presidential debate. In 2022, Insider reported that Capitol Hill Democrats are embracing the "Dark Brandon" meme. This isn't the first time Biden has embraced the "Dark Brandon" meme — a combination of the anti-Biden "Let's Go Brandon" slogan and the popular "Dark MAGA" movement. In late 2022, members of his administration shared the meme several times across social media, with one saying, "Dark Brandon is crushing it."

Persons: Joe Biden's, Brandon, Biden, Let's, MAGA, Donald Trump, Tucker Carlson, Ron DeSantis, Mike Pence, Sen, Tim Scott, Doug Burgum, Asa Hutchinson, Chris Christie, Nikki Haley Organizations: Fox News, Milwaukee, Capitol Hill, Service, Trump, Republican National Committee, Florida Gov, Tim Scott , North Dakota Gov, Arkansas Gov, CNN Locations: Wall, Silicon, Milwaukee , Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Tim Scott , North, Arkansas, New Jersey, South Carolina

☆ Gov. Doug Burgum injured playing basketball, may not be able to attend first Republican debate
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Republican U.S. presidential candidate and North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum speaks during Fair-Side Chat with Governor of Iowa Kim Reynolds (not pictured), at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, August 11, 2023. Doug Burgum was injured playing basketball and may not be able to attend the first Republican presidential debate Wednesday night. The post included included a black-and-white photo of a younger-looking Burgum playing basketball in a gym. Burgum is one of eight candidates to meet the Republican National Committee's qualifications for the first debate. It was not immediately clear if the RNC would consider replacing Burgum with another Republican candidate if the governor is unable to appear.

Persons: Doug Burgum, Iowa Kim Reynolds, I've, Burgum, Ron DeSantis, Mike Pence, Nikki Haley, South Carolina Sen, Tim Scott, Chris Christie, Vivek Ramaswamy, Asa Hutchinson, Ramaswamy, Donald Trump's, Trump, Fox, Tucker Carlson, Will Hurd, Larry Elder, Perry Johnson — Organizations: Republican U.S, North Dakota, Fair, Fox News, NBC, CNN, NBC News, . North Dakota Gov, Republican National, Florida Gov, United Nations, New, New Jersey Gov, Arkansas Gov, GOP, Trump, Fox, RNC, Republican, Texas Rep Locations: Iowa, Des Moines , Iowa, Milwaukee, ., Florida, South Carolina, New Jersey, Georgia

☆ Ukraine war divides Republicans heading into first GOP debate
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Amanda Macias | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

Ukrainian Presidency | Anadolu Agency | Getty ImagesWASHINGTON — The Republican primary debate in Milwaukee Wednesday is expected to showcase the deep divisions within the party over America's role in the Russian war on Ukraine. Scott Olson | Getty ImagesFormer Vice President Mike Pence was the first Republican candidate to travel to Ukraine after Russia invaded. He says the Russia-China axis is by far the top threat to U.S. national security and merits more focus than the Ukraine war. Tim ScottLikely Republican presidential candidate and U.S. Joseph Prezioso | AFP | Getty ImagesThe former New Jersey governor was the second Republican candidate to visit Ukraine after Pence.

Persons: Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Carlos Barria, Vladimir Putin, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Trump, could've, Sean Hannity, Zelenskyy, Biden, Mike Pence, Scott Olson, they've, Pence, Putin, Vivek Ramaswamy, Tucker Carlson, Scott Morgan, Ramaswamy, Nikki Haley U.S, Nikki Haley, Kevin Lamarque, Haley, Tim Scott, Brian Snyder, Tim Scott of, Scott, Ron DeSantis, Scott Brown, Reba Saldanha, DeSantis, pushback, Chris Christie, Joseph Prezioso, Christie's, Christie, Francis Suarez, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, Ronald Reagan, Mario Tama, Getty Images Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, Suarez, Will Hurd, Hurd, Republican frontrunners Trump, Doug Burgum, Dan Koeck, Asa Hutchinson, Arkansas Asa Hutchinson, Drew Angerer Organizations: Anadolu Agency, Getty Images WASHINGTON, Republican, Milwaukee Wednesday, GOP, New York Times, U.S, Army, National Defense, Reuters, Fox News, NATO, Getty, NBC News, Marine Corps, Vivek Ramaswamy Republican, Former Fox, Iowa, United, United Nations, American Enterprise Institute, New Hampshire Institute, Politics, Saint Anselm College, NBC, Ron DeSantis Florida Governor, Republican U.S, New Jersey, New Hampshire Town Hall, AFP, New, CNN, Miami Mayor, Library, Getty Images Miami Mayor, National, Harvard, Republican Party of Iowa, Former, CIA, Disney, Doug Burgum North, Reuters North, Asa Hutchinson Republican, Washington Hilton Locations: Ukraine, Kharkiv, Russia, Ukrainian, Milwaukee, United States, Europe, Moscow, Iran, Siena, Fort Drum , New York, U.S, South Carolina, Ankeny , Iowa, Russian, Kyiv, Berlin , New Hampshire, Des Moines , Iowa, China, Eastern Europe, Arlington , Virginia, Taiwan, North Korea, Manchester , New Hampshire, Tim Scott of South Carolina, America, Ron DeSantis Florida, Rye , New Hampshire, Reuters Florida, New Hampshire, Goffstown , New Hampshire, New Jersey, Bucha, Simi Valley , California, Harvard, Former Texas, Texas, Crimea, Desantis, Doug Burgum North Dakota, Fargo , North Dakota, Reuters North Dakota, Arkansas, Washington ,

☆ Fact check: The first Republican presidential debate of the 2024 election
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Cnn Staff | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

CNN —Eight candidates for the Republican nomination for president took the stage for the first GOP debate Wednesday night in Milwaukee. (In June 2020, he announced a plan for schools to reopen for the next school year that began in August. In April 2020, the unemployment rate spiked to 14.7% — the highest level since monthly records began in 1948. It reached a 66-year low during certain months of 2019, at 3.4% in April and 3.6% in August, but by December 2020, unemployment for women was at 6.7%. That deal was negotiated by special counsel David Weiss, who was first appointed to the Justice Department by former President Donald Trump.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, Daniel Dale Nikki Haley, Nikki Haley, “ Donald Trump, Trump, Daniel Dale, Katie Lobosco Burgum, Doug Burgum, –, Goldman Sachs, Ella Nilsen Tim Scott, South Carolina Sen, Tim Scott, Biden, ” Scott, Scott’s, don’t, Tara Subramaniam Scott, ’ Scott, Joe Biden, they’re, Kevin McCarthy, Merrick Garland, ”, Garland, CNN’s Hannah Rabinowitz Haley, Haley, CNN’s Haley Britzky Pence, Mike Pence, “, Obama, CNN’s Haley Britzky Christie, Hunter Biden, Chris Christie, Biden’s son Hunter Biden, Christie, David Weiss, Donald Trump, CNN’s Marshall Cohen Scott, Burgum, Scott, Katie Lobosco Organizations: CNN, Republican, GOP, “, New, New York Tri, State, Trump, South, United Nations, Social Security, Dakota Gov, American Clean, Republicans, DOJ, Justice Department, National School, Department, Defense Department, of Foreign Relations, Former New Jersey Gov, US, IRS, Treasury Locations: Milwaukee, Florida, Broward, Palm, New York, Connecticut , New Jersey, Louisiana, South Carolina, China, United States, Covid, Ukraine, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland

Here are six takeaways from the first 2024 Republican presidential primary debate:Taking shots at RamaswamyWith Trump absent from Wednesday’s debate, the the early target of most of the debate participants was not DeSantis or South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott or any candidate who has ever held elected office before. DeSantis clarified: “Well, statewide.” Asked if he would support a federal six-week abortion ban, DeSantis talked about his electoral victory in Florida. And no one clearly stated they would sign a six-week federal abortion ban – even if they’d approved such laws as governors. At one end of the spectrum stood Haley, who sparred with Pence over the possibility of passing a federal ban. Ahead of the debate, Republican strategists argued that this was the approach Scott wanted to take because it’s his authentic self.

Persons: Donald Trump, –, – brawled, Vivek Ramaswamy, Ron DeSantis, Ramaswamy brawled, Mike Pence, Nikki Haley, Chris Christie, Trump, Ramaswamy, Christie, Asa Hutchinson, South Carolina Sen, Tim Scott, “ Vivek, can’t, I’ve, Vivek, Ramaswamy’s, ChatGPT, ”, DeSsantis, – DeSantis, DeSantis, “, Joe Biden, Hunter, Fox’s Brett Baier interjected, Roe, Wade, fides, Haley, Pence, ” Pence, Lindsey Graham, Scott, Doug Burgum –, Burgum, ” DeSantis, he’d, “ Mike, Pence “, ” Haley, Nice, ‘, Scott wasn’t, ” Scott Organizations: CNN, Florida Gov, South Carolina Gov, New, New Jersey Gov, Trump, Former Arkansas Gov, Fox News, Wing, Ramaswamy, Republican, DeSantis, North Dakota Gov, South, United Nations, United, Ukraine Locations: New Jersey, Fulton, Georgia, Milwaukee, South Carolina, Pence, United States, America, Florida, Miami, Wisconsin, Texas, Russia, Ukraine, Ramaswamy

CNN —Former President Donald Trump has attracted a lot of attention for his lead in the polls and the money race, but he’s also already ahead in an essential area that’s gotten less notice: the delegate process. Republicans often point to Jeff Roe, who is leading the pro-DeSantis super PAC, as an expert on the delegate process. The delegate process rivalry between DeSantis and Trump speaks to the overall strategy of many of these campaigns. Trump’s state party advantageIn 2016, the idea that Donald Trump would eventually have deep roots with state Republican party officials seemed outlandish. The Trump campaign denies the former president ever made such a comment.

Persons: Donald Trump, he’s, Ron DeSantis, –, Simply, Trump, DeSantis, Chris Christie’s, Sen, Tim Scott’s, Christie, Scott, Trump’s, Chris LaCivita, Susie Wiles, Brian Jack, Texas Sen, Ted Cruz, Jeff Roe, Ken Cuccinelli, LaCivita, Ken Cuccinelli –, Cuccinelli, Cruz, “ There’s, ” LaCivita, “ We’ll, “, ”, ” Cuccinelli Organizations: CNN, Republican, Flordia, Trump, Republican National Committee, New, New Jersey Gov, RNC, Advisers, Republicans, DeSantis, Republican National Convention, GOP, White, Party, Michigan Republican Party, Trump’s Department of Homeland Security Locations: New Jersey, Louisiana, Texas, headwinds, California , Massachusetts , Idaho , Colorado, Nevada, Michigan

☆ It's time for Francis Suarez to drop out of the 2024 GOP presidential race, according to Francis Suarez
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Bryan Metzger | Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez failed to qualify for the first GOP presidential debate. He previously said that candidates who didn't qualify for the debate should drop out. Suarez did not qualify for the first GOP presidential debate, according to the Republican National Committee. The Miami Mayor previously said that anyone who fails to qualify for the first debate should drop out of the race. The Suarez campaign did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment on whether he would continue his campaign.

Persons: Francis Suarez, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, Suarez, Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, Sen, Tim Scott, Donald Trump, —, Doug Burgum's, Lionel Messi's Organizations: Miami, Service, Miami Mayor, GOP, Republican National Committee, Florida Gov, Iowa State, North Dakota Gov, Major League Soccer Locations: Wall, Silicon, Milwaukee, Iowa

☆ Factbox: Who is participating in this week's Republican presidential debate?
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Susan Heavey | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/3] Republican presidential candidate and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks during a campaign stop in Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S., August 19, 2023. The former president dominates the field, with his indictments in four separate criminal cases boosting his popularity among Republican voters, and has said there is little political upside for him to debate his rivals. The political outsider has stoked grassroots chatter as a potential alternative to Trump and garnered 7% in the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll. She has about 5% support among Republican voters in the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll. Hutchinson, 72, has touted his experience leading the deeply conservative state as proof he can deliver on policies Republican voters care about, citing tax cuts and job creation initiatives.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Brian Snyder, Donald Trump, Republican Party's, Trump, RON DESANTIS, MIKE, Pence, VIVEK RAMASWAMY, Ramaswamy, NIKKI HALEY, Haley, TIM SCOTT, Scott, ASA HUTCHINSON, Hutchinson, Ipsos, CHRIS CHRISTIE Chris Christie, Trump's, Christie, DOUG BURGUM Burgum, Susan Heavey, Nathan Layne, Joseph Ax, Ross Colvin, Deepa Babington, Bernadette Baum Organizations: Republican, Florida, REUTERS, Rights, Republican National Committee, RNC, Twitter, Trump, U.S . Capitol, Christian, Reuters, United Nations, Biden, Republican Party, TIM, Black Republican U.S, ASA, White House, New, Microsoft Corp, Thomson Locations: Manchester , New Hampshire, U.S, DeSantis, Florida, Pence, Indiana, South Carolina, Arkansas, New Jersey

☆ How to Watch the First Republican Presidential Debate
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Maggie Astor | More About Maggie Astor | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The first Republican primary debate of the 2024 presidential race will be held Wednesday, Aug. 23, from 9 to 11 p.m. Eastern. The debate, taking place in Milwaukee, is sanctioned by the Republican National Committee and hosted by Fox News. Fox News Channel will broadcast the event, with live coverage starting at 8 p.m. Eastern — an hour before the debate itself — and running past midnight. The debate will be moderated by two Fox News hosts, Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum. Mr. Baier has previously moderated Republican debates in 2015 and 2016, and he and Ms. MacCallum led a town-hall event with Mr. Trump in 2020.

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☆ Trump seeks to steer attention away from first 2024 GOP debate as rivals make final preparations for Milwaukee
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Eric Bradner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

As his rivals prepare for the two-hour showdown on Fox News, Trump’s campaign is attempting to counter-program the debate. But Trump’s son Donald Trump Jr. and other surrogates planned to travel to Milwaukee, where they would have had opportunities to weigh in on national broadcasts before and after the debate in the spin room. Ahead of the debate, some candidates are offering previews of their lines of attack – including criticizing Trump for choosing not to participate. “Every one of us who have qualified for that debate stage ought to be on the stage willing to square off and answer those tough questions,” Pence said. Overall, 42% say Trump is their first choice, followed by 19% supporting DeSantis.

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What's keeping Republican voters feeling good about Donald Trump's presidential prospects in 2024? candidates peel voters away from Mr. Trump? Those were two of the questions that prompted us to organize our latest Times Opinion focus group, with 11 Republican voters from Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina, the four states that will go first in the G.O.P. We wanted to hear their views in the aftermath of the latest indictment against Mr. Trump and ahead of this Wednesday's first debate among the leading 2024 Republican candidates. As for the debate, there was little appetite for criticism of him from the other Republican candidates.

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☆ Who qualifies for the Republican debate that Trump is skipping?
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Susan Heavey | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Here is a list of 2024 Republican hopefuls who appear to be on track to qualify for the debate:DONALD TRUMPTrump dominates the Republican presidential field, and his indictments in four separate criminal cases have only turbo-charged his popularity among Republican voters. DeSantis is Trump's top rival but remains far behind the former president in opinion polls - he stands at just 13% in the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll. The political outsider has excited a lot of grassroots chatter as a potential alternative to Trump and garnered 7% in the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll. She has about 5% support among Republican voters in the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll. Christie saw no support among Republicans in the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll, which has a credibility interval of about 6 percentage points.

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☆ Iowa Republican caucus-goers love Trump more than ever, even after he attacked their governor: poll
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Donald Trump holds a commanding lead in a new poll of likely Iowa caucus-goers. A new Register/NBC News/Mediacom Iowa Poll found that Trump is viewed favorably by 65% of likely GOP caucus-goers and unfavorably by 33%. A whopping 81% of likely caucus-goers view her favorably, including 50% who view her very favorably. A majority (52%) of likely caucus-goers said they could still be persuaded to support another candidate. The Iowa Poll was conducted Aug. 13-17, 2023 by telephone.

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☆ Trump is skipping the first GOP presidential debate. Here's a look who's participating and what we know about their planned attack strategies for the high-stakes event.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( John L. Dorman | Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The first Republican presidential debate is scheduled for August 23, 2023, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Without Trump at the debate, seven other candidates are set to make their cases for the White House. Here's a look at how the debate is coming together, as the GOP candidates had to meet a set of criteria to even appear onstage. Christie, once a close ally of Trump, has consistently been the fiercest critic of the former president in the GOP race. Suarez, should he make it onstage, will likely just focus on boosting his profile to GOP voters beyond South Florida.

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Former President Donald J. Trump won’t be there. But eight other Republicans hoping to catch him are now set for the first debate of the 2024 presidential primary on Wednesday in Milwaukee, the Republican National Committee announced on Monday night. Ron DeSantis of Florida, who has been Mr. Trump’s leading rival in most polling, and Mr. Trump’s former vice president, Mike Pence. Chris Christie of New Jersey, a Trump ally turned antagonist, has secured a spot, as has another vocal Trump opponent, former Gov. Two prominent South Carolina Republicans have also earned places onstage, Senator Tim Scott and Nikki Haley, the former United Nations ambassador.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Ron DeSantis, Trump’s, Mike Pence, Chris Christie, Asa Hutchinson of, Tim Scott, Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy, Doug Burgum, Biden Organizations: Republican National, South Carolina Republicans, United Nations Locations: Milwaukee, Florida, New Jersey, Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas, North Dakota

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