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☆ Robert Kennedy Jr to run as independent, could complicate Trump, Biden 2024 contest
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Heather Timmons | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. delivers his political soapbox speech at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. August 12, 2023. Kennedy is nephew of former President John F. Kennedy, who was assassinated in 1963, and the son of former U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy, who was assassinated in 1968 during his own presidential bid. Kennedy said in April he would challenge Biden for the Democratic nomination to run against the Republican nominee, expected to be former President Donald Trump. Since then, Kennedy has complained that the Democratic Party has "essentially merged into one unit" with the Biden campaign, denying him a fair shot in the nominating contest.

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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.

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☆ Make no mistake, it's absolutely possible Trump wins the 2024 election
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( Walt Hickey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Make no mistake, though: There's still a pretty solid chance he pulls it off and becomes the president again. Despite the 91 felony charges across multiple indictments, yeah, Trump obviously still has a shot at winning again. An extra 11,000 votes in Arizona, an extra 20,000 votes in Wisconsin, an extra 12,000 votes in Georgia, and Trump wins the 2020 election. That's fanciful thinking, and a second Trump presidency is well within the realm of the possible. Most significantly, Trump is running the table on a field of some pretty solid and rather electable Republican alternatives.

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But a person who worked closely with Ramaswamy said, "He thinks people are put on this earth to serve him." Roivant attracted investors including Masayoshi Son's SoftBank Vision Fund, Peter Thiel's Founders Fund, and the hedge fund Viking Global Investors. Former Roivant employees said Ramaswamy worked hard and expected the same of others. McLaughlin called the employee's recollection "inaccurate," adding that Ramaswamy "has never once raised his voice or used bad language with employees." At Roivant, Ramaswamy kept his politics largely to himself, former employees said.

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DeSantis Ramaswamy Haley DeSantis Ramaswamy Haley Pence Christie Scott Who Has Qualified for the Second Republican Presidential Debate? Pence Christie ScottAt least six candidates appear to have made the cut so far for the second Republican presidential debate on Sept. 27. Mr. Trump is the only candidate whose filings from July show he has already surpassed the donor requirements to attend the second debate. To determine whether candidates have met the polling thresholds, The Times analyzed Republican primary polls collected by FiveThirtyEight. Polling will ultimately be verified by the R.N.C., which is expected to announce the lineup within days of the second debate.

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☆ Trump greeted with a mix of applause and audible boos at Iowa college-football game, says report
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Trump received a mix of applause and audible boos from the crowd of 61,000 football fans. The former US president, who is embroiled in major legal battles and indictments, was attending the 2023 Cy-Hawk football game. Trump visited Iowa State University, where he flipped burgers, threw a football with fraternity members, and autographed photos and footballs, The Associated Press reported. Former President Donald Trump throws a football to the crowd during a visit to the Alpha Gamma Rho, agricultural fraternity, at Iowa State University before an NCAA college football game between Iowa State and Iowa, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023, in Ames, Iowa. AP Photo/Charlie NeibergallIowa is a key early primary state, and the football game is considered as a crucial campaign stop.

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☆ DeSantis was 'apoplectic' after news sites reported his debate strategy ahead of time
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The first GOP presidential debate occurred on August 23 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. About a week prior, the New York Times published a debate strategy linked to DeSantis' super PAC. Ron DeSantis was reportedly "apoplectic" after media outlets published copies of debate strategy that were quietly shared online by a company closely connected to his super PAC. In mid-August, approximately a week before the first Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the New York Times released a report detailing pages of proposed debate strategy for DeSantis from his super PAC, Never Back Down. According to a report from the Washington Post on Friday, the media's publication of his potential debate strategy enraged DeSantis when he found out.

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☆ Christie says Americans should question Trump's 'psychological capacity' to be president
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Chris Christie questioned former President Donald Trump's mental capacity. "[W]hat he was saying yesterday is just so odd and disturbing," Christie told Hugh Hewitt. I call him sloppy Chris," Trump told Hewitt on Wednesday. I think he's not a very smart person," the former president said. For the moment, Trump continues to hold a commanding lead over the rest of the GOP presidential field.

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☆ Trump says he would 'love to debate' Meghan Markle: 'I didn't like the way she dealt with the Queen'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Madison Hall | Talia Lakritz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

In an hour-long interview with Hugh Hewitt, Trump said he'd "love to debate" Meghan Markle. "I didn't like the way she dealt with the Queen," Trump said of Meghan. Advertisement Advertisement Watch: Scowling Trump makes history with first presidential mugshotHe added, "I'd love to debate her. When asked by Piers Morgan to clarify his comments about the duchess being "nasty," Trump said, "I wasn't referring to her as 'she's nasty' — I said she was nasty about me." Outside of debating Meghan, Trump said he "certainly will" debate the Democratic presidential nominee in 2024, despite missing out on the first Republican presidential debate in August.

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☆ Anderson Cooper says there was a steep learning curve in figuring out how to cover a candidate like Trump
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Cooper discussed the challenges of covering a Trump in an interview with the NYT. He said there was a "steep learning curve in figuring out how to deal with a candidate who is completely willing to lie." Cooper also defended CNN's town hall with Trump, calling him a "front-runner" in the Republican presidential primary. "There was a steep learning curve in figuring out how to deal with a candidate who is completely willing to lie and lies repeatedly and often," Cooper told the NYT. Aside from the challenges posed by Trump, Cooper also reflected on broader developments in the media landscape.

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☆ Opinion | The Articulate Ignorance of Vivek Ramaswamy
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( David French | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

If anything, armed Black protesters such as the Black Panthers triggered cries for stronger gun control laws, not looser ones. He’s a very smart man, blessed with superior communication skills, yet he constantly exposes his ignorance, his cynicism or both. The bottom line is this: When a political class still broadly believes in policing dishonesty, the nation can manage the negative effects of widespread civic ignorance. When the political class corrects itself, the people will tend to follow. But when key members of the political class abandon any pretense of knowledge or truth, a poorly informed public is simply unequipped to hold them to account.

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☆ Donald Trump's latest arrest and no-show at the GOP debate just made voters want him more
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Chris Panella | Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

62% of potential Republican primary voters said Trump has best chance of beating Biden, poll shows. Morning Consult's new data comes after Trump's latest arrest and no-show at the GOP debate. DeSantis and Ramaswamy both dropped in potential voters after their debate appearances. Ron DeSantis, who saw just 13% of potential primary voters saying he'd have the best chance of beating Biden in the same poll. He opted out of Wednesday's GOP presidential debate, instead recording an interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson that was posted just five minutes before the debate began.

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☆ Trump raked in $9.4 million as his campaign sold tens of thousands of mugshot t-shirts and coffee mugs
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Donald Trump's campaign has raked in $9.4 million since his historic mugshot was released. The former president's campaign has sold over $1 million in t-shirts emblazoned with the mugshot. Of that special merchandise, they sold 36,000 T-shirts for more than $1.7 million. The campaign also sold 8,600 mugshot posters for another $352,000. Trump's 2020 campaign even made just shy of $500,000 by trolling liberals who wanted to ban plastic straws.

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☆ Vivek Ramaswamy, the candidate with the least political experience, once attended a town hall where he asked why Americans should vote for the candidate with the least political experience
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Al Sharpton why he should vote for him given his lack of formal political experience. Twenty years later, Ramaswamy is now a GOP presidential candidate with no political experience. In the clip, Ramaswamy, who was a college student at Harvard University at the time, asked then-Democratic presidential candidate Rev. "Of all the Democratic candidates out there," Ramaswamy asked, "why should I vote for the one with the least political experience?" At the first GOP presidential debate, candidates took turns throughout the night to try and discredit Ramaswamy over his experience.

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☆ Vivek Ramaswamy thinks college applications should include a 1-mile run and other parts of the Presidential Fitness Test
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy suggested an additional criteria for college applicants. He said colleges should screen applicants on their physical fitness, such as their 1-mile run time. Ramaswamy noted the idea wasn't part of his campaign platform, but is a "serious proposal." To combat this, the candidate said that College Board should "add a physical fitness section to the SAT, instead of just math and reading sections," and noted the section could possibly resemble the former Presidential Fitness Test which consisted of a 1-mile run, sit-ups, pull-ups, and more. Ramaswamy has also previously noted that if he makes it to the White House, he'd tap Musk as a potential adviser.

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☆ Trump's attorney said the former president doesn't need to 'prep much' for his 4 looming cases as he's no 'normal person'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

One of his attorneys, Alina Habba, said he won't need to be "prep much" for his upcoming trials. She said he's "not your average person" and "incredibly intelligent," so he should be fine. Get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in business, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley — delivered daily. In response to Bream's question, Habba said preparing Trump for the trials simply won't be an issue as Trump is "not your average person," "incredibly intelligent," and "knows the ropes." She said she believes Trump is well aware of the facts of the various cases and will not need to "prep much" for the trials amidst his presidential campaign.

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☆ Opinion | Vivek Ramaswamy Is Very Annoying. It’s Why He’s Surging in the Polls.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Michelle Goldberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Cupp called him, in a column: “Obnoxious. The Washington Post, FiveThirtyEight and Ipsos polled likely Republican primary voters before and after last week’s debate. Following his performance, Ramaswamy’s favorability rating rose from 50 percent to 60 percent, even though his unfavorability rating rose even more, from 13 percent to 32 percent. Participants in a CNN focus group of Iowa Republicans declared him the debate’s winner, as did a poll released on Thursday from JL Partners. The day after the debate, his campaign reportedly raised more than $1 million.

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☆ Former Bush advisor Karl Rove slams Vivek Ramaswamy's first GOP debate performance as 'robotic' and 'over-the-top'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Karl Rove called out Vivek Ramaswamy over what he said was a "robotic" GOP debate performance. "Chris Christie got off one of the better lines of the night that he sounded like ChatGPT," he said. While Rove said Ramaswamy "on points had a good evening," he also said that the candidate "had a bad evening" when it came to substance. Ron DeSantis of Florida, who has so far been unable to dethrone former President Donald Trump from the top of the GOP presidential perch, had "a good night" at the debate. This was important for him to have a good night."

Persons: Karl Rove, Vivek Ramaswamy, Rove, Chris Christie, George W, Bush's, John Catsimatidis, Ramaswamy, Catsimatidis, Christie, Ron DeSantis, Donald Trump, Trump Organizations: WABC, Service, White House, Sunday, New, Republican, Trump, Emerson Locations: Wall, Silicon, New York, Jersey, Florida, New Hampshire

☆ Vivek Ramaswamy has Iowa voters curious, but not yet committed, after standout debate
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( Aaron Pellish | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

That’s the true mark of a real milestone on this campaign,” Ramaswamy joked. For many voters in Iowa, the debate was their introduction to the 38-year-old candidate. A survey of potential Republican primary voters who watched the debate conducted by The Washington Post, FiveThirtyEight and Ipsos showed 26% of voters thought Ramaswamy won the debate, second highest behind DeSantis. Still, the Ramaswamy campaign said it raised $600,000 in the day after the debate, the largest single-day total since its launch. The Ramaswamy campaign plans to continue visiting Iowa and answering voter questions like Christensen’s around the state, Chapman told CNN.

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☆ DeSantis Super PAC will launch a $25 million ad blitz in Iowa and New Hampshire to reverse campaign's slide in the GOP presidential race
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Never Back Down is looking to reverse DeSantis' presidential campaign slump with a sizable ad buy. DeSantis has promoted his conservative record on the trail, but Trump continues to dominate the GOP race. Top officials for Never Back Down, who were encouraged by DeSantis' debate performance on Wednesday, outlined their strategy at a lunch shortly before the debate, according to The Post. Such a development would also be welcome news amid headlines about layoffs and campaign shakeups in the DeSantis campaign. AdvertisementAdvertisement"We are totally dominating DeSanctus right here in the state of Florida," Trump said at the time, mispronouncing the governor's last name.

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☆ In Iowa, a Voter Asks DeSantis: Why Should I Choose You Over Trump?
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( Nicholas Nehamas | More About Nicholas Nehamas | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The question from Mr. Masters was a rare chance for the governor to make his single best argument in one place. I think he appointed a lot of duds to office, and it really hurt his ability to get his agenda done. True to his debate performance and campaign trail events, Mr. DeSantis never delivered a real punch. While Mr. DeSantis may not have had a breakout moment at the debate on Wednesday, Republican voters thought he performed best of all the candidates, according to a snap poll by the Washington Post, FiveThirtyEight and Ipsos. And his campaign said he raised more than $1 million the following day, the most its raised in 24 hours, apart from the day Mr. DeSantis announced he was running.

Persons: Masters, Hillary Clinton, Paul Ryan, DeSantis Organizations: Republican, Washington Post Locations: Florida

A Washington Post/FiveThirtyEight/Ipsos survey of Republicans after the debate showed that only 4 percent believed Mr. Scott had won, placing him toward the back of the pack. The day after the debate, he garnered only 3 percent of the candidate searches, which can be a metric of voter interest. Eric Levine, a New York lawyer and Republican donor who attended the debate as a guest of Mr. Scott’s campaign, said he believed the senator had won by staying above the fray. “Very few questions were actually asked of Tim Scott. “Tim Scott is built for this race,” Ms. Gitcho said.

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☆ A GOP congressman marveled at Trump's polling numbers after 5 indictments: 'I'd be down to 1%, my wife would change the locks on the doors'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A GOP congressman is astonished over Trump's polling numbers despite his four criminal cases. "I'd be down to 1%, my wife would change the locks on the doors," said Rep. Tim Burchett. Trump has over 50% support and leads DeSantis by over 35 points in national polls, per FiveThirtyEight. "If they had me in a mugshot, my numbers, I'd be down to 1%, my wife would change the locks on the doors," Burchett said. Trump's polling is so high among Republican voters that he bowed out from the first GOP presidential debate on Wednesday.

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