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☆ What 2024 Republican presidential candidates said at their first debate
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Josephine Walker | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie walks past as former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence talks with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis during a commercial break at the first Republican candidates' debate of the 2024 U.S. presidential campaign in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. August 23, 2023. REUTERS/Brian Snyder Acquire Licensing RightsMILWAUKEE, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Here is a selection of quotes from the 2024 Republican presidential candidates at their first debate in Milwaukee on Wednesday. FLORIDA GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS"I am not going to send troops to Ukraine but I am going to send them to our southern border. FORMER VICE PRESIDENT MIKE PENCEOn Ramaswamy: "Now is not the time for on-the-job training. NORTH DAKOTA GOVERNOR DOUG BURGUM"I think I took it a little too literally when they said, 'Go to Milwaukee and break a leg.'"

Persons: Chris Christie, Mike Pence, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, Brian Snyder, RON DESANTIS, VIVEK RAMASWAMY, CHRIS CHRISTIE, Ramaswamy, I've, Brett, Barack Obama, MIKE, Donald Trump, NIKKI HALEY, Biden, Trump, DOUG BURGUM, Josephine Walker, Ross Colvin, Andy Sullivan Organizations: New Jersey, U.S, Florida Governor, Republican, REUTERS, Rights, . FLORIDA, PAC, Ramaswamy, Trump, TIM, OF SOUTH, ARKANSAS, ASA HUTCHINSON, NORTH, Thomson Locations: Milwaukee , Wisconsin, U.S, Milwaukee, Ukraine, JERSEY, America, United States, Washington

☆ Nvidia shares little changed despite earnings beat. What the pros say to do next
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Joshua Natoli | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailNvidia shares little changed despite earnings beat. What the pros say to do nextJim Cramer, Vivek Arya of Bank of America Securities, Chris Caso of Wolfe Research, Aaron Rakers of Wells Fargo and Josh Brown of Ritholtz Wealth Management discussed Nvidia after the company beat both earnings and revenue estimates for the second quarter.

Persons: Jim Cramer, Vivek Arya, Chris Caso, Aaron Rakers, Wells Fargo, Josh Brown Organizations: Nvidia, Bank of America Securities, Wolfe Research, Ritholtz Wealth Management Locations: Wells

☆ 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

☆ Vivek Ramaswamy, an 'anti-woke' biotech millionaire and former Harvard rapper running against Trump, is outperforming expectations in the 2024 GOP race
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Vivek Ramaswamy announced his candidacy for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination in February 2023. The biotech entrepreneur, who is the son of Indian immigrants, was Harvard and Yale-educated. He became a conservative firebrand after writing anti-woke books and regularly appearing on Fox News. Though his campaign is picking up a little steam, he's still a longshot for the GOP nomination. But the conservative firebrand says he has big plans to start a "cultural movement."

Persons: Vivek Ramaswamy, Donald Trump, Nikki Haley, Ramaswamy Organizations: Harvard, Yale, Fox News, Service, South Carolina Gov, Republican, GOP, firebrand Locations: Wall, Silicon, India

☆ 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

☆ The Republican Debate Came Down to These Five Moments - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( New York Times Opinion | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Ross Douthat: Of all the varied and vigorous clashes between Mike Pence and Vivek Ramaswamy, the moment when Ramaswamy started talking about despair and doom and declining mental health in America and Pence shot back with the claim that actually there’s nothing wrong with the American people, just with our failed government and leaders, offered an especially pellucid distillation of the big divide between pre-Trump and post-Trump conservatism. It’s a divide that’s both ideological and generational, pitting the old G.O.P. defaults (which are clearly still Pence’s defaults) of patriotic boosterism against a growing sense on the right that the American exceptionalism conservatives once defended has decayed or dissolved — and that something more radical than a message of small government and stewardship is required to bring it back.

Persons: Ross Douthat, Mike Pence, Vivek Ramaswamy, Ramaswamy, Pence Organizations: Trump Locations: America

☆ Nvidia reported another blowout quarter, and analysts don't see that momentum waning
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

And it's already a popular business: the company reported $10.32 billion in data center revenue, reflecting a 171% increase from the same quarter a year ago. Roy also raised his price target for shares to $600, which reflects a 27.3% jump from Wednesday's close. If met, that price target equates to a more than 310% gain from where the stock finished 2022. Bank of America's Vivek Arya hiked his price target to $650 from $550, and Atif Malik of Citi now expects the stock to go to $630. In addition to the data center business, Goldman's Hari pointed to improving supply as a reason to be optimistic that there's still upside ahead.

Persons: Refinitiv, Ruben Roy, Roy, Wells, Aaron Rakers, Goldman Sachs, Toshiya Hari, America's Vivek Arya, Atif Malik, Goldman's Hari, BofA's Arya, Hari, Ross Seymore, he'd, NVDA, Michael Bloom Organizations: Nvidia, Bank, America's, Citi, Deutsche Bank Locations: Wells Fargo

One thing was clear when former President Donald J. Trump decided to skip the first debate of the 2024 Republican primary race: There would be a vacuum to fill. But it was not Mr. Trump’s chief rival in the polls, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, who emerged at the epicenter of the first Trump-free showdown on Wednesday, but instead the political newcomer Vivek Ramaswamy, whose unlikely rise has revealed the remarkable degree to which the former president has remade the party. Mr. DeSantis had stumbled heading into the debate and was widely seen as in need of a stabilizing performance. All eight candidates mostly jostled for position among themselves, and few targeted the front-runner who is set to surrender on Thursday after his fourth criminal indictment.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Trump’s, Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, DeSantis Organizations: Republican, Gov, Trump Locations: Florida

☆ 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

☆ 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

☆ Opinion | DeSantis Shrank in Ramaswamy’s Shadow
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Charles M. Blow | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In a crowded debate, you can tell which candidates are seen as the greatest threat because they take the most incoming fire from their rivals. Watching the DeSantis campaign collapse has been an extraordinarily edifying spectacle. Trump endorsed DeSantis for governor of Florida when DeSantis was struggling against a strong Republican opponent for the party’s nomination. So, there was always something in the DeSantis campaign that knew that he was Macbeth coming to kill his king. He lacks the courage, which is ironic given that DeSantis wrote a book before his run entitled, “The Courage to Be Free.”

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Donald Trump’s, Vivek Ramaswamy, DeSantis, Macbeth, ” Organizations: Republican, Trump, Be Locations: Florida

☆ The candidates tried their best but there's no show without Trump
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Donald Trump was unmentioned for large stretches of Wednesday's GOP presidential debate. She added "Donald Trump added $8 trillion to our debt, and our kids are never going to forgive us for this." Trump declared on Sunday night that he would not show up for the first major evening in the GOP nomination contest. AdvertisementAdvertisement"I just felt it would be more appropriate not to the debate," Trump told Carlson during a 46-minute interview posted on Twitter. Trump has repeatedly attacked former Washington Post publisher Fred Ryan, chairman of the Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute.

Persons: Donald Trump, Nikki Haley, Biden, Haley, Trump, Bret Baier, Chris Christie, Christie, Vivek Ramaswamy, Ramaswamy, Tucker Carlson, Carlson, Fred Ryan Organizations: GOP, Service, Republican, Former UN, Trump, Republicans, New, New Jersey Gov, Fox News, Twitter, Reagan Presidential, Washington Post, Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute Locations: Wall, Silicon, America, Iowa, New Jersey, Simi Valley , California

☆ 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.

Persons: Asa Hutchinson, Chris Christie, Mike Pence, Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, Nikki Haley, Tim Scott, Doug Burgum, jockeying, “, Donald Trump, George W, Bush, Lauren Silva Laughlin, Oliver Taslic Organizations: Arkansas, New, U.S, South Carolina, North Dakota, Republican, Reuters, Republicans, South, Democratic, U.S . Office, Management, Former New, Congressional, Cato Institute, Fitch, Treasury Department, Thomson Locations: New Jersey, Florida, U.S, WASHINGTON, Milwaukee , Wisconsin, South Carolina, Former New Jersey, Arkansas, Ukraine, China, The U.S

☆ 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

☆ 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

☆ Opinion | Trump’s Shadow Over the Republican Debate
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Debate Stage Was Complete and Utter Moral Cowardice” (Opinion, nytimes.com, Aug. 24):Frank Bruni is on target regarding those candidates who raised their hands in support of a Donald Trump candidacy, even if he is convicted. Sadly, those same candidates have a realistic understanding of the leadership cult that is today’s Republican Party. Donald Trump is a great admirer of the vindictive Vladimir Putin, who demands unconditional, one-way loyalty. Stephen SanderPennsbury Township, Pa.To the Editor:Re “Ramaswamy Seizes Spotlight as DeSantis Hangs Back: 7 Debate Takeaways” (nytimes.com, Aug. 24):Vivek Ramaswamy’s performance at the first G.O.P. presidential debate showed that he learned a lesson from the success of Donald Trump in capturing the Republican Party nomination in 2016: The more outrageous you are, the more attention you will get.

Persons: ”, Frank Bruni, Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Stephen Sander Pennsbury, Ramaswamy, Vivek, John A, “ Trump, Tucker Carlson, Carlson Organizations: Republican Party, Rivals, Capitol Locations: Pa, Laurel, N.Y

☆ What a Few Seconds of Hand Raising Said About Trump’s G.O.P.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Jonathan Weisman | More About Jonathan Weisman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Vivek Ramaswamy, the candidate who has clung closest to the front-runner, immediately raised his hand in the affirmative. He was followed quickly by Nikki Haley, who served as Mr. Trump’s ambassador to the United Nations; Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina, who helped Mr. Trump weather accusations of racism; and Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, once seen as the most formidable challenger to Mr. Trump, looked to his left, looked to his right and then raised his hand — after the four others had done so. Mike Pence, Mr. Trump’s vice president, then lifted his, clearly reluctantly. Another Trump critic, Asa Hutchinson, the former governor of Arkansas, kept his hands locked at his sides.

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

☆ 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

☆ Ukrainian lawmaker says GOP debate comments on reducing military aid ‘concerning and upsetting’
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Jenni Reid | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Ukrainian lawmaker Lesia Vasylenko on Thursday said some U.S. Republican presidential candidate comments over support for her country are concerning. "With some of the United States politicians claiming that they will reduce the support to Ukraine, well, that's actually quite concerning, and upsetting in a way because the United States [is] the country that has been the strongest supporter of democracy and has been the baseline for democracy," Vasylenko told CNBC's "Squawk Box Europe," in response to statements made during the inaugural debate of Republican presidential candidates on Wednesday. The issue sharply divides the nine leading GOP contenders for the top U.S. job. During the Republican discussion, outspoken entrepreneur and political newcomer Vivek Ramaswamy said he would not support additional aid to Ukraine in its fight against the Russian invasion, calling U.S. support for Ukraine "disastrous" and a distraction from domestic issues. Ramaswamy was rebuked by opponent Nikki Haley, a former ambassador to the United Nations, who has argued for the provision of equipment and ammunition to Ukraine.

Persons: Lesia Vasylenko, Vasylenko, CNBC's, Vivek Ramaswamy, Ramaswamy, Nikki Haley, we're Organizations: Republican, United, United Nations, Republicans, CNBC Locations: Ukraine, United States, Ukrainian

☆ BofA’s Vivek Arya on Nvidia: Scale and incumbency matter in the semiconductor industry
▼ + 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 EmailBofA’s Vivek Arya on Nvidia: Scale and incumbency matter in the semiconductor industryVivek Arya, Bank of America Securities senior semiconductor analyst, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss Nvidia's quarterly earnings results, which reported an incredible $6.7 billion in net income in the quarter, a 422% increase over the same time last year, historical comparisons, and more.

Persons: Vivek Arya Organizations: Nvidia, Bank of America Securities

[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

☆ 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.

Persons: Mike Pence, Vivek Ramaswamy, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, Brian Snyder, Donald Trump, Ramaswamy, howls, Ron DeSantis, ” DeSantis, Pence, Chris Christie, Marco Rubio, I've, ” Christie, Christie, Barack Obama, ”, Tucker Carlson, Bret Baier, Trump’s, Trump, Nikki Haley, Haley, we're, DeSantis, ” Pence, “ It’s, ” Haley, “ Don’t, Biden, it’s, Joe Biden’s, Hunter Biden, James Oliphant, Colleen Jenkins, Howard Goller Organizations: U.S, Florida Governor, Republican, REUTERS, Rights, Trump, Twitter, Fox News, Congress, Ukraine, Former South Carolina, Biden, Democratic, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Florida, Milwaukee , Wisconsin, U.S, New Jersey, Russia, America

☆ 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.

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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.

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