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☆ 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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☆ 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.

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☆ Likely GOP voters prefer a nominee who respects election rules. They also vastly support Trump, who got indicted for trying to overthrow the 2020 election.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A new poll shows that likely GOP primary voters vastly prefer a candidate who respects election rules. Trump maintains a 37.7 percentage point average lead in national polls over his opponents. He has been indicted by 2 grand juries for attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in business, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley — delivered daily. And in the event he faces prison time, 52% of Republicans said they wouldn't vote for him, either.

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☆ Chris Christie thinks Trump isn't showing up to the GOP debates because he's scared of him
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Sonam Sheth | Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Chris Christie thinks Trump is skipping the GOP primary debates because he's scared of him. Trump is averaging 52.5% support in the 2024 Republican primary, according to FiveThirtyEight. The former president is currently averaging 52.5% support in the Republican primary, per FiveThirtyEight's weighted average. On Sunday night, Trump made it clear he will not be attending the first GOP primary debate in Milwaukee on Wednesday. "Christie, he's eating right now, he can't be bothered," Trump recently said at a New Hampshire rally.

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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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☆ Trump is skipping the first GOP presidential debate for a Tucker Carlson interview: NYT
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Former President Donald Trump won't be attending the first presidential debate on August 23. Instead, according to the New York Times, he'll be interviewed online by Tucker Carlson. In March, filings in a defamation lawsuit revealed that Carlson privately trashed Trump: "I hate him personally." The Times reports that Trump will be interviewed by Carlson in "an online interview" at a time to be determined. A defamation suit between Dominion Voting Systems and Fox News revealed that Carlson privately trashed Trump in text messages.

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☆ Disney isn't going to let DeSantis walk away from their feud unscathed as the governor desperately tries to reboot his campaign
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Rebecca Cohen | Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

In a new court filing, Disney asks for damages and alleges Florida violated its contracts. It's the latest in a lawsuit in which the Florida board says Disney shouldn't have total power over its district. Disney said in the document that it "has fully complied with any and all of its obligations under the Contracts." The company alleged that the Florida board "repudiated its duty" to adhere to the contract. As the lawsuit between Disney and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District continues to proceed, DeSantis has been on the presidential campaign trail.

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☆ DeSantis debate strategy memo urges him to defend Trump whenever Chris Christie attacks the former president
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The first GOP presidential debate is scheduled for August 23. A strategy memo suggests DeSantis should defend Trump following any attacks from Gov. Ron DeSantis' presidential campaign urges him to defend former President Donald Trump from any personal attacks by fellow candidate Chris Christie. Among the documents included on the site was a debate memo giving DeSantis and his campaign general advice about how to approach the first Republican presidential debate. "Trump isn't here so let's just leave him alone," the memo suggests DeSantis could say in response.

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☆ Ron DeSantis refuses to say what he'd do if one of his kids is gay or trans: 'We'll leave that between my wife and I'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Taylor Berman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ron DeSantis refused to say how he would respond if one of his children is gay. DeSantis has fought to pass restrictions in Florida on how gender identity and other topics can be taught. But when asked by Time Magazine how he would respond if one of his three kids turned out to be gay or trans, he didn't have much to say. DeSantis' presidential campaign has been struggling, to put it mildly. As of today, according to FiveThirtyEight, DeSantis trails Trump by nearly 40 percentage points in major national polls.

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☆ The average US president has been charged with 1.9 felonies now, thanks to Trump
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The average US president has been charged with 1.9 felonies. The fact is a result of former President Donald Trump being a statistical outlier: he alone has been charged with 91 felonies. Before Donald Trump, the average number felonies charged per president was zero. Trump has been charged with a whopping 91 felonies total across four indictments, two federal and one each in Georgia and New York. According to an average of national polls deemed "major" by FiveThirtyEight, Trump currently draws in an average of 52.7% support, nearly 38 percentage points ahead of Florida Gov.

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☆ Opinion: Trump indictment in Georgia leaves Republicans sleepwalking toward disaster
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Opinion W. James Antle Iii | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Trump has denied wrongdoing in all the cases, saying “the witch hunt continues” in response to the Georgia state court indictment on alleged interference in the 2020 election results. This is true purely as a practical matter, regardless of what Republicans or anyone else think of the merits of the legal cases against him. Paradoxically, the state cases could be an even bigger problem in this area than either of special counsel Jack Smith’s. If convicted of a state crime, Trump wouldn’t possess even the theoretical ability to pardon himself after the election. Unless the reality of the political danger these indictments pose soon sets in, Republicans could be sleepwalking toward disaster in 2024.

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☆ 'I fully expected the downfall': Former Florida GOP chairman says the more people meet DeSantis 'the more they are not going to like him'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

He's the latest former DeSantis ally to take a shot at the governor's struggling presidential campaign. Gruters told The Washington Post that he "fully expected the downfall" of DeSantis' campaign. DeSantis' campaign has clearly struggled early on. Rep. Byron Donalds, another former DeSantis ally who also endorsed Trump, said he knew that DeSantis just didn't excel at building relationships. A representative for DeSantis' campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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☆ Harris to play a leading role in Biden's 2024 campaign
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Emma Kinery | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks about the impact of "Bidenomics," at Sycamore and Oak retail village in the Congress Heights neighborhood of Washington, DC, on August 4, 2023. Be prepared to see a lot more of Vice President Kamala Harris. The central role that Harris will play in President Joe Biden's reelection effort was laid out in a campaign memo Friday, that coincided with the three year anniversary of Biden's tapping Harris to be his running mate. The role could provide Harris with an opportunity to redefine herself after a mixed tenure as vice president. But it's not just Democrats who are eager to see Harris on the campaign trail.

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☆ Florida's attorney general says DeSantis suspending an elected state attorney is 'democracy in action'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ron DeSantis suspended Democratic State Attorney Monique Worrell. It was the second time in just over a year DeSantis has suspended an elected, Democrat-identifying state attorney. Florida's Attorney General, Ashley Moody, called Worrell's suspension, "democracy in action." Ron DeSantis on Thursday after he suspended an elected state attorney, calling it "democracy in action." While appearing on "Fox & Friends First," Moody was asked if it was controversial that DeSantis singlehandedly removed an elected official from office.

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☆ A Florida state attorney suspended by Ron DeSantis in 2022 said the governor's a 'scared candidate who is desperate to rescue his presidential campaign'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ron DeSantis suspended State Attorney Andrew Warren, alleging he picked and chose which laws to enforce. Just over a year later, on Wednesday, DeSantis suspended State Attorney Monique Worrell, citing a "neglect of duty and incompetence." In a published opinion piece, Warren claimed that DeSantis suspended Worrell because he "is desperate to rescue his presidential campaign." On Wednesday, just over a year after Warren's suspension, DeSantis suspended State Attorney Monique Worrell, citing a "neglect of duty and incompetence." DeSantis' decision to suspend Worrell on Wednesday comes as his campaign trails behind former President Donald Trump in polling.

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☆ Mike Pence is getting ridiculed online for a campaign video where he pretends to pump gas into his pickup truck for a full minute
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Social media users are calling out former Vice President Mike Pence for his new campaign video. The clip features Pence pretending to pump gas into his truck, when he's clearly not. He talked about energy prices for a full minute, but failed to pay for gas or squeeze the pump handle. "Hey, everybody, Mike Pence here," he said in the video, grabbing a gas pump nozzle. People commenting on his video also noted that Pence neither paid for his gas nor selected the fuel he wanted.

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☆ DeSantis replaces an elected Democratic state prosecutor for the 2nd time, as his campaign continues to circle the drain
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ron DeSantis just suspended an elected Democratic state attorney. He said State Attorney Monique Worrell neglected her duty as a prosecutor. This is the second time in just over a year that DeSantis suspended an elected, Democratic state attorney. Ron DeSantis just replaced an elected Democratic state prosecutor, the second time he's done so in just over a year. Worrell, a Democrat, was elected as Florida's Ninth Judicial Circuit State Attorney in November 2020, where she garnered 66.6 percent of the final vote against her Republican opponent.

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☆ DeSantis keeps putting rookies in charge, even with his presidential campaign spiraling
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ron DeSantis keeps hiring people to lead his campaign who have no national campaign experience. Ron DeSantis keeps putting rookies in charge as he attempts to take control of his sinking campaign. When DeSantis launched his presidential campaign in May 2023, he chose trusted ally Generra Peck as his campaign manager. The inexperience at the top may have hurt DeSantis' presidential ambitions. As his campaign continues to circle the drain, it would make sense for DeSantis to replace Peck with someone with ample experience working on presidential campaigns.

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☆ DeSantis ditches his campaign manager, but it's a reset that may have come too late
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ron DeSantis completed his campaign reset by replacing his campaign manager. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday completed the full-scale reboot of his once-promising presidential campaign, reassigning his campaign manager and elevating a loyal hand from his governor's office. James Uthmeier, DeSantis' chief of staff in Tallahassee, will now lead his campaign, news first reported by The Messenger. DeSantis' former campaign manager Generra Peck, who also led DeSantis' midterm reelection romp, will remain as a chief strategist. Uthmeier's elevation comes after the DeSantis campaign laid off more than a third of its staff that once boasted more than 90 people.

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☆ Chris Christie says Trump's classified documents case is like 'Abbott and Costello meets the Corleones,' and shows the former president's 'abject stupidity'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Chris Christie said Trump "certainly committed crimes" related to his classified documents indictment. Christie has already qualified for the first GOP presidential debate later in August. In June, a federal grand jury indicted Trump, accusing him of mishandling classified documents after he left the White House. The superseding indictment alleged that De Oliveira, Nauta, and Trump conspired to delete surveillance footage at the resort and obstruct the federal investigation. "And now the superseding indictment where he was ordering folks allegedly to delete the surveillance cameras, you know, it reminded me of like what maybe 'Abbott and Costello' meets the 'Corleones' would've looked like."

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☆ Is Trump Leaving an Opening in Iowa?
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Nate Cohn | More About Nate Cohn | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

But unlike the national poll, our Iowa poll has revealed a few cracks in Mr. Trump’s armor. debate on Aug. 23 in our national poll earlier this week. One is that it’s about survey administration: In an online survey, you see a long list of candidates, read them over, and then you choose one. The Democratic primary, however, is a case where more sophisticated modeling of the primary electorate might make a huge difference. My guess: if we had done an elaborate Democratic primary poll — and we did not, in the absence of a competitive race — Mr. Biden’s lead would have grown.

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☆ Boos, corn and criminal charges: Trump and GOP rivals storm Iowa
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Former US president and 2024 Republican Presidential hopeful Donald Trump arrives to speak at the Republican Party of Iowa's 2023 Lincoln Dinner at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines, Iowa, on July 28, 2023. The dynamic between Trump and his would-be challengers has held firm even as Trump racks up criminal charges in multiple cases, with possible additional indictments forthcoming. Republican presidential candidate former Texas Congressman Will Hurd speaks to guests at the Republican Party of Iowa 2023 Lincoln Dinner on July 28, 2023 in Des Moines, Iowa. Republican presidential candidate businessman Perry Johnson speaks to guests at the Republican Party of Iowa 2023 Lincoln Dinner on July 28, 2023 in Des Moines, Iowa. "If I weren't running, I would have nobody coming after me," he said at the Lincoln Dinner.

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☆ A Florida Republican running for Congress says DeSantis may have tanked his own political career in the state by running against Trump
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Republican Alan Pincus told WaPo that DeSantis may have tanked his political future in Florida over his 2024 bid. DeSantis once led Trump in earlier Florida surveys of the Republican presidential primary. But Trump has continued to dominate the GOP race and DeSantis has had to reboot his campaign. DeSantis once led in early Florida polling among the GOP presidential contenders. But even in the Sunshine State, he's fallen behind Trump — in a head-to-head contest, the latest Florida Atlantic University/Mainstreet Research survey had Trump leading DeSantis 54%-37%.

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Joe Biden, 80, is the oldest U.S. president to ever serve in the White House, and nearly two decades older than the median age of the world's national leaders, 62, Pew Research found. Republican Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, 89, Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein of California, 89, and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, 81, are older than McConnell. Many congressional lawmakers are in their 70s, and the median age of the Senate is 65.3, FiveThirtyEight calculated, the oldest ever, versus a median age of 38.8 years in the United States as a whole. Reuters GraphicsBiden's advanced age has raised questions about whether he should stand for a second term. Biden doesn't make the top 10 of the world's oldest currently serving leaders, according to Pew, which in addition to Biya is led by Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinian Authority, at age 87.

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