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Second GOP primary debate: A look at net worths, backgrounds of top candidates
foxbusiness.com ^ | September 25, 2023 | Aislinn Murphy

Posted on 09/25/2023 9:00:00 PM PDT by entropy12

What are their net worths? Forbes has estimated the net worths of many 2024 candidates:

Ramaswamy: over $950 million Haley: about $8 million Pence: approximately $4 million Scott: over $1 million A source told FOX Business Ramaswamy's fortune was above $1 billion.

Christie has a personal fortune that The Independent reported may be near $5 million. Meanwhile, DeSantis had to disclose his net worth in June, pegging it at $1.17 million in a state financial interests form.

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DeSantis has held the governorship of the Sunshine State for roughly four years. Prior to that, he represented Florida’s 6th District in Congress for three terms.

Ramaswamy is known for being an entrepreneur. He is the founder of Roivant Sciences, a publicly-traded biotech company that says it develops drugs and technology by creating subsidiaries and "incubates discovery-stage companies and healthy technology startups," and Strive Asset Management.

Haley ended her two-year tenure as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations in 2018. Other positions in politics she has held include South Carolina governor and state representative.

Pence was vice president during then-President Trump’s administration. On the federal level, he also served as a congressman for Indiana for a dozen years. In the Hoosier State, he was governor from 2013 to 2017.

Scott, currently a senator for South Carolina, worked in insurance in his early career. He has also been involved in real estate, according to Forbes. The early part of Christie’s career saw him at a law firm.

For six years, Christie served as the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey. He became the state’s governor in 2010, a position he held for eight years, according to his bio on the National Governors Association website.

Doug Burgum The governor of North Dakota, a position he has held since 2016, has an extensive background in business, starting with a stint at McKinsey & Co. after college. He later went to Great Plains Software, where he eventually saw the company through Microsoft’s 2001 takeover, according to a bio on his gubernatorial website.

1 posted on 09/25/2023 9:00:00 PM PDT by entropy12
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To: entropy12

The debate is for interviewing the candidates and seeing who might be a good partner to Trump in the general. At least half of those can be ruled out right now.


2 posted on 09/25/2023 9:12:44 PM PDT by adorno
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To: entropy12
Second GOPPrimary Debate

Yawn.

3 posted on 09/25/2023 9:12:56 PM PDT by Jim Noble (They don't think you know but I know that you do.ish )
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To: Jim Noble

13 Million American households will tune in. I am guessing Jim Noble will not be among those.


4 posted on 09/25/2023 9:20:11 PM PDT by entropy12 (Career politicians like Desantis build wealth. Trump sacrificed his wealth to serve people. GO TRUMP)
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To: adorno

I am ruling out Christie & Pence.
Burgum does not have energy or charisma.
Tim Scott has best chance, followed by Nikki Haley.

VP should be picked based on who can attract the most independents.


5 posted on 09/25/2023 9:23:20 PM PDT by entropy12 (Career politicians like Desantis build wealth. Trump sacrificed his wealth to serve people. GO TRUMP)
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To: entropy12

I take it Ronna McDaniel is cheating Larry Elder out of the debate again. Also, Scott must be the only honest politician in Congress, to only be worth 1 mi!.


6 posted on 09/25/2023 9:42:52 PM PDT by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing)
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To: adorno

The candidate for VP doesn’t even NEED to come from any of those candidates... PROBABLY none are good. My choice would be either Byron Donalds or Kari Lake.


7 posted on 09/25/2023 9:48:57 PM PDT by pollywog (" O thou who changest not....ABIDE with me")
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To: pollywog

Love Byron.


8 posted on 09/25/2023 10:14:08 PM PDT by Right Brother (Pray for God's intervention to stop UMCRevMom's invasion of Free Republic)
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To: Jim Noble

I hate debates. They can only harm candidates.
“You’ll never lose an election over the speech you didn’t make.”

And suddenly Fox has to blurt out net worths so the straphanger working family exploited proletariat downtrodden laborers can resent the capitalist rulers who keep them down?

The Marxist-Leninist Dems are hypocrites. “Limousine liberals” looking down on us from their penthouses.


9 posted on 09/25/2023 10:23:55 PM PDT by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: entropy12

Interesting how all these politicians have at least $4 million.


10 posted on 09/25/2023 10:24:11 PM PDT by xxqqzz
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To: entropy12

There is only one top candidate and his name is President Donald J. Trump.


11 posted on 09/26/2023 1:38:31 AM PDT by joma89 (Buy weapons and ammo, folks, and have the will to use them.)
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To: entropy12

And this is important because ......?


12 posted on 09/26/2023 3:32:54 AM PDT by jmaroneps37 (Freedom is never free. It must be won rewon and jealously guarded.)
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To: adorno
The debate is for interviewing the candidates and seeing who might be a good partner to Trump in the general. At least half of those can be ruled out right now.

IMHO, ALL POTUS candidates can be discarded. America needs a NEW face, not second tier wannabes. TRUMP 2024 MAGA

13 posted on 09/26/2023 4:07:54 AM PDT by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is the nation whose GOD is the LORD. (Psalm 33:12))
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To: Flaming Conservative

Senator Scott would be good choice.
I hope it’s not neocon Haley.


14 posted on 09/26/2023 5:47:26 AM PDT by entropy12 (Career politicians like Desantis build wealth. Trump sacrificed his wealth to serve people. GO TRUMP)
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To: entropy12

Tim Scott is as Deep State as Haley.

And, that’s a LOT of DS.

No thanks!


15 posted on 09/26/2023 5:48:38 AM PDT by Jane Long (What we were told was a conspiracy theory in ‘20 is tnow fact. Land of the sheep, home of the knaves)
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To: pollywog

Both bad choices because they will not appeal to many independents. Best VP is one who appeals to independents. It is even a bigger block in 2024 and will decide the winner.


16 posted on 09/26/2023 5:50:20 AM PDT by entropy12 (Career politicians like Desantis build wealth. Trump sacrificed his wealth to serve people. GO TRUMP)
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To: Jane Long

I can agree about deep state. But to win Trump needsa Veep who will appeal to independent voters, which is a bigger block in 2024 than usual. A maga candidate won’t attract more than Trump already has in the bag.

Winning is much more important than feeling good.


17 posted on 09/26/2023 5:54:19 AM PDT by entropy12 (Career politicians like Desantis build wealth. Trump sacrificed his wealth to serve people. GO TRUMP)
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To: entropy12

At 64% polling, the LAST thing Pres Trump needs is a DS running mate.

We’ve been there, done that.


18 posted on 09/26/2023 6:01:12 AM PDT by Jane Long (What we were told was a conspiracy theory in ‘20 is tnow fact. Land of the sheep, home of the knaves)
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To: Jane Long

64% in general? Which pill was that?


19 posted on 09/26/2023 6:51:55 AM PDT by entropy12 (Career politicians like Desantis build wealth. Trump sacrificed his wealth to serve people. GO TRUMP)
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To: entropy12

Poll.


20 posted on 09/26/2023 6:52:20 AM PDT by entropy12 (Career politicians like Desantis build wealth. Trump sacrificed his wealth to serve people. GO TRUMP)
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