Posted on 08/26/2023 9:46:08 AM PDT by SoConPubbie
Eight Republican primary candidates took the stage in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, after meeting the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) debate criteria. Seven voters out of the group of 15 people believe Ramaswamy had the best debate performance when asked by CNN’s Gary Tuchman, while four individuals picked former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and two chose Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
“I was reminded of the time when Vivek was talking about the national identity situation, and I know Pence brought up that that wasn’t really an issue, but I think it was a generational problem because Vivek understands that … people my age don’t really love America, and if you don’t love it, you can’t protect it,” one of the voters who believes Ramaswamy won the debate said. “And I think if we fix that problem, then people will, as a natural byproduct, want to protect America and what it stands for.”
None of the Iowa GOP voters raised their hand for former Vice President Mike Pence, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson or North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, according to the video.
Former President Donald Trump skipped the first GOP debate, and instead participated in a pre-recorded interview with Daily Caller News Foundation co-founder Tucker Carlson released once the candidates took the stage.
The RealClearPolitics (RCP) average for a 2024 national Republican primary, based on polls conducted between Aug. 10 and Aug. 21, indicates Trump is leading by over 40 points, followed by DeSantis at 14.3%, Ramaswamy at 7.2% and Pence at 4%. Haley, former Christie and Scott received 3.2%, 3.1% and 3%, respectively, and all other GOP hopefuls garnered less than 1% support.Republished with permission from The Daily Caller News Foundation.
I also thought Vivek won
Haley I thought was annoyingly shrill.
Yes, I’d have probably said Vivek won, which doesn’t mean I will vote for him. I have trust issues, and some of his policies are not ok with me. For example I am 100% prolife.
But Trump wasn’t there, and on the stage, I think Vivek took it. They all had good moments. Some say oh, what a weak bunch, I disagree, they all had something valuable to offer and I was not embarrassed by the caliber of anyone (even though I do not like all their positions).
Yes and yes.
All of the obsessing on RDS, 2 days after Trump’s arrest, points to the inevitability of RDS being the nominee.
RDS isn’t going to drop out the year before anyone with an actual life even starts paying attention to any of the 50 primaries lol.
Is it true that Trump told Tucker, in his much ballyhooed pre taped interview, that he thought that Epstein killed himself? Will all of the Trump followers accept this as fact now? Case closed right?
"CNN Focus Group Reveals Who They Believe Won The GOP Debate [It Ain't DeSantis]"
FR: Never Accept the Premise of Your Opponent’s Argument
Trump-supporting patriots should think of debate as corrupt, constitutionally undefined GOPe losing to hopeful Trump 47 imo.
“Will all of the Trump followers accept this as fact now?”
Trump says several things I don’t like for instance his support of Warp speed and the jab. You seem to think his supporters all worship him and go along with everything he says. Well that’s not the case. We can disagree with him on some issues but support him anyway. I can’t think of ANY politician I agreed with 100% not even Ronald Reagan.
Not a pro or con Vivek statment but just a note that I would not accept a CNN selected focus group as anything other than a CNN group, and therefor incapable of not having a CNN bias - for whatever reason CNN has that bias, which I suspect is a “anyone but Trump” bias.
“Haley I thought was annoyingly shrill.”
She is annoying. But that’s why she’s the great white hope for all those annoying, college educated white women out there who ruin our elections and pretty much everything else.
In the end, most American voters will follow whomever their favorite media source tells them to follow.
A CNN focus group means nothing.
On FR, it’s more simple than that.
WOW!!! Fifteen whole people! And picked by CNN at that.
Now one wouldn’t suppose that CNN would intentionally pick folks who support the Trans ideology or abortion, now would we?
A CNN focus group would choose as winner that candidate they think least likely to win the election.
“Then the question to you becomes, do you accept a poll from the Notoriously Left-Wing FoxNews polling outfit that shows DeSantis having won the debate?”
I don’t accept most polls about debates, no matter whose poll it is.
Fox News had two focus groups, one before the debate and one the next morning.
And the overwhelming majority of each group said DeSantis won the debate... and he did.
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