DeSantis was winner of the first 2024 Republican debate — man best suited to unseat Trump

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Ron DeSantis was winner of the first 2024 Republican debate — man best suited to unseat Trump

By Isaac Schorr
August 23, 2023

Only two questions mattered going into Wednesday night’s GOP primary debate.

Number one: Would any one viable candidate stand out among the crowd?

Number two: If the answer to the first was “Yes,” would our champion distinguish themselves by acting as the absent Donald Trump’s proxy or by setting up a favorable contrast with the frontrunner?

Trump’s decision to sit out the first forum of the 2024 primary season has been cast as a cautious, cowardly decision.

It was undoubtedly the latter, but despite the illusion of political safety, the choice also came with considerable risks.

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It was up to the other five candidates – Ron DeSantis, Mike Pence, Tim Scott, Nikki Haley,, and Vivek Ramaswamy – to answer the evening’s operative questions.

DeSantis answered the first with a resounding yes.

And even if he didn’t go for the kill on Wednesday, DeSantis demonstrated a willingness – and ability – to take Trump on.

He’s playing for the top prize, not a place in Trump’s Cabinet, or more likely his court at Mar-a-Lago.

With his performance, DeSantis cemented himself as the man best suited to unseat Trump as the undisputed champion of Republican politics.

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Source:  https://nypost.com/2023/08/23/ron-desantis-was-winner-of-the-first-2024-republican-debate/

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I tuned in for a brief second, I saw the audience booing loudly while Christie was speaking, the whole thing seemed ridiculous.

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I don’t know if anyone won last night. Is this really the best this country has to offer? And that includes Trump. YUCK!

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I don’t know if anyone won last night. Is this really the best this country has to offer? And that includes Trump. YUCK!

I thought Vivek was good actually. Made good points about what was happening.

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I thought Vivek was good actually. Made good points about what was happening.

He did make some good points, but I found myself wanting to slap him. 
I don’t think he is quite ready for prime time, but he certainly has a pulse on the current state of affairs (as opposed to Pence).

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He did make some good points, but I found myself wanting to slap him. 
I don’t think he is quite ready for prime time, but he certainly has a pulse on the current state of affairs (as opposed to Pence).

I thought Pence came off as having no soul, personally.