{"id":1995074,"date":"2023-08-09T06:43:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T10:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-hopefuls-poised-to-encircle-desantis-at-opening-debate\/"},"modified":"2023-08-09T06:45:55","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T10:45:55","slug":"gop-hopefuls-poised-to-encircle-desantis-at-opening-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-hopefuls-poised-to-encircle-desantis-at-opening-debate\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP candidates ready to surround DeSantis at first debate."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgop-hopefuls-poised-to-encircle-desantis-at-opening-debate%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1995074&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>2024 Republican\u200b Presidential Primary Debate: \u200cStrategies and Trump&#8217;s Potential Involvement<\/h2>\n<p>Former Vice President Mike Pence and six other candidates have qualified for the first\u2064 2024 Republican presidential \u2064primary debate. As they prepare to take the\u200b stage\u2063 in two weeks, their strategies may\u2063 need \u2064to be adjusted depending on whether former President Donald Trump, \u2063the front-runner in the race, decides \u200dto participate.<\/p>\n<h3>How\u2062 Trump&#8217;s\u200d Rivals Can Get \u200bUnder His \u200cSkin<\/h3>\n<p>With the 2016\u200d debate attracting \u200dan audience of 24 million people, Republican strategist Cesar \u200dConda\u200c suggests that\u200d the candidates should focus\u200b on highlighting President Joe Biden&#8217;s failings during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-katie-hobbs-refuses-to-debate-gops-kari-lake-in-arizona-governor-race\/\" title=\"Democrat Katie Hobbs Refuses to Debate GOP\u2019s Kari Lake in Arizona Governor Race\">upcoming debate<\/a> in Milwaukee\u200c on Aug. 23.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The two primary\u2063 issues voters \u2063care about are \u2064related to the \u2063economy,\u200b including inflation and jobs,\u200d and who\u200c can beat President Joe Biden,&#8221; Conda told the Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<p>Conda also notes that some candidates may try to align\u2064 themselves with former\u2062 President Trump in\u2064 hopes of securing\u2064 a VP or\u200d Cabinet position, while\u200c others who are critical of\u2062 Trump will use the debate as\u200d an opportunity to challenge him. However,\u2062 the\u2063 candidates who are serious\u2064 about winning will primarily focus\u200c on Biden.<\/p>\n<p>Ed Lee, director of\u200c Emory University&#8217;s Alben W. \u200bBarkley Forum \u2062for Debate, \u200bDeliberation, and Dialogue, agrees that\u200b Trump may be largely ignored during \u200dthe\u200c debate, \u200bjust as \u2062he \u2064was eight years ago in\u200b Cleveland.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It will be really weird for this person to be significantly leading in the\u200c polls, to have a\u200c lot of things that\u200b you could point to \u2064that you would find disqualifying \u200bin other candidates, but would functionally be the third rail because it means that you may\u200c not make\u200c it\u2064 to the \u200cstage the next time if your \u2063polling numbers drop by a few percentage points,&#8221; Lee said. &#8220;Everyone will be hesitant to\u200b target him, then talk about\u2063 him when we get later in the \u200belection cycle. That&#8217;s what happened \u200beight years ago. No one wanted to\u200d engage him until it was too late.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Aaron \u2064Kall, University\u200c of Michigan debate director \u200band co-author\u200c of &#8220;Debating\u2063 The Donald,&#8221; advises Trump critics to consider their attacks carefully, \u200cespecially considering the audience in the room. Kall suggests that the composition of \u200cthe audience, whether it includes \u200dTrump\u200d supporters \u2063or not,\u2062 will \u2064play a significant\u200d role in how these attacks are received.<\/p>\n<p>As Fox \u2062News\u2063 tries to persuade Trump to participate privately, former New Jersey Gov. \u2062Chris Christie&#8217;s super \u2063PAC, Tell It Like It Is, has\u2064 released\u2064 a 60-second digital and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-hopefuls-poised-to-encircle-desantis-at-opening-debate\/\" title=\"GOP candidates ready to surround DeSantis at first debate.\">cable advertisement publicly questioning<\/a> whether \u2064Trump is &#8220;a chicken or just a \u2063loser?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Despite \u2062the potential dominance of the &#8220;Trump show,&#8221;\u2064 some argue that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/8-times-ron-desantis-stood-up-to-the-media-and-went-viral\/\" title=\"8 Times Ron DeSantis Stood Up To The Media And Went Viral\">primary voters<\/a> deserve the opportunity to compare\u2063 the candidates side by side,\u200d particularly\u200d in light of the Jan. \u20636\u200c attack on the Capitol and the former president&#8217;s indictments.<\/p>\n<h3>Scrutiny on Gov. Ron \u2064DeSantis and Opportunities \u2064for\u200c Lower Polling Candidates<\/h3>\n<p>According to sources, Gov. Ron \u2064DeSantis (R-FL), currently in\u2062 second place, will\u200c face the most scrutiny during the debate. Concerns about his polling, fundraising, \u2064and \u2062spending led to\u200d the \u200breplacement of his \u2064campaign manager, Generra Peck, with his gubernatorial chief of staff, James Uthmeier.<\/p>\n<p>While DeSantis aims\u2064 to emulate Trump without the baggage,\u2064 his campaign has been plagued by drama and a lack of control and discipline, according to\u2063 insiders.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis \u200bis\u2063 likely to spend a significant portion of the \u2063debate defending his record in Florida, which he increasingly wants to \u200ddistance himself from rather than highlight.<\/p>\n<p>On the \u2062other hand, the lower polling candidates will\u2063 have an opportunity to reintroduce themselves to\u200d the public and potentially secure their place in future debates.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If there&#8217;s \u200bsolid performances by \u200bsome of those that are not polling very well and not very \u2062well known, then\u2063 that could ensure that they stay involved in future debates as we go on\u2062 to \u2063California,&#8221; said Aaron \u2064Kall, \u2064the Michigan \u200ddebate \u200dcoach. &#8220;The [Republican National Committee] is really ramping up their criteria, \u2062and so this could\u200c be just a &#8216;one and \u200bdone&#8217;\u2062 for several of the candidates unless they&#8217;re really able\u2063 to increase their \u200bpace in polling \u2063and donations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Qualification Criteria and Pence&#8217;s Extended\u2064 Campaign<\/h3>\n<p>Candidates must meet certain criteria to qualify for \u200bthe\u2062 second debate at\u200d the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi \u2062Valley,\u2062 California, on Sept. 27. This includes having 3% support \u2063in two \u2064different \u2062national polls or 3% in one \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-new-daily-wire-poll-shows-woke-politics-could-hurt-mlbs-bottom-line\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: New Daily Wire Poll Shows \u2018Woke Politics\u2019 Could Hurt MLB\u2019s Bottom-Line\">national poll<\/a> and two polls from\u200c separate early primary or \u2062caucus states.\u200c Additionally, \u2062candidates \u200bmust have 50,000 unique donors, with at least 200 donors from at least 20 states \u200cor territories, and \u200csign a loyalty pledge.<\/p>\n<p>Pence&#8217;s\u200c qualification for the first debate extends his \u2063campaign for a few more weeks or\u200b months. Failing \u2063to qualify would likely be the &#8220;instant death&#8221; of his bid, according\u2063 to Aaron Kall.<\/p>\n<p>As the race for the \u200d2024 Republican presidential nomination heats\u2064 up, all eyes will be on the candidates as they navigate their strategies, potential clashes with Trump, and the opportunity \u200cto make a lasting impression on \u200dprimary voters.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2024-gop-debate-trump-rivals-strategies\">The Washington Examiner<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With Mike Pence and six other candidates qualifying for the 2024 Republican primary debate, they can now plan their strategies. 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