{"id":2008976,"date":"2023-08-23T06:05:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T10:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-debate-milwaukee-preps-for-the-2024-gop-fields-big-night\/"},"modified":"2023-08-23T06:06:53","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T10:06:53","slug":"republican-debate-milwaukee-preps-for-the-2024-gop-fields-big-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-debate-milwaukee-preps-for-the-2024-gop-fields-big-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Milwaukee gears up for 2024 GOP debate."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/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%2Frepublican-debate-milwaukee-preps-for-the-2024-gop-fields-big-night%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=2008976&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>Milwaukee Prepares for \u2062the Spotlight<\/h2>\n<p>Like the candidates, the city of Milwaukee is gearing\u200c up for its moment in the spotlight \u2062on Wednesday. The first GOP debate will take\u2064 place at the\u200c 18,000-seat Fiserv Forum, home of the 2021 NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-joe-bidens-possible-diplomatic-non-boycott-of-olympics-no-big-deal\/\" title=\"China: Joe Biden's Possible Diplomatic Non-Boycott of Olympics 'No Big Deal'\">highly anticipated event<\/a> will feature eight\u2062 candidates vying to\u2064 be crowned champions in \u200btheir own right. However, it&#8217;s worth noting that former President Donald Trump, the front-runner, has chosen to skip the proceedings.<\/p>\n<h3>Up for Debate: Trump, DeSantis, and\u2062 2024 GOP Hopefuls&#8217;\u2063 Stance on Elections<\/h3>\n<p>The excitement is palpable as roads around the arena\u2063 are already being \u200dblocked off in anticipation of the debate. \u200cThis debate marks the first of the 2024 presidential\u2063 election cycle and the first since\u2064 the Dobbs v. Jackson Women&#8217;s Health Organization decision, which has shifted the focus of abortion\u2063 policy back\u2062 to the states.<\/p>\n<p>The eight candidates \u2062who have met the requirements and plan to attend include \u200bGov. Doug Burgum (R-ND), \u200cformer New Jersey\u200b Gov. Chris \u2062Christie, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), former U.N. Ambassador Nikki \u200dHaley, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, former Vice President Mike\u2063 Pence, \u200centrepreneur\u2062 Vivek Ramaswamy, and Sen. Tim \u2064Scott (R-SC). They will undoubtedly strive to distinguish themselves from the pack through strong performances, with abortion policy\u200b likely to be one \u200cof\u2062 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-debate-milwaukee-preps-for-the-2024-gop-fields-big-night\/\" title=\"Milwaukee gears up for 2024 GOP debate.\">key topics raised<\/a> by the moderators.<\/p>\n<p>Trump currently holds\u200d a\u2064 significant lead in the polls, with over 41 points\u2064 separating \u200chim from second-place DeSantis. Even in\u200b his absence, Trump&#8217;s \u200cpresence is felt in \u2062Milwaukee as\u2062 groups of supporters roam around \u2063Fiserv Forum, proudly displaying \u200dTrump \u2063signs\u200c in anticipation of the debate.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;No, \u2062 [I&#8217;m not disappointed he won&#8217;t be here],&#8221; one supporter said. &#8220;We&#8217;re just here\u200d to support Trump. We love Donald Trump.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Wisconsin has emerged as a crucial swing\u2064 state in recent elections, although the \u2064city of Milwaukee remains a stronghold for the Democratic \u200dParty. \u2062In 2020, President Joe Biden \u200dsecured 69% of the votes in \u200cMilwaukee County, compared to Trump&#8217;s 29%.<\/p>\n<p>At Veterans Park, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/andrew-diarmid-if-you-make-one-resolution-in-2023-it-should-be-this-experts\/\" title=\"Andrew Diarmid: This is the Best Resolution You Can Make in 2023. Experts\">popular gathering spot<\/a> with a marina located on the shore of \u2064Lake Michigan, the Democratic lean \u200bis\u2063 evident.\u2062 One woman, who identified herself \u2064as not being \u2063a Republican, expressed curiosity about the debate but stated that she would not be voting \u200dfor any of the \u200ccandidates.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ll see how these different candidates do, but \u2062I&#8217;m not a Republican,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I&#8217;m curious, but I\u200c won&#8217;t\u2062 be voting for any of them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While some individuals at Veterans Park mentioned that they had no \u2064plans to watch the debate or were glad \u200dthat Trump would not be present, most acknowledged the attention \u2063and economic boost the debate would bring to the city.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Having lived in Milwaukee for over 40 years, it&#8217;s a great city, \u200cand to show\u200d it off, whether it&#8217;s \u200cthe Republican Party or\u2063 the Democratic Party, I think it&#8217;s a\u2062 good thing,&#8221; said one Milwaukee resident. Instead\u200c of watching \u200bthe debate, they planned\u2063 to enjoy pizza and play Yahtzee with friends.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Another man,\u200b sitting on a picnic bench by the waterfront, expressed interest in what the candidates had to say but predicted that Trump would not win the general election if he became \u2062the GOP nominee.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;If [the other candidates] don&#8217;t go against him, they \u2063won&#8217;t ever break his \u2062approval rating down at \u200dall,&#8221; he said, praising Christie&#8217;s anti-Trump stance. &#8220;Trump is most likely going \u2062to be the nominee, the way I see it. But that&#8217;s \u200dOK. He ain&#8217;t going to \u200bwin the presidency ever again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click \u200bhere<\/a> to \u200bread more from \u200bThe\u200d Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<p>While Trump is counterprogramming\u200b the debate \u200dwith \u2062a prerecorded interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, the Democratic National Committee \u2064is also \u2062making efforts to\u200d divert attention from the candidates on stage.\u2062 They\u2062 hosted \u2064a\u200b reception at a Milwaukee hotel \u200bon Tuesday \u200dnight and will hold \u200ca press conference early Wednesday afternoon, just before the debate begins.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Milwaukee gears up for its moment in the spotlight as it hosts the first GOP debate. The 18,000-seat Fiserv Forum, home to the 2021 NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks, will be the venue. Eight candidates will vie for victory, aiming to be crowned champions in their own right.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2008977,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2008976","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2008976","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2008976"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2008976\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2008977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2008976"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2008976"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2008976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}