{"id":2010354,"date":"2023-08-24T02:58:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T06:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/first-2024-gop-presidential-debate-analysis\/"},"modified":"2023-08-24T02:59:25","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T06:59:25","slug":"first-2024-gop-presidential-debate-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/first-2024-gop-presidential-debate-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 GOP Debate Analysis: A Brief Overview"},"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\">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%2Ffirst-2024-gop-presidential-debate-analysis%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=2010354&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>Eight Republican \u2063Presidential Candidates Take the Stage in Milwaukee<\/h2>\n<p>On August 23, the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee hosted the first GOP\u200c primary debate of the\u2064 2024 campaign. This \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/first-2024-gop-presidential-debate-analysis\/\" title=\"2024 GOP Debate Analysis: A Brief Overview\">highly anticipated event featured<\/a> \u200ceight Republican presidential candidates vying for the nomination.<\/p>\n<h3>Join NTD for Instant \u200cPost-Debate Coverage<\/h3>\n<p>Tune in to NTD at 11 p.m. ET to \u200ccatch our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/programming-alert-gop-first-debate-post-analysis\/\" title=\"GOP First Debate Post Analysis - Programming Alert\">instant post-debate coverage<\/a>.\u2063 Hosted by Capitol Report&#8217;s Steve Lance and our team of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-agrees-to-extend-un-nuclear-checks-for-3-months\/\" title=\"Iran agrees to extend UN nuclear checks for 3 months\">political analysts<\/a>, we&#8217;ll provide insightful\u2062 analysis and commentary on the debate.<\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump, the clear frontrunner, declined the invitation to participate in the debate. However, he is expected to engage in \u2062counter-programming on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a>, ensuring his presence is felt.<\/p>\n<h3>Meet the\u200d Candidates Who Qualified for the Debate<\/h3>\n<p>Aside from Trump, several candidates met the Republican National Committee (RNC) criteria to join the Fox News debate. To qualify, candidates needed 40,000 donors (including at least \u200b200 \u200cunique donors in 20 states) and polling at 1 percent or more in\u200b three qualifying polls. Here are the \u200bcandidates in order of\u200d RealClearPolitics\u200b averages as of August 22:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ron DeSantis, governor of\u200b Florida<\/li>\n<li>Vivek\u2064 Ramaswamy, entrepreneur and\u2064 businessman<\/li>\n<li>Mike Pence, former vice president<\/li>\n<li>Nikki Haley, former U.S.\u2064 Ambassador to the United Nations and former \u200bSouth Carolina governor<\/li>\n<li>Chris Christie, former New \u200cJersey \u200dgovernor<\/li>\n<li>Tim Scott, U.S. senator from South Carolina<\/li>\n<li>Asa Hutchinson, former\u2062 Arkansas governor<\/li>\n<li>Doug Burgum, North \u200cDakota \u200dgovernor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Candidates Who\u200c Did Not Qualify<\/h3>\n<p>Unfortunately, four candidates did\u200c not meet the\u200c RNC criteria and did not qualify\u200b for \u2063the debate:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Larry Elder, \u2064media personality<\/li>\n<li>Francis Suarez, Miami mayor<\/li>\n<li>Will Hurd, \u2063former \u2064congressman from Texas<\/li>\n<li>Ryan Binkley, entrepreneur and pastor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It&#8217;s worth noting that Larry Elder claims to have met the criteria and has filed a complaint with the Federal Elections\u2063 Commission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eight Republican presidential candidates will participate in the first GOP primary debate of the 2024 campaign at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee on Aug. 23. Tune in to NTD at 11 p.m. ET for immediate post-debate analysis with Capitol Report host Steve Lance and our political analysts. 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