{"id":2010450,"date":"2023-08-24T06:33:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T10:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-debate-pence-won-battle-for-speaking-time-among-2024-underdogs\/"},"modified":"2023-08-24T06:33:37","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T10:33:37","slug":"republican-debate-pence-won-battle-for-speaking-time-among-2024-underdogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-debate-pence-won-battle-for-speaking-time-among-2024-underdogs\/","title":{"rendered":"Pence dominates speaking time in 2024 underdog Republican 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%2Frepublican-debate-pence-won-battle-for-speaking-time-among-2024-underdogs%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=2010450&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>Underdogs Fight for Attention \u200bat First GOP Primary Debate<\/h2>\n<p>At the first\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-whitmer-media-caught-in-another-lie-anarchist-arrested-for-plot-to-kidnap-and-kill-whitmer-hates-president-trump-trump-is-a-tyrant-video\/\" title=\"Gov. Whitmer, Media Caught in Another Lie - Anarchist Arrested For Plot to Kidnap and Kill Whitmer Hates President Trump, 'Trump is a Tyrant' (VIDEO)\">presidential debate<\/a> of the 2024 GOP primary, some of the \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-debate-pence-won-battle-for-speaking-time-among-2024-underdogs\/\" title=\"Pence dominates speaking time in 2024 underdog Republican debate.\">biggest\u2062 underdogs<\/a> in the field \u2063fought for their moment in the spotlight. With former President Donald Trump\u2062 absent, eight \u2064of his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-china-uses-dna-selection-beatings-to-groom-olympic-athletes\/\" title=\"Report: China Uses DNA Selection, Beatings to Groom Olympic Athletes\">top competitors<\/a> took the \u2064stage, each \u200dhoping to create a breakout moment in the limited time available.<\/p>\n<h3>Mike Pence and Vivek Ramaswamy Take Center Stage<\/h3>\n<p>Former Vice President Mike Pence, who\u2064 had been lagging in fundraising and\u2064 polling, surprisingly dominated the \u2063night with 12 minutes \u2063and 37 seconds of speaking time. \u2063He became\u200b a \u200dsubject of dispute \u2064among the candidates when \u2064questioned about his break with Trump on January 6. Biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, who has been steadily rising in the polls, closely followed Pence with 11 minutes and 47 seconds of speaking time.<\/p>\n<h3>Underdogs Struggle for Attention<\/h3>\n<p>Former Arkansas Gov.\u200b Asa\u2063 Hutchinson had \u200bthe least speaking time of any candidate, with only 7 minutes and 33\u200d seconds. \u2062Gov. Doug Burgum (R-ND) and Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) also fought for attention, speaking for 8 minutes and 15 seconds and\u200d 8 minutes\u2063 and 41 seconds, respectively. Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie spoke for 11 minutes and \u206322 seconds, \u200dsurpassing Gov. Ron DeSantis\u2019s (R-FL) 10 minutes and\u2064 22 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>Christie made an impact by engaging in sparring matches with Ramaswamy and Pence throughout the night.\u200b One of his standout moments was when\u2064 he criticized Ramaswamy, comparing him to an AI language model and calling him an amateur.<\/p>\n<h3>Haley, \u2062DeSantis, and the\u2062 Battle for Airtime<\/h3>\n<p>Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis also\u2062 had\u2063 their moments\u200b during the two-hour event. Haley pushed back on Ramaswamy&#8217;s stance on U.S. support for Israel\u2064 and challenged other candidates on their approach to \u200dabortion. DeSantis took aim at Trump \u2063and Pence&#8217;s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, defended his record\u200c on crime in \u2063Florida, \u200band engaged in a heated exchange with Ramaswamy on education. He \u2064also took \u2063a swipe at Hunter \u2064Biden.<\/p>\n<h3>Scott, Burgum, \u200band \u200cHutchinson\u200c Struggle to\u200b Stand Out<\/h3>\n<p>Unfortunately, \u200bthere \u200cwas little time for Tim \u2062Scott, Doug Burgum, and Asa\u200d Hutchinson \u200dto make a breakthrough. Scott reiterated his well-known positions on China, illegal immigration, and abortion but remained under the radar for most\u2064 of the debate. Burgum joined Ramaswamy in advocating\u200c for the abolition of the Department of Education and emphasized the need for greater freedom for\u200c teachers.\u2063 Hutchinson gained attention \u200dfor his bloodshot eyes and for being one of the two\u2064 candidates who \u200bdid not \u2062raise their hands\u200c when asked about supporting Trump \u200cas the GOP nominee\u200d if he were convicted \u200bof a felony. Christie was the other candidate who kept his hand down.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the\u2062 challenges, these underdogs made their voices heard at the first GOP primary debate, each vying for a chance to secure\u200c their breakthrough moment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">Click here<\/a> to\u2064 read\u2063 more from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the 2024 GOP primary debate, underdogs sought attention while Donald Trump was absent. Eight top competitors sparred, aiming for breakout moments. 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