{"id":2010462,"date":"2023-08-24T06:59:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T10:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-and-ramaswamy-were-the-only-gop-debaters-who-understood-their-base\/"},"modified":"2023-08-24T07:02:30","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T11:02:30","slug":"desantis-and-ramaswamy-were-the-only-gop-debaters-who-understood-their-base","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-and-ramaswamy-were-the-only-gop-debaters-who-understood-their-base\/","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis and Ramaswamy got their base, others didn&#8217;t."},"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\">16<\/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%2Fdesantis-and-ramaswamy-were-the-only-gop-debaters-who-understood-their-base%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=2010462&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--><div>\n<div>\n<h2>Understanding the Will of Republican Voters<\/h2>\n<p>Following the first <a href=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/v3ak5c2-fox-news-republican-presidential-primary-debate.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2024 GOP presidential \u2062primary debate<\/a> on Wednesday, it\u2019s \u2062apparent only two\u2062 of the candidates on stage seemed to understand\u200b the will of Republican voters: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and entrepreneur\u200c Vivek Ramaswamy.<\/p>\n<p>Whether it\u200b was \u200don domestic \u200bor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-rep-reschenthaler-blasts-bidens-dangerous-anti-american-agenda-after-iran-backed-rebels-storm-u-s-embassy-in-yemen\/\" title=\"Exclusive: Rep. Reschenthaler Blasts Biden\u2019s \u2018Dangerous Anti-American Agenda\u2019 After Iran-Backed Rebels Storm U.S. Embassy in Yemen\">foreign issues<\/a>, both candidates used Wednesday\u2019s debate \u200cto articulate positions on significant topics that concern\u200b millions of everyday conservatives. Regarding U.S. foreign policy toward the Russia-Ukraine\u200d war, for example, DeSantis and \u2063Ramaswamy were the\u2062 only\u2063 two on stage who raised their hands when the\u2062 Fox News moderators asked which candidates would \u2064not support continuous U.S. funding to Ukraine, aligning them with a <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/08\/07\/poll-majority-of-americans-oppose-biden-mcconnell-spending-binge-on-ukraine-proxy-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">majority<\/a> of Americans.<\/p>\n<p>Both candidates also emphasized the importance of prioritizing America\u2019s borders over other\u2064 countries\u2019,\u200d with DeSantis saying he\u2019d\u2063 utilize military assets against the cartels that operate across the U.S.-Mexico border.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, \u2063the six other candidates on stage seemingly thought they were in a\u200c GOP primary debate from\u2062 2008 or 2012. While former South\u2064 Carolina Gov.\u2062 Nikki Haley preached about the importance \u2062of Americans\u2019 tax dollars \u200cgoing toward Ukraine \u2014 the <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/06\/28\/after-more-than-50-billion-in-aid-zelensky-wants-billions-more-from-american-taxpayers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">second-most corrupt<\/a> country in Europe\u200c \u2014 former Vice President Mike Pence couldn\u2019t help but brag about the 2017 \u201cTrump-Pence <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/under-trump-americans-have-seen-their-best-wage-growth-in-40-years\/\" title=\"Under Trump, Americans Have Seen Their Best Wage Growth In 40 Years\">tax cuts<\/a>\u201d when asked if he thought the\u2062 Covid lockdowns under the \u200dTrump administration contributed to rising crime in American cities.<\/p>\n<p>There were other candidates at the debate (some guy named Doug Burgum?) who said some things, but nothing of relative \u2064significance.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from \u2062DeSantis and Ramaswamy, the other six talking heads \u200capparently don\u2019t\u2064 know what time it is or care. Right now, we have a Department\u200d of Justice weaponizing America\u2019s law\u200b enforcement apparatus in an\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/trump-indictment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">attempt<\/a> to imprison a \u200bformer president and the 2024 GOP presidential\u200d front-runner ahead of a major election. We have leftists attempting to <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/gender-affirming-care\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">chemically castrate<\/a> \u2062 and <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/indoctrination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">indoctrinate<\/a> our children. We have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-and-ramaswamy-were-the-only-gop-debaters-who-understood-their-base\/\" title=\"DeSantis and Ramaswamy got their base, others didn't.\">wide-open southern border allowing millions<\/a> of illegal aliens to pour into our country unchecked.<\/p>\n<p>We have \u200ca tyrannical health bureaucracy <a href=\"https:\/\/townhall.com\/videos\/2023\/08\/23\/fauci-we-are-not-done-with-covid-n2627423\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">attempting<\/a> \u2063 to bring Covid authoritarianism back into\u200c style. We have \u200dabortion-obsessed Democrats \u2063trying to legalize \u2062baby-killing up until the moment of birth. We have leftist nonprofits <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/08\/16\/meet-the-tax-exempt-charity-secretly-bankrolling-democrats-get-out-the-vote-operations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">interfering<\/a> in our\u2062 elections to benefit Democrats, plus many other pressing challenges.<\/p>\n<p>But sure, let\u2019s continue to talk about tax cuts and defending the borders\u200d of countries that aren\u2019t our own while the left ransacks every institution in the country. I\u2019m sure our children will be grateful when\u2062 all that\u2019s left of their country is a broken shell\u200c of what the great American experiment used to be.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Shawn Fleetwood is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-finally-discovers-china-uses-u-s-media-to-attack-the-united-states\/\" title=\"CNN Finally Discovers China Uses U.S. Media To Attack The United States\">staff writer<\/a> for The Federalist and a graduate of the University of Mary Washington. \u2063He previously served as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-american-freedom-convoy-set-to-launch-on-march-1\/\" title=\"Exclusive: \u2018American Freedom Convoy\u2019 Set To Launch On March 1\">state content writer<\/a> for Convention of States Action and his work has been featured in numerous \u2062outlets, including RealClearPolitics, RealClearHealth, and Conservative Review. Follow him on Twitter\u200b @ShawnFleetwood<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div data-image data-amount=\"5\">\n<h2>Popular<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following the 2024 GOP primary debate, it&#8217;s clear that only two candidates, Ron DeSantis and Vivek Ramaswamy, grasped the desires of Republican voters. They effectively expressed their stances on crucial matters, be it domestic or foreign affairs, during the debate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":539,"featured_media":2010463,"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":[546],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2010462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist"],"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\/2010462","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\/539"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2010462"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2010462\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2010463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2010462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2010462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2010462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}