{"id":2011408,"date":"2023-08-24T21:11:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T01:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/post-debate-focus-group-signals-who-they-believe-won-the-gop-primary-debate\/"},"modified":"2023-08-24T21:14:23","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T01:14:23","slug":"post-debate-focus-group-signals-who-they-believe-won-the-gop-primary-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/post-debate-focus-group-signals-who-they-believe-won-the-gop-primary-debate\/","title":{"rendered":"Post-debate focus group indicates winner of GOP primary 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%2Fpost-debate-focus-group-signals-who-they-believe-won-the-gop-primary-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=2011408&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>The\u200c Day After the Republican Party Presidential Primary Debate: Fox News Focus Group Reveals Strong Performance by Ron DeSantis<\/h2>\n<p>The day after the network hosted the first Republican Party presidential primary debate, \u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/fox-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> held a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-man-made-disaster-at-the-border\/\" title=\"A Man-Made Disaster at the Border\">focus group<\/a> of\u2064 conservative Wisconsin voters\u200d to gauge who \u2064the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/calif-proposes-6-5b-deal-to-reopen-schools-by-early-april\/\" title=\"Calif. proposes .5B deal to reopen schools by early April\">members thought<\/a> \u200chad the strongest performance.<\/p>\n<p>Of the \u2064candidates, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis ended up with more of the focus group\u2019s vote for who came\u2062 off as the most \u201cviable alternative\u201d to frontrunner Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<h3>Thoughts on the Candidates&#8217; Performances<\/h3>\n<p>Bill\u200d Hemmer and Dana Perino spoke \u2062to a group of \u2062eight voters from Wisconsin\u2062 about\u200b their thoughts on how the various candidates performed during the debate.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Steven, a 61-year-old\u200d engineer whose top issue is immigration, was leaning toward pharmaceutical\u200b executive Vivek Ramaswamy going into the debate, but said that Ramaswamy\u2019s performance turned him\u200c off.\u200c He felt that Ramaswamy&#8217;s\u200d abrasiveness may have\u200b alienated potential voters.<\/li>\n<li>Tracy, a 46-year-old executive whose top issues were local issues, was leaning DeSantis headed into the debate and said that the \u200c44-year-old governor\u2019s performance \u201csolidified\u201d \u2063him as the leading candidate in her mind. She also expressed admiration for former South\u2064 Carolina Governor Nikki Haley\u2019s stance on \u2064abortion.<\/li>\n<li>Kevin, a 21-year-old student whose top issue was the economy, was also\u200b leaning DeSantis headed into the debate and\u2064 said he \u2062is still leaning toward DeSantis after the debate. He appreciated DeSantis&#8217;s focus on his accomplishments in Florida.<\/li>\n<li>Cathy, an 80-year-old pro-Trump retiree whose top issue is immigration, \u200cliked \u200cDeSantis\u2062 and expressed a desire for former New Jersey Governor\u2063 Chris Christie and former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson to drop out of\u200c the race. \u2063She believed DeSantis had the ability to take on Trump and\u2064 make the country the best it can be.<\/li>\n<li>Gerard, a \u206469-year-old executive who\u200b is most concerned about public safety, was leaning toward Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC)\u2064 headed into the debate and remained unchanged\u200d after the debate. He appreciated Scott&#8217;s statesman-like demeanor and track record of accomplishment.<\/li>\n<li>Denise, a retired 65-year-old whose top issue was\u200b immigration, was leaning DeSantis headed \u200binto the debate and said that she is still for DeSantis after the debate. She appreciated DeSantis&#8217;s focus on bringing civics\u2064 back into education.<\/li>\n<li>Chris, a 53-year-old restaurant owner whose top\u200d issue \u200dwas the economy, left the debate feeling stronger about DeSantis. He believed DeSantis presented himself as\u200b a candidate who talked about the future and had clear policy positions.<\/li>\n<li>Elizabeth,\u200c a 22-year-old\u2062 college graduate whose top issue was \u200cthe economy, was leaning toward Ramaswamy headed into the debate but thought DeSantis performed extremely well. She believed DeSantis had the experience and the ability \u2062to do well in the general election.<\/li>\n<li>Ed, \u2063a 50-year-old salesman whose top issue was \u2063the economy, praised most of the\u2063 candidates but leaned more toward\u2062 Ramaswamy. However, he acknowledged DeSantis&#8217;s charismatic and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-black-hole-of-fun-angry-leftists-slam-elon-musks-snl-performance\/\" title=\"\u2018A Black Hole Of Fun\u2019: Angry Leftists Slam Elon Musk\u2019s SNL Performance\">strong performance<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Overall, the focus\u2063 group members expressed their \u2062opinions on the candidates&#8217; performances and their preferences for the upcoming election. \u200cIt is clear that DeSantis made a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cbs-smears-ron-desantis-while-pete-buttigieg-gets-the-obama-treatment-from-ap\/\" title=\"CBS Smears Ron DeSantis While Pete Buttigieg Gets the Obama Treatment from AP\">strong impression<\/a> on many of the voters, \u200bpositioning himself as a viable alternative \u200cto Donald \u200bTrump.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILY \u200bWIRE APP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hemmer \u2062asked the group if anyone showed the ability to take on Trump or close the\u200c gap in\u200d the polls. Cathy responded that DeSantis was the one who \u2063could do it, emphasizing the importance of appealing \u200bto a wide range of voters and making the country the \u2063best it can be.<\/p>\n<p>As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/post-debate-focus-group-signals-who-they-believe-won-the-gop-primary-debate\/\" title=\"Post-debate focus group indicates winner of GOP primary debate.\">focus group discussion continued<\/a>, it became evident that DeSantis had left a lasting impression on the \u2063participants. They appreciated his accomplishments, policy ideas, and electability.<\/p>\n<p>It is clear that DeSantis&#8217;s performance in the debate resonated with the focus group members, solidifying his \u2064position as a strong\u2063 contender in the Republican primary.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the video\u2062 below for more insights from the focus group:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Fox News, which recent\u200b reports have suggested was souring on Ron DeSantis, asks a focus group\u200c after the\u2064 GOP presidential primary, who they think did the best &#038; who they were most impressed by.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis was the clear winner, including\u2063 among those leaning\u2062 toward Trump &#038; Ramaswamy <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kTbVlmcF5P\">pic.twitter.com\/kTbVlmcF5P<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tomselliott\/status\/1694804152373690856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 24, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following the inaugural Republican Party primary debate, Fox News conducted a focus group with conservative Wisconsin voters to assess the standout performer. Among the candidates, Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida emerged as the preferred choice, garnering the majority of the focus group&#8217;s vote as the most &#8220;viable alternative.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":2011409,"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":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2011408","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"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\/2011408","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\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2011408"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2011408\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2011409"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2011408"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2011408"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2011408"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}