{"id":2012611,"date":"2023-08-25T22:14:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T02:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/notable-figures-weigh-in-on-republican-candidate-debate-performances\/"},"modified":"2023-08-25T22:18:21","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T02:18:21","slug":"notable-figures-weigh-in-on-republican-candidate-debate-performances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/notable-figures-weigh-in-on-republican-candidate-debate-performances\/","title":{"rendered":"Prominent figures comment on GOP candidate debate performances."},"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\">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%2Fnotable-figures-weigh-in-on-republican-candidate-debate-performances%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=2012611&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>Republican Presidential Candidates Generate Buzz at First Primary Debate<\/h2>\n<p>There was\u200d a broad spectrum of political takes over \u200cwhich Republican presidential \u2063candidate \u200dperformed best during \u200bthe\u200b first primary debate \u2062this week in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/milwaukee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Milwaukee<\/a>, Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/notable-figures-weigh-in-on-republican-candidate-debate-performances\/\" title=\"Prominent figures comment on GOP candidate debate performances.\">debate event featured\u2062 strong moments<\/a> from\u200c most of the candidates on stage, \u2062but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/fivethirtyeight-wapo-poll-desantis-won-debate-haley-gains-support\">polling<\/a>, post-debate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/post-debate-focus-group-signals-who-they-believe-won-the-gop-primary-debate\">focus \u2064groups<\/a>, and online \u200breactions\u200c showed \u2064that Florida Governor \u2063Ron \u2063DeSantis, pharmaceutical executive \u200bVivek Ramaswamy, and\u200d former \u2064South Carolina \u200dGovernor\u2064 Nikki Haley generated the most\u200d interest from \u200cthe debate.<\/p>\n<p>Former Vice President \u200bMike \u2064Pence drew mixed reviews, Sen. \u200cTim Scott (S-SC) had a couple positive moments but was criticized for not really rising\u200b to the \u2064moment, \u200band \u2062former New Jersey\u2062 Governor Chris \u200bChristie leveled hard hits against Ramaswamy, but later seemed to turn off voters with his comments about former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum managed to\u2062 tough\u200c his way through the two<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-lindell-rips-into-2020-u-s-election-fraud\/\" title=\"Mike Lindell rips into 2020 U.S. election fraud\">-hour event<\/a> after suffering a leg injury beforehand that required a trip to the hospital, and the audience largely went silent or booed when former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson spoke.<\/p>\n<h3>Some \u2062of the top reactions on social media, radio, and \u200btelevision included:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>DeSantis<\/strong> earned praise from some high-profile TV personalities,\u2062 including <a href=\"https:\/\/grabien.com\/getmedia.php?id=2058961&#038;key=69021a346f341e5188155c92cbd5c1f1&#038;userid=18055\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sean Hannity<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeamDeSantis\/status\/1694561444174373073\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ari Fleischer<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/grabien.com\/getmedia.php?id=2059011&#038;key=f0488fb683eb69184421aeaebc57cd3f&#038;userid=18055\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Howard Kurtz<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/grabien.com\/getmedia.php?id=2060541&#038;key=eea55095dea930d90052656d52b17f7f&#038;userid=18055\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kayleigh McEnany<\/a>, particularly for what he\u2064 said \u200dabout\u200b securing the border, using the military to\u2064 take on the cartels, and removing woke prosecutors \u200cfrom office in Florida.<\/li>\n<li>Radio and\u200d television host\u2063 Mark Levin, who is an ardent \u200dTrump\u200c defender, said that he believes DeSantis came out on top because he was\u2064 the only one on the\u2063 stage who\u200d has actually \u201cled \u2064a revolution.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mark Levin, who is \u200ca \u2063staunch Trump supporter, explains why Ron DeSantis won the debate \u2014 and slams \u2062Ramaswamy: \u200d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe man has\u2064 already\u2064 led a revolution. He\u2062 doesn&#8217;t talk about the revolution \u200che&#8217;s \u2064going to lead.\u201d<br \/>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wfFuFxUdyR\">pic.twitter.com\/wfFuFxUdyR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Giancarlo Sopo (@GiancarloSopo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GiancarloSopo\/status\/1695222662652407909?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 25, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ramaswamy got the most attention during\u2064 the debate\u2063 in large part \u200ddue to several heated clashes with other candidates, including Haley, Pence, and Christie. He also delivered \u200dseveral lines over\u200b the course of the night\u2062 that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-gives-first-state-of-the-union\/\" title=\"Biden Gives First State Of The Union\">drew strong applause<\/a> from the lively \u2064audience.<\/p>\n<p>Reaction to his performance from pundits and \u2064politicos was largely split \u2014 many people\u200b felt\u2062 he did well and had a lot\u2064 of energy while others \u200bcriticized \u2062some of the personal swipes he took at people.\u200b He received the most praise \u200bfrom\u200d the diehard Trump \u200bsurrogates.<\/p>\n<p>The \u206338-year-old received the \u200dmost praise for bringing up the \u200bissue of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/townhallcom\/status\/1694540879770357863\">fatherlessness<\/a> in the U.S.\u200b and for his answer on education.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">DeSantis and Vivek back-to-back are\u200d the two best answers on education ever given at a GOP presidential debate.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u2064Steve Deace (@SteveDeaceShow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SteveDeaceShow\/status\/1694540441872408744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 24, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Vivek: \u2063&#8221;The nuclear family is the greatest form of governance known to mankind.&#8221; \ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\udc4f<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GOPDebate?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GOPDebate<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 steve hilton (@SteveHiltonx) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SteveHiltonx\/status\/1694540092013236370?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 24, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Haley saw the\u200c largest\u200c bump from the debate\u200b because \u2063she\u200c was largely viewed as having\u2062 over-performed compared to what people \u200dexpected from her.<\/p>\n<p>Haley was praised \u200dfor one moment where\u200c she \u2064went hard \u2063after Ramaswamy over his foreign policy \u200cviews, and \u2063for what she said about men competing in women\u2019s sports.<\/p>\n<p>She also made headlines for\u2064 her argument for Republicans to take a more practical approach on \u200babortion, \u200barguing that the current\u2063 political \u200clandscape and \u2063power balance in Washington \u200bmakes a hardline \u2063stance on the issue untenable and a more \u2062measured, compromise-minded approach would be more effective.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Haley: biological\u2063 boys\u2062 do\u200c not belong\u200b in \u2064girls\u2019 locker \u2064rooms. SO SIMPLE, SO TRUE<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Megyn Kelly (@megynkelly) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/megynkelly\/status\/1694540812967698707?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 24, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ramaswamy is drowned\u200c out by applause for Haley\u200c dunking \u200don him <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lvMwXQxZJk\">pic.twitter.com\/lvMwXQxZJk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Acyn (@Acyn)\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Acyn\/status\/1694536015631777896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 24, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Pence, Scott, and\u200c Christie all earned mixed \u2064reviews.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Everybody on stage basically accomplished his\/her\u2062 her goal last \u200bnight.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis avoided the fire.<br \/>Vivek\u200d gained attention.<br \/>Haley picked up steam in the Traditional GOP lane.<br \/>Christie solidified the Never \u200cTrump lane.<br \/>Pence defended his legacy.<\/p>\n<p>And Trump is still 40 points \u200dahead.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/benshapiro\/status\/1694749686177886617?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 24, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">DeSantis-\u2062 Did \u2064well\u200d with several good lines.\u200d Came out unscathed after high expectations.<br \/>Haley- Overperformed. <br \/>Scott- Underperformed\/disappeared<br \/>Pence- Just a bad performance <br \/>VivekGPT- Biggest loser on stage. Exposed repeatedly as unlikable and \u200dinauthentic.<\/p>\n<p>Christie\u2019s skill is\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 AG (@AGHamilton29) \u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AGHamilton29\/status\/1694546114198782090?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 24, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Does anyone else think Tim Scott and Nikki \u200cHaley\u2064 sounded like empty \u2063shells at\u2063 the \u200ddebate? They\u2019re clearly the establishment picks. \u2064Pence, \u200dI\u200b think,\u2062 is generally a good\u200d person \u200bbut he\u2019s completely misguided\u200c about everything, and Christie is\u200c obese, is running just to torpedo Trump,\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stillgray\/status\/1694568322082472261?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 24, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Normal people\u200c watched the debate and \u2062thought:<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RonDeSantis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RonDeSantis<\/a> \u2013 Calm, confident, competent.<br \/>Vivek \u2013 \u200cToo young, to \u2063aggressive, and too \u200ceager for massive changes he\u2019s\u200d not experienced enough\u200d to oversee.<br \/>Haley \u2013 An\u2064 angry scold.<br \/>Pence \u200d\u2013 A jerk, which we did \u2062not expect or like. Stop\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KurtSchlichter\/status\/1694714058723958986?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August \u200c24, \u200b2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There was a wide range of opinions on which Republican candidate shined in the first primary debate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 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