{"id":2093718,"date":"2023-11-08T06:45:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T11:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-debate-ron-desantis-fights-on-home-turf-to-hold-off-nikki-haley-threat\/"},"modified":"2023-11-08T06:50:16","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T11:50:16","slug":"republican-debate-ron-desantis-fights-on-home-turf-to-hold-off-nikki-haley-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-debate-ron-desantis-fights-on-home-turf-to-hold-off-nikki-haley-threat\/","title":{"rendered":"Republican debate: Ron DeSantis fights on home turf to hold off Nikki Haley threat"},"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\">28<\/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-ron-desantis-fights-on-home-turf-to-hold-off-nikki-haley-threat%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=2093718&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>DeSantis Hopes to Turn the Tide in Crucial Debate<\/h2>\n<h3>MIAMI \u2014<\/h3>\n<p> Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) is\u2062 running out of opportunities to change the \u200ctrajectory of his campaign two months before \u200dIowa&#8217;s \u2062opening caucuses.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis is hoping the third Republican primary debate this Wednesday in his home state will be one of those opportunities, but he has to contend with \u200bformer U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, who\u2062 outperformed him during their first two meetings, as former President Donald Trump continues to skip them.<\/p>\n<p>The debate, this time in Miami, is &#8220;crucial&#8221; for DeSantis, &#8220;a \u2064candidate that some thought was the inevitable nominee&#8221; after his resounding gubernatorial reelection, according to Ed Lee, director of Emory \u2062University&#8217;s Alben W. Barkley Forum for Debate, Deliberation, and \u2062Dialogue.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is a pivotal \u200bmoment\u200d for the DeSantis\u200d campaign because a few high-quality moments by Nikki Haley will go a \u2064long way\u200b to helping voters see her as a viable alternative to Trump,&#8221; Lee told the \u200dWashington Examiner. &#8220;A zero-sum relationship\u2063 is forming between him\u2063 and Haley. He loses if \u2063she gains more name\u2063 recognition and attention. He\u200c must prevent her from having a good \u200bnight.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>University of Michigan debate director Aaron Kall cited DeSantis and Haley arguing over \u200coil drilling \u200cand fracking during the second debate in California, predicting the\u200b pair will use the third iteration, the\u2062 first\u200b not broadcast by Fox News, \u200cto draw &#8220;sharp contrasts&#8221; between them over the \u2062Middle \u200dEast, federal spending, \u2063and\u2063 Ukraine aid.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;DeSantis \u2063has been cautious on the \u200cdebate stage so far and risen above the fray while\u2064 other candidates are more forceful and combative,&#8221; Kall said. &#8220;With a smaller field, there will be no place to hide, and the moderators will\u2063 do their best to isolate DeSantis and Haley into contentious exchanges.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There\u200d is inherent\u2064 risk involved with a \u200dmore\u200b aggressive strategy, but there are a limited amount of opportunities before such a large \u2062audience with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-debate-ron-desantis-fights-on-home-turf-to-hold-off-nikki-haley-threat\/\" title=\"Republican debate: Ron DeSantis fights on home turf to hold off Nikki Haley threat\">holiday season quickly approaching<\/a>,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>The broader problem for DeSantis is he and Haley are\u2062 not\u2062 competing for the same \u200dRepublican primary voters as the governor portrays \u200bhimself as &#8220;a culture warrior&#8221;\u200c compared \u200dto Haley, &#8220;who wants to preserve a friendly environment for businesses while advancing our influence abroad,&#8221; \u200bper\u2064 Lee.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;His challenge is that this phase\u2063 of \u200cthe\u200c campaign is being\u200b depicted as a two-person \u2062race between him and Nikki Haley \u200cfor second place,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Her success in the next debate will be portrayed as accelerating his decline even though they seem to be messaging different parts of\u2062 the \u200bRepublican Party.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>To that end,\u200b DeDantis&#8217;s campaign has underscored Haley as a &#8220;spoiler,&#8221; &#8220;exponentially increasing the odds of a\u200b Trump nomination&#8221; due to her appeal \u2064to \u201cmoderate and left-of-center \u2062Republicans\u201d not\u200d resonating \u2063with the \u201cAmerica First\u201d base of the party.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Every \u200cdollar the pro-Haley community collects or spends should also be listed as an &#8216;in-kind&#8217; contribution on Trump\u2019s\u2063 campaign FEC \u200breports,&#8221; the campaign wrote in a memo.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis&#8217;s campaign concedes the governor had &#8220;an incredibly tumultuous summer&#8221; but\u200b remains adamant \u200bhe has &#8220;rebounded in a historic way,&#8221; particularly after Trump&#8217;s criticism of Israeli \u2064Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and praise of Lebanese \u200dmilitant group Hezbollah after Hamas&#8217;s Oct.\u200d 7 terrorist attacks. The \u200dgovernor&#8217;s campaign points to his &#8220;momentum&#8221; in Iowa, Gov. Kim\u2064 Reynolds&#8217;s (R-IA) endorsement, \u200cas well as his organizing and fundraising capacity.\u2064 Trump averages 47% support in Iowa \u200cto DeSantis&#8217;s 17% and Haley&#8217;s 14%, according to RealClearPolitics.<\/p>\n<p>Haley&#8217;s campaign previewed her debate strategy in an email with the subject line &#8220;These Boots Are Made for\u200d Lying,&#8221; a\u2064 reference to disputed\u200d reports \u200dDeSantis wears lifts.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;No wonder he\u2019s desperate and throwing mud,&#8221; the Haley campaign said. &#8220;DeSantis has been caught lying about his energy record. He\u2019s been fact-checked again and again for lying about Haley\u2019s record on refugees. Just this week, he orchestrated a government-wide cover-up \u2062of his Chinese business\u2062 recruitment.\u200b Ron DeSantis doesn\u2019t\u200b tell the truth about anything.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Haley&#8217;s confidence has\u200b been enhanced by polls such as this week&#8217;s New York Times-Siena College \u200bpoll survey that found \u2064Haley leads President Joe Biden by 9 percentage points in six \u200bbattleground states, in contrast to Trump and DeSantis,\u200d who \u2062are only ahead by 3 \u200bpoints.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis and Haley will \u2064also debate\u200c biotech \u2063entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, and Sen. Tim Scott\u200c (R-SC) after \u2064Gov. Doug \u2062Burgum (R-ND) did not qualify and former Vice President Mike Pence dropped out. Meanwhile, Trump \u200dwill be nearby\u200b at\u2063 a rally in Hialeah, during which Gov.\u200c Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R-AR) will endorse him.<\/p>\n<p>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON \u2062EXAMINER<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s rally comes after his \u2063campaign released its own memo, in \u200dwhich it dismisses the debates as meaningless given the former president&#8217;s dominance of the primary so far. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Despite\u200d those in the GOP \u200cpolitical establishment who \u2064insist on\u200b having more debates for\u2064 an ever-shrinking audience\u200c and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bookies-give-dr-oz-nearly-7-in-10-chance-of-winning-pa-senate-race-after-fetterman-debate\/\" title=\"Bookies Give Dr. Oz Nearly 7 in 10 Chance of Winning PA Senate Race After Fetterman Debate\">repeat talking points<\/a>\u2064 that sound like they were \u2063written by Democrats or the\u2064 Lincoln Project, the Trump campaign is\u200b using the time during the\u2062 primaries and caucuses \u2064to fine-tune an \u200balready superior organization that we will \u2062replicate nationally,&#8221; the Trump campaign wrote.  <\/p>\n<h2> How does Governor Ron DeSantis&#8217;s strong \u2062fundraising numbers prove his continued strength \u200bin \u200cthe race?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ds&#8217; endorsement, and his strong \u2063fundraising numbers as evidence of his continued strength in the race.<\/p>\n<p>However, critics argue that DeSantis has \u2062yet to \u2063present \u200ba compelling vision \u200bfor the\u200c future of the Republican Party.\u2062 They claim \u2064that his focus on conservative cultural issues may not resonate\u200b with the broader electorate, particularly in\u200d swing\u200b states where moderate \u200cvoters play a \u2064key role. They argue\u2062 that Haley, with her emphasis on economic growth and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/b-team-brawl-trump-rivals-tussle-in-first-republican-debate-taking-aim-at-ramaswamy\/\" title=\"Trump's opponents clash in first GOP debate, targeting Ramaswamy.\">foreign policy \u200cexperience<\/a>, may be better positioned to unite \u200cthe party and win over crucial swing voters.<\/p>\n<p>The upcoming debate in Miami could prove crucial \u200bin determining the trajectory of DeSantis&#8217;s campaign. With a smaller field and a non-Fox News \u2064broadcast, there will be\u200b no place to hide for the candidates. The \u200dmoderators will \u200clikely push \u2064DeSantis\u2062 and Haley to \u2062engage\u200b in contentious\u200d exchanges, forcing them to clearly articulate their positions and differentiate themselves from one another.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis has been cautious on\u200b the debate stage thus far, choosing to rise \u200cabove the fray \u200cwhile others engage in more forceful and combative exchanges. However, with the campaign season quickly \u200dapproaching its peak, DeSantis may need to adopt a more \u2063aggressive strategy in order to stand out and appeal to \u2062voters.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200bchallenge for DeSantis lies in\u200b the fact that he and Haley\u2063 are competing for different segments of\u2064 the Republican \u2064primary electorate. While DeSantis presents himself as\u200b a culture warrior, Haley focuses\u200c on economic growth and foreign policy. This has led\u2064 to the depiction of the\u2062 current phase of the campaign as a two-person race between DeSantis and Haley for second place. The success of Haley\u200c in the upcoming debate could \u200cbe seen as further accelerating DeSantis&#8217;s \u200bdecline.<\/p>\n<p>To counter this, DeSantis&#8217;s campaign has labeled Haley as a \u2062&#8221;spoiler&#8221; and accused her of increasing\u2062 the odds\u200d of \u2064a Trump \u2063nomination. They\u200b argue that her appeal to moderate and left-of-center Republicans \u2063does not resonate with \u2064the America First base of the party. However, critics \u200dargue that this strategy may backfire and\u200c further <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/buzz-about-buttigieg-as-2024-candidate-overlooks-his-far-left-agenda-analysts-say\/\" title=\"Buzz About Buttigieg as 2024 Candidate Overlooks His Far-Left Agenda, Analysts Say\">alienate moderate voters<\/a> who are crucial\u2062 to winning in swing states.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the upcoming\u200d debate\u2063 in Miami presents a crucial opportunity for Governor Ron DeSantis to turn the tide of his campaign. \u2063He faces fierce\u2062 competition \u200cfrom former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, who has outperformed him in previous debates.\u2062 DeSantis\u200b must prevent Haley from having a strong night \u2064and differentiate himself\u200d from her \u2063in \u200dorder \u2064to maintain his position in the race. The outcome of \u2063the debate could have significant implications for the future\u200b of DeSantis&#8217;s \u2064campaign and \u2063the Republican Party as a whole.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MIAMI \u2014 Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) is running out of opportunities to change the trajectory of his campaign two months before Iowa&#8217;s opening caucuses. DeSantis is hoping the third Republican primary debate this Wednesday in his home state will be one of those opportunities, but he has to contend with former U.N. 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