{"id":2119216,"date":"2023-12-07T20:28:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T01:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-fourth-republican-fight-night\/"},"modified":"2023-12-07T20:29:59","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T01:29:59","slug":"the-fourth-republican-fight-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-fourth-republican-fight-night\/","title":{"rendered":"The Fourth GOP Fight Night"},"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\">10<\/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%2Fthe-fourth-republican-fight-night%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=2119216&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>Last night\u2019s fourth Republican debate may end up as \u2063a footnote in presidential history\u2063 \u2014 Donald Trump, who is leading the race by\u2064 leaps and bounds, wasn\u2019t on the stage,\u200d and the debate \u200caired on NewsNation rather than \u2063Fox News.<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But in some \u2062ways, the debate was by far the most interesting debate of \u200dthe race. It was interesting for a few reasons.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First, it showed that \u2062governance actually matters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The battle between Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley is \u200da battle \u2064over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/road-rage-incident-could-undermine-radical-prosecutors-promotion-to-u-s-attorney\/\" title=\"Road Rage Incident Could Undermine Radical Prosecutor\u2019s Promotion to U.S. Attorney\">policy positions<\/a>, sure. The \u200bdebate\u2063 exposed serious differences of\u200b position on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/facebook-bans-gop-account-allows-inflammatory-dnc-ads\/\" title=\"Facebook bans GOP account, allows inflammatory DNC ads\">social issues<\/a>, for example, wherein Haley has posed as more \u2064moderate and DeSantis as more conservative. But DeSantis\u2019 main advantage \u2062against Haley is that\u200b he can point\u2064 at his\u200b accomplishments\u200c and contrast them with the\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-legislature-introduces-first-in-nation-resolution-to-protect-against-democrat-court-packing\/\" title=\"Arizona Legislature Introduces First-In-Nation Resolution To Protect Against Democrat 'Court Packing'\">empty words<\/a> of his opponents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In \u2062a normal world, DeSantis\u200b would be running \u200daway with this nomination. DeSantis was by\u2063 far the most classically\u200b conservative person on the stage last night.\u2062 Speaking of American \u200cpresident \u2063Calvin Coolidge, he <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RonDeSantis\/status\/1732595690813976690\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">said<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, \u201cSilent Cal\u200b knew the proper\u2062 role\u2063 of the \u2063federal government. The country was in great shape when he\u200c was president of\u2063 the\u200c United States, and we can learn\u2064 an awful lot from Calvin Coolidge.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Silent Cal \u200cknew the proper role of the federal government.<\/p>\n<p>We can learn \u2063an awful lot from Calvin Coolidge. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mOs3MTpcCh\">pic.twitter.com\/mOs3MTpcCh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ron DeSantis \u2063(@RonDeSantis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RonDeSantis\/status\/1732595690813976690?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 7, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">DeSantis pointed out that he, unlike Haley, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">signed a bathroom bill in Florida so boys could not use girls\u2019 bathrooms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight  <\/p>\n<h2> Will the \u200babsence\u2062 of the frontrunner candidate, \u200cDonald Trump, ultimately have\u2064 any significant impact\u2064 on \u2063the \u2063course of the election, despite\u200b the continued importance\u2064 of these debates in shaping public opinion<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Last night&#8217;s fourth Republican debate may be regarded as a mere footnote in the annals of presidential history. This\u2063 debate, unlike its predecessors, was\u200c missing a\u200d significant presence that has come to dominate the race &#8211; Donald Trump. With his commanding lead in the polls, Trump&#8217;s\u200b absence on the stage was \u200bnotable,\u200b and the debate itself aired \u200bon an unfamiliar \u200bplatform, NewsNation, instead of its usual\u200b host, Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2063 absence of \u200cDonald Trump from the debate stage\u200d created a glaring vacuum that\u2062 was palpable throughout the \u200bevent. Trump&#8217;s \u200bunconventional, unapologetic, and \u2064often controversial style\u2064 has captivated the nation \u2063and propelled him to the frontlines of the\u200b Republican race. His \u200clarger-than-life persona and spontaneous\u200b remarks \u2062have mesmerized both supporters and critics alike.\u200b Consequently, Trump has managed to\u2063 dominate media attention and shape \u200dthe narrative of the entire election cycle. However, his decision\u2062 to skip this \u200cparticular debate \u2063has sparked \u200dintense speculation and raised a\u200b multitude of questions.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200ddebate&#8217;s move from\u200c Fox News to NewsNation also played a\u200d significant role \u2063in the overall tone and viewership of the event. Fox News has historically \u200dbeen a favored \u2062network among conservative audiences, known for its conservative-leaning commentary \u2064and high ratings. The unexpected change in\u2063 network \u2064raised eyebrows and resulted \u2063in a potentially different viewership demographic. Consequently, this alteration may have impacted the\u200b overall perception and\u200b relevance of the debate.<\/p>\n<p>The absence of Donald Trump and the change in \u2063network may have overshadowed the substantive policy discussions that\u2063 typically take place within these debates. The remaining Republican \u2063candidates had an opportunity to delve deeper into their policy platforms, articulate \u200dtheir visions, and \u200cengage in meaningful discussions on issues that matter to the American people. However, the absence\u200c of the \u200bfront-runner candidate and the shift in network could have potentially detracted from the gravity \u200bof the discussion.<\/p>\n<p>Despite\u2062 these circumstances, the\u2064 debate was nonetheless an\u2062 essential event in the ongoing presidential race. It provided\u2063 an opportunity for \u2063the remaining Republican candidates \u2064to showcase \u2062their qualifications, policies,\u2063 and\u2064 debate skills.\u2063 The stage was set\u2063 for them to\u2062 challenge \u2062one another, articulate their differences, and compete\u200b for the coveted \u2064nomination. \u2063However, the question\u2064 remains: without the \u200cpresence of the frontrunner, will this debate ultimately bear any significant\u200d impact on the course\u200c of the election?<\/p>\n<p>Only time will tell the actual consequence\u200b of last \u200dnight&#8217;s debate. The absence of Donald Trump, who has consistently\u200c defied expectations and upended traditional political norms, has undoubtedly \u2064left a void.\u2064 The debate&#8217;s deviation \u2064from its usual host network,\u2063 Fox News, may also have influenced its\u2063 reception and reach. Consequently, this debate \u2062may be remembered as a peculiar anomaly in an otherwise fiercely contested primary race. Nevertheless, it is important to \u200crecognize the value of these debates in fostering \u2063transparency, evaluating candidates, and ultimately shaping \u2064public opinion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last night&#8217;s GOP debate, aired on NewsNation instead of Fox News, may be a footnote in history. Notably, Donald Trump, the frontrunner, was absent. However, it was arguably the most captivating debate yet<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":161,"featured_media":2119217,"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-2119216","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\/2119216","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\/161"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2119216"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2119216\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2119217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2119216"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2119216"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2119216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}