{"id":2146172,"date":"2024-01-11T00:04:01","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T05:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-debate-desantis-has-strong-night-while-haley-cant-see-past-lies\/"},"modified":"2024-01-11T00:07:42","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T05:07:42","slug":"republican-debate-desantis-has-strong-night-while-haley-cant-see-past-lies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-debate-desantis-has-strong-night-while-haley-cant-see-past-lies\/","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis shines, Haley criticizes &#8216;lies&#8217; in Republican 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\">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%2Frepublican-debate-desantis-has-strong-night-while-haley-cant-see-past-lies%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=2146172&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>Likely Iowa Caucusgoers Seek Strong Alternative to Trump<\/h2>\n<p>As the \u2063Iowa caucuses approach, likely caucusgoers in Iowa are faced with a \u2063decision: should they support Governor \u200bRon DeSantis or former U.N. \u2062Ambassador Nikki Haley as a\u2063 stronger alternative to former President \u200dDonald Trump? With Trump absent from the debate stage at Drake University, the front-runner&#8217;s presence was felt across Des Moines as he participated in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-ignores-controversial-topics-during-biden-town-hall\/\" title=\"CNN ignores controversial topics during Biden town hall\">televised town hall<\/a> on Fox News.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI wish Donald Trump was up \u200chere on this stage,\u201d Haley expressed during \u200dthe\u2062 CNN\u2064 debate.\u200d \u201cHe\u2019s the\u200d one that I\u2019m\u2062 running against.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Initially hesitant to criticize Trump, both DeSantis and Haley eventually scrutinized his record on immigration, the economy, and \u200dlaw enforcement. They also\u200b challenged his blanket <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-kyle-rittenhouse-could-sue-media-outlets-for-defamation\/\" title=\"Report: Kyle Rittenhouse Could Sue Media Outlets for Defamation\">presidential immunity<\/a> defense. While DeSantis won the early rounds of the debate, Haley held her ground and relentlessly criticized him throughout the night.<\/p>\n<p>According to debate coach Aaron Kall, DeSantis presented himself\u200c as a solid alternative\u2062 to Trump in Iowa, while Haley appealed \u200bto moderate and independent\u2064 voters, which could benefit her in \u2063New Hampshire.<\/p>\n<p>Ed Lee, director of Emory University\u2019s Alben W. Barkley Forum for Debate, Deliberation, and Dialogue, agreed that \u200cDeSantis had a strong start, while\u200b Haley seemed more\u2063 under pressure than in previous debates.<\/p>\n<p>During the debate, Haley missed a question and failed to\u200c deliver her usual one-liners.\u2063 She also \u2063provided political fodder for Trump, DeSantis, and even President Joe Biden over entitlement reform.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe \u200cvarious attacks weren\u2019t as \u200bpersonal as in previous debates, but DeSantis clearly got under Haley&#8217;s skin,\u201d Kall noted. \u201cAt times, Haley resorted back to her stump speech, which we\u2019ve heard several times.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Haley&#8217;s closing remark\u2064 effectively differentiated herself from DeSantis as a \u2062better alternative \u200dto Trump, citing recent polling data that indicates she can beat Biden while DeSantis\u2063 cannot. However,\u2064 Lee wished that more of her responses throughout the debate supported\u200c this conclusion.<\/p>\n<p>When given the opportunity to criticize Trump&#8217;s character, Haley declined and emphasized the need for new\u2064 leadership and moral clarity. DeSantis, on the other hand, scrutinized Trump&#8217;s economic policies and\u2064 criticized him for adding\u2062 trillions to the federal debt. Both candidates \u2063confidently attacked their opponent&#8217;s \u2063claim of presidential immunity.<\/p>\n<p>While DeSantis and Haley had more opportunities \u200cto \u200dmake a positive case for their candidacies, they spent more time comparing themselves to each other.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThis is somebody \u200bthat\u200d wrote in her book that Hillary Clinton \u200cinspired\u2063 her to first run for office,\u201d DeSantis pointed out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought\u200d he lied a lot,\u201d DeSantis added, \u200creferring to his debate with Governor Gavin Newsom. \u201cMan, Nikki Haley may give him a \u200drun for\u200b his money \u2014 she may even be more liberal than Gavin Newsom.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Haley highlighted DeSantis&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/not-in-kansas-anymore-dem-rep-skips-votes-to-attend-ritzy-fundraisers\/\" title=\"Not in Kansas Anymore: Dem Rep Skips Votes To Attend Ritzy Fundraisers\">extravagant campaign spending<\/a> and lack of results,\u200d contrasting it with her own campaign that spans across multiple states.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cHe\u200c has blown through\u200c $150 million,\u201d she said. \u200b\u201cI \u2063don\u2019t know how you\u2062 do that, through his campaign. He has nothing to show for it. He spent more money on private planes than he has on commercials \u200btrying to get Iowans to vote\u200b for him.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The buzzword of the night was &#8220;lies,&#8221; with Haley launching a new website called &#8220;DeSantisLies.com&#8221; and repeatedly mentioning the URL throughout the debate.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cEvery \u2063time he lies, Drake University,\u200d don\u2019t turn this \u2064into \u2064a drinking \u200cgame because you will be over-served by the end\u200d of the night,\u201d she warned.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>DeSantis responded by \u200dcriticizing Haley&#8217;s tendency to shoot herself in the foot with\u200d her statements.<\/p>\n<p>The candidates also differentiated themselves\u2064 on foreign policy, with DeSantis suggesting that Haley&#8217;s hawkish stance is out of touch with\u2063 the\u200d Republican base.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIf \u200cwe support Ukraine and Israel, that\u2019s only \u200d5% of our defense budget,\u201d Haley began.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo you\u2019re going to borrow all that?\u201d DeSantis questioned. \u200c\u201cYou can \u200btake the ambassador out \u2064of the United Nations, but you can\u2019t take the United Nations out of the ambassador.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As the Iowa caucuses draw near, caucusgoers will need to gather more information to make an informed decision on who can best fill the void left by Trump&#8217;s absence.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> In what ways\u2062 did DeSantis and Haley\u200b differentiate themselves from Trump during the debate on issues like immigration, the economy, and law enforcement<\/h2>\n<p><span>  T a significant portion of the\u200c debate focusing \u200bon each other. This allowed \u2064Trump to maintain a strong presence throughout \u200dthe night, \u2062despite not being physically present.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the performance of both DeSantis and Haley in \u2063the\u200c Iowa debate provided likely caucusgoers with \u200da strong\u2062 alternative to \u2062Trump. \u200cDeSantis \u200cpresented himself as a solid \u2064alternative, while Haley \u200dappealed \u200cto \u200dmoderate and independent voters. \u2062However, Haley seemed more under pressure than\u2062 in \u200dprevious debates and failed\u2063 to deliver her usual one-liners.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these criticisms, Haley&#8217;s closing remark effectively differentiated herself from DeSantis as a better alternative to Trump, citing polling\u200b data that indicates she can\u2064 beat \u200bBiden\u2063 while\u200b DeSantis cannot.\u200b However, some \u2062observers wished that more \u2063of her \u2062responses throughout\u2062 the debate supported this conclusion.<\/p>\n<p>Both candidates \u200dconfidently attacked their opponent&#8217;s claim\u2063 of presidential immunity and criticized Trump on various issues, including\u2064 immigration, \u2062the economy, and law enforcement. DeSantis scrutinized Trump&#8217;s economic policies and criticized him for adding trillions\u200d to the federal debt.<\/p>\n<p>As the Iowa caucuses approach,\u200b likely caucusgoers\u2063 will have to carefully consider\u200d which candidate presents the strongest alternative to Trump.\u200c With Trump&#8217;s absence from the debate stage, \u200bDeSantis and Haley provided voters with a glimpse of what their leadership could entail. Whether it be DeSantis&#8217;s \u2064solid alternative \u200cor Haley&#8217;s appeal \u2062to moderate\u200c and independent voters, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brandon-drurys-2-homers-send-angels-past-athletics-7-3-in-season-finale\/\" title=\"Brandon Drury hit two home runs to lead the Angels to a 7-3 victory over the Athletics in their final game of the season.\">decision\u2064 ultimately lies<\/a> in the hands of the \u2063people \u200cof Iowa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DES MOINES, Iowa \u2014 Iowa caucusgoers are undecided between Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley as a substitute for former President Donald Trump. However, more information is required before the opening contest next week. Trump&#8217;s absence was evident in the debate room at Drake University, where the front-runner was absent<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2652,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2146172","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2146172","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\/2652"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2146172"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2146172\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2146172"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2146172"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2146172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}