Five candidates managed to qualify for the debate, which featured high stakes for Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy, Chris Christie and Tim Scott. Former President Donald Trump leads by up to 40 percentage points over his nearest challenger, average figures from RealClearPolitics show. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was clearer than last time in his criticism of Trump. – I’m tired of Republicans losing. Trump is completely different now than he was in 2016, DeSantis said. DeSantis is still number two in the polls, but must beat out several competitors soon if he is to have the opportunity to catch up to Trump. Vivek Ramaswamy is seen as a younger version of Donald Trump. Here in exchange with Ron DeSantis. Photo: AP Trump in the neighborhood Just 15 kilometers away from the debate stage, Trump held a public meeting among Cuban-Americans. Not surprisingly, he came on stage just a couple of minutes after the debate started. Donald Trump thinks it’s a waste of time to watch the rivals debate on TV. This time, too, he held a competitive event while the challengers met for a debate. Photo: AFP Trump proposed reintroducing the entry ban for people from a number of Muslim countries, if he becomes president again. As a response to Hamas attacks on Israel. “The Republican establishment must stop wasting time and money like this,” Trump said. The third debate between Trump’s challengers took place on the seventh anniversary of Trump’s political earthquake – the election victory in 2016. The 77-year-old still has a hold on the party. Recent polls from important states where Joe Biden won last time show that Trump is ahead. Haley will take the center But also several of those who stood on stage in Miami beat Joe Biden in the New York Times/Siena poll. Nikki Haley, Trump’s former UN ambassador, was best placed there. Nikki Haley criticizes her former boss, Donald Trump. She has increased the most in support in recent weeks, but is still far behind Trump. Photo: AP In addition to arguing for a responsible foreign policy, she used the debate to woo moderate voters on the abortion issue. Haley herself is anti-abortion, but said it’s important for Republicans to respect those who are not. – This is each person’s decision. I’m pro-life, but I don’t judge anyone who supports a woman’s right to choose for herself. Let’s find consensus, let’s provide contraception to women who need it, she said. The background for Haley’s proposal is probably that the Republicans lost a referendum on abortion in Ohio on Tuesday. The party also did worse than expected in Virginia, where the governor wants to introduce a ban on abortion after the 15th week of pregnancy. Battle for Israel support However, it was the wars in Gaza and Ukraine that received the most attention in the night’s debate. The five on stage competed to show the strongest support for Benjamin Netanyahu’s war: – Finish the job and put an end to these butchers once and for all. They want to exterminate all Jews, said Ron DeSantis. – Put an end to them, said Nikki Haley, with Hamas as the address. – Smoke these terrorists out, said the tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy. In the case of Ukraine, the disagreement about further US funding of the war is greater. While Nikki Haley and Chris Christie believe the United States will become a more dangerous place if arms support to Ukraine does not continue at the same level as today, Ron DeSantis reacted to something Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said to NBC on Sunday. Then he said that if the US does not continue to support Ukraine, Americans may be forced to send their own sons and daughters to war. – That Zelenskyj insinuates that we will have American forces there … It will not be discussed when I become president, said DeSantis. Nikki Haley pointed out that Ukraine should only receive weapons aid. – We will not give them money. But they must get weapons and ammunition to win. The United States cannot be so arrogant that we don’t think we need friends, said Trump’s former UN ambassador. Bad timing It’s just over two months until the Iowa caucuses kick off the Republican nominating process. Trump still leads the opposing candidates by 20-40 percentage points in most polls, but many are clinging to the hope that Iowa, the first of the states to nominate, can go for one of those who have spent a huge amount of time there in the last year. In any case, it is unpopular President Biden who has received the most attention in recent days and weeks. Support for Israel is divisive in his own party and is in danger of driving away younger and minority voters. And several polls show that both Trump, Nikki Haley and to some extent Ron DeSantis have greater support than Biden in the 4-5 states where the presidential election will ultimately be decided in 362 days. Friendly atmosphere after the debate. Chris Christie and Tim Scott meet here. Photo: AFP It’s serious now. Also for Donald Trump, says rival Chris Christie. – Anyone who will spend the next year and a half trying to escape prison cannot become president, he said in the debate. But even the former governor of New Jersey hardly has any chance of becoming just that. Rather, he is likely to be one of the first to end his election campaign.
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