And then there was four (GOP debate)

Anyone watch that? I didn’t. Vivek is taking the gloves off, has nothing to lose really by doing so. Trump will be the nominee unless they are able to prevent it by any means possible, which is still possible, which probably leaves Desantis as the choice. One is straight RINO, I think Haley had her moment and is slipping, Vivek will not get the GOP backing ultimately, that leaves Desantis if Trump is unable to run for what ever reason. I do think Desanstis would easily beat Biden, but the orange guy may not, hence people should choose strategically there vs end up with another 4 years of Brandon…

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I’m liking Ramaswamy more and more. He called out those on stage babbling about funding and sending troops into war that they couldn’t even name a province in Ukraine. Haley had no response other than a blank stare of ignorance.

When not busy attacking Trump, the donut-eating blob tried to make the case that parents should be empowered to have their minor children sterilized and mutilated (gender affirming care) because government has no business interfering and would lead to further interfering. Nuts. The room erupted in applause when DeSantis shot back that parents do not have the right to abuse their children.

DeSantis was MUCH more assertive and didn’t wear his usual forced stupid looking smile. Of the four, he’s the only one that’s presidential material.

I was unfamiliar with News Nation TV. Watched a bit this morning. Not bad.

This is history making, never have these elites spent so much money running for 2nd place!

Vivek is the debate king. I don’t think the Tuscaloosa crowd quite appreciated the jabs at Nikki. Had mostly good substance otherwise.

DeSantis did A LOT better and brought the substance. He needs to quit trying to talk over so much even if it is triple chin talking.

Vivek makes me want to puke, well, actually beat his ass and then puke on him. I’d have beat his ass like a drum in HS on general principle. What a putz. Zero leadership skills. Like none. I like a lot of his positions, but he has zero understanding of how to influence people. He should have been a sideshow last night, but he tried to make himself the center of attention. Yes, he does have problem with women. Oh, and a fat joke about Christie- how insightful and strategic.

The reason that Haley didn’t answer the question- and do you seriously think that the former AMBO to the UN wouldn’t know them, is that wasn’t the question. It was a question about sending US troops there- and frankly keeping US troops away from Russians is what we are trying to do. I really struggle with understanding why seemingly smart people don’t’ get this. Run the world or have the world run over you. You morons complaining about having to support UKR against the RUS sound like my mom when I tell her that she has to lock her doors. “I don’t want to live in a world where I have to lock my doors.” Uhm, not a rational choice.

But Vivek, yeaaaa, no. He’s an intellectual wankster who thinks he an intelligentsia gangster. The Gavin Newsome of the GOP. The answer to a question no one is asking.

Desantis did do better but he was mostly silent. Vivek is fantastic and should have a place in a Trump presidency if that happens.

Quite right.

Like it or not, he’s smarter than the other three on the stage combined. His youthful inexperience notwithstanding, everything he said about corruption and how compromised Haley is was absolutely true. The left side of the stage should’ve collapsed with the weight of all that RINO on it. :rolleyes:

I would like to know exactly who is paying Krispy Kreme to continue slinging arrows at Trump long past his expiration date though. Think he’d be honest enough to tell us? LOL

Find out the names of his PACs and look him and them up in the FEC database. We know Haley is taking Dem money… Always Follow The Money, it really is that simple.

I like what he’s saying about jan 6 / election fraud, but my radar is going off…republican obama & fear he would be controlled.

https://twitter.com/DrC_IET17/status/1732751858815443428

So far, trump is the only one who isn’t compromised to me.

You ain’t the only one, amigo. Usually a dude who’s legit doesn’t scrub his Wikipedia page and social-media history.

Funny, that’s how I mostly feel about Haley. And while it may have been Trumpish, I could care less that somebody called Christie fat, there are worse things that could be said about him.

For some reason Ramaswamy reminds me of Steve Urkel… as did Obama.

When there was an “asked and answered” debate over a Soro’s scholarship that wasn’t even the one we think of but his brother, combined with the fact that the average person reading the “shocking expose of the Soro’s connection” has a room temperature IQ, I can understand why he might have wanted to limit the BS as much as he was able.

He is a little defensive, but not as much as Trump.

Nope dont see it. Now Niki Haley is Hilliary incarnet.

Way too many of those to go around. On both sides of the so called isle.

It’s not the looks so much as the “look how much smarter than you I am” attitude. I grew up surrounded by such people as classmates, and would like to hope that I’ve somewhat compensated for a streak of it in myself by prizing associates of good heart to surround myself with as a “backup moral compass.”

She’s bad but not quite that bad. I think Ramaswamy nailed it with the Cheney in high heels description.

We just booted a Cheney in high heels from Congress and now she’s trying to sell a book, I wouldn’t be surprised if “Nikki” also has another book in the works and is angling for a gig on CNN.

CNN is pretty much where she belongs, I’m less impressed by her every day and the last thing we really want is a UN ambassador for president or even vice president.