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David Smith in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

A Republican debate that offered no alternative to Trump

Chris Christie, Mike Pence and Ron DeSantis at the start of at the first Republican candidates' debate.
Chris Christie, Mike Pence and Ron DeSantis at the start of at the first Republican candidates' debate. Photograph: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

The winners of the first Republican presidential primary debate are … Joe Biden and Donald Trump.

Eight candidates who took the stage in Milwaukee tore pieces out of each other while failing to distinguish themselves. They revealed a party of chaos and discord that has veered right of the mainstream on issues such as abortion, education, immigration and the climate crisis. It was a two-hour campaign ad for the Democrats broadcast by Fox News.

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