Republican Presidential Contenders Make Faith And Family A Central Issue Pew Research Center says that the number of Americans who consider themselves as religious has declined. Zenger · Aug 24, 2023
The Guardian view on the US Republican debate: stumped by Trump Editorial: Even though he decided not to attend, the former president cast a long shadow over this week’s debate between his rivals The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2023
The Republican candidates have learned from Trump’s legal woes and are condemning Jan 6 – aside from Vivek Ramaswamy The former vice president had a standout moment at the first Republican debate as he put himself forward as the defender of the Constitution, Gustaf Kilander writes The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2023
The Republican debate was a spectacle of sadism and self-regarding piousness The debate was the party in miniature: vexed, divided, driven by their base to unpopular extremes, glorying in fantasies of revenge and social purification The Guardian - US · Aug 24, 2023
Does Vivek Ramaswamy want to cut off funding for Israel? Ramaswamy has said that Israel would not depend on US aid by the end of his first term The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2023
Presidential debate shows how GOP candidates are struggling to address concerns about climate change The Republican Party's presidential candidates are struggling to address growing concerns about climate change The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2023
Ramaswamy accused of plagiarizing Obama Republican candidate's "skinny kid with a funny name" line came from Obama's 2004 Democratic Convention speech Salon · Aug 24, 2023
Former US president surrenders at Fulton jail over election charges – as it happened President Trump has become first former US president to have mugshot taken after turning himself in at Georgia jail The Guardian - US · Aug 24, 2023
Who won the Republican debate? Our panel reacts Donald Trump may not have been on the stage, but he was the winner of the debate The Guardian - US · Aug 24, 2023
Republican hopefuls shrug when asked about climate crisis during debate While most candidates didn’t flat out deny the climate emergency – save Vivek Ramaswamy – they showed no urgency to address it The Guardian - US · Aug 24, 2023
OPINION - Skinny guy with the funny name out to topple the big guns Barack Obama had some political experience before his presidential run; Vivek Ramaswamy has come from nowhere Evening Standard · Aug 24, 2023
Race to close the gap with Donald Trump gets weirder Republican rivals trade blows in debate as Donald Trump faces racketeering arrest in Georgia Evening Standard · Aug 24, 2023
Why do Republicans even bother? Trump wasn't there, but we saw why he's leading: GOP voters don't care about substance, just unjustified grievances Salon · Aug 24, 2023
5 takeaways from the first Republican primary debate The first Republican debate of the 2024 election cycle is in the books. Without the front-runner onstage, each candidate had the opportunity to grab the spotlight, though some had more of an impact. WEKU · Aug 24, 2023
The Guardian - US · Aug 24, 2023 A Republican debate that offered no alternative to Trump Joe Biden and his predecessor were the big winners as GOP nominees on Fox News simply squabbled among themselves
The Guardian - US · Aug 24, 2023 Spectre of Trump haunts debate as candidates jostle for spotlight Abortion and the southern border energized presidential hopefuls, while the war in Ukraine elicited divided opinions
Roll Call · Aug 24, 2023 ‘Booing is allowed’: Four takeaways from GOP debate as Trump stays home Even without him, Donald Trump was a key part of the first GOP presidential debate, along with abortion rights, debt, and military spending.
The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2023 Five takeaways from contentious first GOP primary debate Trump-less debate was overshadowed by ex-president’s legal woes and dominance in the polls
The Guardian - US · Aug 24, 2023 Trump, Ukraine and a viral song: key takeaways from the Republican debate Former president and frontrunner was absent, but cast a long shadow over the eight presidential hopefuls
The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2023 Republicans tear into Ramaswamy as Trump absence looms over combative first debate The lack of anyone named Donald Trump at the first GOP debate didn’t make the two-hour session boring
The Conversation · Aug 24, 2023 8 GOP candidates debate funding to Ukraine, Trump's future and -- covertly, with dog whistles -- race After weeks of speculation over who was going to participate, eight Republican candidates seeking their party’s presidential nomination appeared on stage together in Milwaukee on Aug. 23, 2023, for the first debate of the 2024 election season. Lest this sound like a normal event, it was not – the leading…
The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2023 From Gisele Fetterman to Megyn Kelly: The funniest tweets reacting to the Republican debate People online joked about the eight candidates who verbally sparred with one another on Wednesday night in the first GOP debate
Reason · Aug 24, 2023 There Were No Anti-Interventionist Candidates at the GOP Debate Only Vivek Ramaswamy and Gov. Ron DeSantis said they wouldn't support additional aid to Ukraine. But both argued we should be more militarily engaged against China and Mexico.
France 24 · Aug 24, 2023 Republican candidates square off without front-runner Trump in first primary debate The Republican presidential candidates vying to be the leading alternative to front-runner Donald Trump fought — sometimes bitterly — over abortion rights, US support for Ukraine and the future of the party during the first primary debate of the 2024 campaign.
The Guardian - US · Aug 24, 2023 Combative Vivek Ramaswamy emerges as surprise focal point of GOP debate Biotech entrepreneur takes on Trump mantle in former president’s absence, drawing heavy fire from other candidates