There is a moment in the 2008 HBO movie “Recount” that illuminates an essential difference between Republicans and Democrats. The film was a fictionalized account of the mayhem that followed the 2000 presidential election in Florida. Warren Christopher, a courtly former secretary of state, represents the Democratic candidate Al Gore. “The world is watching,” he […]
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3 Degrees of Trumpiness: Ohio’s Republican Senate Candidates Clash
Three Republicans seeking to take on Senator Sherrod Brown, Democrat of Ohio, in the fall took shots at one another during a debate on Wednesday night as they tried to present themselves as the most conservative candidate in a tightly contested primary. It is a rare Senate race where an endorsement from former President Donald […]
Read MoreWhy the Race to Replace George Santos Is So Close
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Read MoreWho Will Replace George Santos? Takeaways From the Pilip-Suozzi Debate
The candidates vying to replace George Santos in a special House election squared off on Thursday in an exceedingly bitter debate, tangling over the roots of New York City’s migrant crisis, abortion rights and, at one point, the definition of “assault weapon.” The face-off on Long Island was the only chance for voters to see […]
Read MoreThe Trump Train Is Getting Very Crowded
Gail Collins: Bret, I have a feeling this is the last time I’m going to ask you about the Republican presidential primaries. Things seem to be winding up fast. Ron DeSantis is out — don’t think we’re gonna miss him. Bret Stephens: Nope. Gail: If DeSantis weren’t such an awful candidate, this toppling of his […]
Read MoreABC News Cancels G.O.P. Debate After Haley Demands Trump Appear, Too
ABC News canceled a Republican presidential debate scheduled for Thursday in New Hampshire, after Ron DeSantis was the only candidate who had agreed to participate. Hours earlier, Nikki Haley said she would not participate in future debates unless either Donald J. Trump or President Biden also participated, after a lower-than-expected result placing third in the […]
Read MoreFact Checking Nikki Haley’s DeSantis Lies Website
More than a dozen times during Wednesday night’s Republican presidential debate, Nikki Haley, the former governor of South Carolina, directed viewers to a website purporting to correct what she called Ron DeSantis’s “lies.” But the Haley campaign’s website is itself a political project — not an exercise in objective fact-checking. The site does point to […]
Read MoreDid Ron DeSantis Shake His Wife’s Hand?
In a campaign full of strained social interactions and clumsy pantomimes of warmth, Ron DeSantis’s encounter with his wife at the presidential primary debate in Des Moines on Wednesday night was one of the more curious. During the second commercial break, Mr. DeSantis, the governor of Florida, strode to the edge of the stage and […]
Read MoreHaley and DeSantis Summon the Right Fury for the Wrong Target
I wish Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis had shown a quarter as much contempt for Donald Trump as they did for each other. Oh, they faulted Trump for not appearing onstage in Des Moines on Wednesday for the final Republican presidential debate before the Iowa caucuses. He arrogantly skipped it, just as he’d arrogantly skipped […]
Read More5 Takeaways From the Haley-DeSantis Debate and Trump’s Town Hall
Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis traded attacks on a debate stage on Wednesday night as Donald J. Trump basked in the applause of a friendly audience on a different television network, dueling appearances that showcased how the Republican primary race increasingly feels like a contest for second place. At Drake University in Iowa, Mr. DeSantis […]
Read MoreWhat to Watch at the Haley-DeSantis Debate and Trump Town Hall
Only two Republicans, Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis, will take the CNN debate stage at Drake University in Des Moines on Wednesday night for the final televised clash before the Iowa caucuses next week. The man they are both chasing, Donald J. Trump, is yet again skipping any debate in which his front-runner status could […]
Read MoreDeSantis Bashes Trump for Bragging About Debating Hillary Clinton
Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida accused former President Donald J. Trump of “cowardice” for refusing to participate in the Republican presidential primary debates after Mr. Trump boasted about facing Hillary Clinton in 2016 following the release of the “Access Hollywood” tape. “Trump denigrates military service by claiming it is ‘braver’ that he debated Hillary Clinton […]
Read More‘What the Heck?’ CNN’s Debate Plans Leave New Hampshire Officials Confused.
With great fanfare this week, CNN announced it would host the network’s first debate of the 2024 presidential campaign, gathering the Republican candidates for a marquee event on Jan. 21 at Saint Anselm College in New Hampshire. There was only one problem: Saint Anselm had no idea what CNN was talking about. “We were surprised […]
Read MoreChris Christie, Fresh Off Feisty Debate, Courts Voters in New Hampshire
Former Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey returned to New Hampshire on Thursday for a series of campaign appearances that quickly became more like a victory lap after his performance in the third Republican Party debate. In a series of stops at universities, Mr. Christie told war stories about his moments in the debate spotlight, […]
Read MoreCNN Will Host Two GOP Debates in Iowa and New Hampshire in 2024
CNN will hold two Republican presidential debates in Iowa and New Hampshire next month in the days leading up to those states’ nominating contests, the network said on Thursday. The announcement, made a day after the fourth debate this year, comes as the Republican National Committee weighs whether to loosen its rules and allow candidates […]
Read MoreFive Takeaways From the Republican Debate
Nikki Haley clashed repeatedly with Ron DeSantis on Wednesday night in the fourth Republican presidential debate, facing her most sustained scrutiny of the race as the two leading candidates for second place tussled in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Tensions ran high as Chris Christie called Vivek Ramaswamy “obnoxious,” Mr. Ramaswamy held up “Nikki = Corrupt” on a […]
Read MoreWho Won the Republican Debate?
In the fourth and final Republican presidential debate of the year, the narrow policy differences among the candidates were overshadowed by feisty personal clashes and insults. With the Iowa caucuses six weeks away, those who watched the proceedings noted how former Gov. Chris Christie and Vivek Ramaswamy freely and loudly aired their grievances, while former […]
Read MoreAt Debate, DeSantis Names Calvin Coolidge as His Favorite Former President
Toward the end of Wednesday’s debate, the moderators asked the four Republican candidates onstage which former president would be their inspiration if they were elected. The answers were the ones you’d typically expect. George Washington, America’s founding father. Thomas Jefferson, who wrote its founding document. Abraham Lincoln, who preserved a divided nation. Ronald Reagan, the […]
Read MoreChristie to Ramaswamy at Debate: ‘So Shut Up for a Little While’
Chris Christie had had enough. After standing mostly silent for the first 25 minutes of the Republican presidential debate, Mr. Christie, the former governor of New Jersey, stepped into the spotlight — and in front of an attack on Nikki Haley by Vivek Ramaswamy — with the blunt force that has become his political trademark. […]
Read MoreThe 4th Republican Debate: How to Watch, Time and Stream Details
The fourth debate of the Republican presidential primary is Wednesday, Dec. 6, from 8 to 10 p.m. Eastern time — or 7 to 9 in Tuscaloosa, Ala., where it will be held at the University of Alabama. The debate is sanctioned by the Republican National Committee and will be hosted by NewsNation and three conservative […]
Read MoreAlabama Is at the Center of the 4th Republican Presidential Debate
Tuscaloosa is used to having the eyes of the nation on it, especially toward the end of the year. (Suffice to say, there is no controversy in Alabama about who made the College Football Playoff, again.) Yet the Republican presidential debate on Wednesday, held on the University of Alabama campus, offers the city of 113,000 […]
Read MoreWhat Our Columnists Would Ask at the Debate
Wednesday night’s Republican presidential debate, held in Tuscaloosa, Ala., will feature just four candidates — Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy and Chris Christie — sparring over everything from abortion to Israel to former President Donald Trump. When we asked Times Opinion columnists and contributors what they would ask the candidates if they were moderating […]
Read MoreMegyn Kelly Returning to Debate Spotlight on NewsNation
Ms. Kelly is not the only Fox News veteran with a major role in the NewsNation debate. Cherie Grzech, who produced 15 primary debates for Fox News before leaving in 2021, now runs NewsNation’s news and political programming. Chris Stirewalt, best-known as the Fox News analyst who defended the 2020 election night call for Arizona […]
Read MoreHaley and DeSantis Face Off: What to Watch for in the GOP Debate
The debate stage in Tuscaloosa, Ala., will be down to four Republican presidential hopefuls on Wednesday — with the front-runner, Donald J. Trump, still absent — as the imperative to break from the dwindling pack grows more intense less than six weeks before the Iowa caucuses. Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida and Nikki Haley, the […]
Read MoreRepublicans Weigh New Debate Rules That Could Lead to More Onstage Clashes
The next Republican debate on Wednesday could be the last one sponsored by the Republican National Committee in the 2024 primary race, with the party considering debate rule changes that would open the door to more onstage clashes but also diminish the fanfare around them. The debate in Tuscaloosa, Ala., comes as Nikki Haley, the […]
Read MoreThere Are Politicians Who Lie More Than Is Strictly Necessary
Gail Collins: Bret, this may sound a bit strange, but I’ve decided to be grateful for all the political debates going on around us. While the real world can get kinda depressing, the debate world is always ready to just chatter away. I want to hear your predictions on the Republican set-to coming this week. […]
Read MoreWhat a Petty Pair DeSantis and Newsom Made
It’s remarkable how fixated Ron DeSantis and Gavin Newsom have been on each other. It’s weird. These two opposite-party governors from opposite coasts of the country have been sparring — repeatedly, haughtily, naughtily — for more than two years. If their debate on Thursday night had been the climactic scene in a Hollywood rom-com, Newsom […]
Read MoreDeSantis-Newsom Debate: What We Learned and Key Takeaways
For an hour and a half on Thursday night, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida and Gov. Gavin Newsom of California shouted at and interrupted each other, trying to leave an impression on Fox News viewers beyond the din of their slugfest. The debate in Alpharetta, Ga., was a chance for Mr. DeSantis to hold the […]
Read MoreDeSantis to Debate Newsom at a Tenuous Time in His 2024 Campaign
Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida is accustomed to crushing Democrats in his home state. He romped to a re-election victory last year over a weak Democratic opponent, as Republicans also picked up supermajorities in the State Legislature. Since he became governor, Republican voter registration numbers have surged statewide, leapfrogging those of Democrats, who traditionally held […]
Read MoreDeSantis-Newsom Debate: What to Watch for at Tonight’s Showdown
Call it the “Debate Me Please” showdown. Ron DeSantis of Florida, 45, and Gavin Newsom of California, 56, two relatively youthful governors adept at seeking — and finding — the spotlight, will square off at 9 p.m. Eastern on Thursday in a nationally televised debate in Alpharetta, Ga., in suburban Atlanta. Both pleaded for this […]
Read MoreTrump Will Skip the G.O.P. Debate and Attend a Fund-Raiser Instead
As his Republican rivals wrestle for attention at the fourth G.O.P. debate next week, Donald J. Trump will again be absent from the stage. Instead, Mr. Trump, the party’s front-runner for president, will attend a fund-raiser next Wednesday for his super PAC, MAGA Inc., in Hallandale Beach, Fla., according to two people familiar with his […]
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