During the debate, the candidates in some cases really engaged each other.
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Rubio demonstrated a discipline on the stage by hewing closely to his talking points on the campaign trail-about an economy immutably changed by globalization and technology, and no fewer than three references to the “21st century” and more to making it a “new American century”.
What Huckabee didn’t say is that those so-called freeloaders already pay sales taxes, which are consumption taxes, and that the proportional burden of a consumption tax falls disproportionately on the poor and middle class. That’s because the wealthy spend more than those who have lower income, but their spending as a percentage of their total income is much smaller. “I’ve said repeatedly in many different settings over the last year, if you compare arrest records in charging of crimes, in convicting of crimes, in sentencing of crimes, if you compare African American men to white men, it is unfortunately clear as it can be that there is bias in favor of white men who are arrested or charged” with the same crimes as black men, she said.
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Rubio: “I think future generations will look back at this history of our country and call us barbarians for murdering millions of babies who we never gave them a chance to live”.
Earnest predicts most of the debate will be about Obama and his use of his influence. Some were nearly gleeful in their anticipation of a circus.
Haley says that people coming together in the wake of the shooting led to the removal of the Confederate battle flag from the grounds of the state capital in Columbia.
She spoke at a GOP lunch just blocks from the site of Thursday night’s debate in Cleveland.
“I will tell you that our system is broken”. So if he doesn’t run as a Republican, maybe he supports Clinton, or maybe he runs as an independent.
One portion of his web site went after Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, and it did not maintain again.
Walker, looking relaxed in a blue fair polo shirt, jeans and sneakers, said at the opening ceremony he couldn’t miss the first day of an annual event he loves.
For example, one candidate was indirectly asked about the sensational (in the sense of being stomach-turning) PPFA videos, not on their own but whether the response-a move to end Planned Parenthood’s federal funding-will be turned by the Democratic nominee into another example of a “war on women”.
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The first Democratic primary debate, which will be held in Las Vegas, isn’t scheduled until October. 13. “Hillary Clinton lies about Benghazi, she lies about emails, she is still defending Planned Parenthood, and is still her party’s front-runner”, Fiorina said, adding that the Democratic Party is “undermining the very character of this nation”. But the committee says they will be in February or March.
