The debate was held at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, and the South Carolina senator noted that although he is a law school graduate, he didn’t always study as he should.
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Graham was probably the most assertive and passionate – pounding his theme that IS is America’s biggest threat. I’m not going to tell you by shutting the government down we’re going to defund Obamacare as long as he’s president. She retorts, “Why should we trust to you to manage the finances of this nation any differently than you manage the finances of our casinos?”
“Strom Thurmond had four kids after age 67”, Graham said, smiling. Pataki says he doesn’t support citizenship, but some path to legal status.
Mr. Graham wants 20,000 ground troops in the Middle East to fight the Islamic State.
“We need to secure the border, period”, he said.
The poll found 74% of adults across the US believe that when a conflict arises, treating everyone equally under the law is more important than an individual’s religious beliefs.
He added, “The focus of this debate should be on how we’re going to win this election and help improve the quality of life for American workers”.
Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania defended the Kentucky county clerk, Kim Davis, who refused to provide marriage licenses to gay couples based on her religious opposition to gay marriage. It’s called Iran.
At times they sort of looked it. The next debate is not until late October, and its host network – CNBC – has not said if there will even be an undercard debate.
As for the candidates left behind this time, well, at least we’ll have the memories.
The Kansas City Star’s editorial board assesses the four candidates in the early round of the GOP debates Wednesday night. But it’s time to bid adieu to Jindal, Pataki, and Santorum. He didn’t.
Responding to questions about the fact that candidates without political backgrounds were leading in the polls, Graham highlighted his foreign policy experience, including a three-decade military career and 35 trips to Syria and Afghanistan.
Pataki compared himself to Reagan, the Republican icon whose presidential library is the site of both debates.
“I think Mr Trump is a wonderful entertainer”. “That’s exactly the type of leadership we need in Washington today”. “I’m not going to do that”. The campaigns have been attacking Trump mercilessly, hoping to steal a bit of his thunder by associating their name with his.
Spicer said that Republican Party officials will be meeting with CNBC – the sponsor of next month’s debate – to discuss criteria for participation, rules that could limit access to the stage for some candidates. “He’s not a conservative….”
Graham accused Santorum of not having a plan to deal with the immigration issue.
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“Personal attacks just please one person: Hillary Clinton”, Santorum said, meaning that the Democratic front-runner was benefitting from GOP infighting. In recent interviews and posts on social media, the former Florida governor has repeatedly questioned Trump’s conservative bonafides, slamming the businessman on immigration, health care and taxes.
