“Thank you for not asking me what I said in the 10th grade”.
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“I have no problem with being vetted”, Carson said. Fox Business live-streamed the debate to make it available to more people.
Bush entered the debate in a precarious position, desperate to ease the anxiety of donors and other supporters. He did little to change that, occasionally jabbing his rivals and appealing to hardline conservatives who support his plan to deport millions of immigrants in the country illegally.
Bush’s campaign has been more aggressive in attacking Rubio, his one-time protégé, while Rubio’s campaign has been working to counter that, in part by citing Bush’s praise of him over the years.
Bush avoided tangling with fellow Floridian Marco Rubio, a shift in strategy after his poor performance in the last debate. He’s so far behind though, his strong performance merely delayed the inevitable.
Similarly, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, roused from a campaign stupor, offered a defense of his libertarian leanings and specific criticism of Florida Sen.
Rubio said it was crucial to build up the military when “there are radical jihadists in the Middle East beheading people and crucifying Christians”.
Last night was a great night for the Fox Business Network as over 10 mllion people watched the Republican debate on the cable outlet.
In contrast, the same thing can not be said about Trump and Bush. “I’m a free trader 100 percent”. We need borders. We will have a wall. As Carson has risen in preference polls, however, he has faced a flurry of questions about his biography, which has been central to his connection with voters.
Carson was cheered by the debate audience when he suggested he was facing tougher scrutiny than Clinton.
Ted Cruz: Had it not been for his own “oops” moment of sorts, seeming to forget (like Rick Perry) one of the agencies he’d eliminate, Cruz would have been your overall victor. He railed against the “Washington cartel”, big government and even big banks. It was the last debate for five weeks.
“The IRS, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Energy, ah, the Department of Commerce and HUD”, Cruz said.
Sen. Marco Rubio (Fla.) followed at 11 percent, Ohio Gov. John Kasich and Sen. “Why does she keep interrupting everybody?”, Trump said of Carly Fiorina.
When asked if the tides were perhaps turning, Bush told reporters that he felt optimistic. But he’s proved to be an awkward campaigner and has sometimes appeared out of step with a Republican electorate eager to voice its frustration with the political class.
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Pundits had noted Bush’s attempts to use the debate to aggressively go after Donald Trump, still one of the GOP’s front-runners, drawing particular attention to the real-estate tycoon’s promise to force millions of undocumented immigrants out of the United States. You don’t get nicer; you don’t get friendlier… He wasn’t in the main debate because his polling numbers are so bad, but he did well in what’s called the undercard debate, with minor candidates. Rick Santorum invoked family values to woo primary voters, Christie played the uniter, fending off repeated challenges from Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal on his fiscal record.
