Only late in the debate did Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker raise the controversy surrounding her use of personal email and a private server while serving in the Obama administration.
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The leading contenders like Bush, Walker and Rubio are likely to stress their records and vision while others who are more in need of a boost in the polls, like Ohio Governor John Kasich or New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, may find value in tangling with Trump.
The crowded field meant limited talking time for candidates, many of whom were introducing themselves to Americans for the first time. “I wanted to have him here as a legitimate candidate, but no legitimate candidate suggests a female asking questions does so because she’s hormonal”. This is where you drew the red line in the sand? “It’s about what I’ve already done”.
Bush also made an indirect reference to Trump during his speech, taking a poke at the notoriously thin-skinned reality-show star for his gripes about the Cleveland showdown.
THE FACTS: Illegal immigration from Mexico has steeply declined since 2000, when Border Patrol agents arrested roughly 1.6 million.
Christie said he’d attended funerals of victims of the September 11 attacks and slammed Paul’s efforts in the Senate to thwart renewal of government surveillance programs.
A packed stage of candidates all vying for the coveted Republican nomination, but the director of Monmouth University’s polling institute said there is still a long way to go.
“He scares me a little bit”, she admitted. Their Twitter battles date back to 2011 when Trump commented on her engagement to partner Michelle Rounds.
Trump continues to dominate, and test the traditional limits of what’s acceptable in modern politics. This apparently included Erick since Trump was still on the agenda until almost midnight last night.
Trump’s most contentious moment came when Megyn Kelly asked about his disparaging comments about women. And that’s really the entire point I was making about Trump yesterday, isn’t it? And what seems to be driving everyone in the politico class to drink is that he still manages to stay on top. Do we want to insult 53% of all voters?
Trump True to Form. But we didn’t expect him to say he’d put a door in it. Also, the media will be measuring momentum in the next round of polls to see if any candidate drops or has a big bump. Questioning someone’s temperamental fitness to be president.
Loser: Trump. Angered many in the party by keeping open the possibility of running as a third party candidate, which would hand the election to whomever the Democratic nominee is ala 1992 and Ross Perot’s third party run (when Bill Clinton took the presidency with 43 percent of the vote). That could be why some of the candidates hinted they’d be playing it safe in the debate. Trump told Hannity he’s beginning to like the people that he’s been railing against as weak and wobbly politicians. “As a result of any person does not assume the best way I do, doesn’t suggest that I can not care about them or cannot love them“, Kasich stated, to a lot applause, in the course of the debate. It’s coming, perhaps later rather than sooner, but the celebrity candidate’s deflation is a virtual certainty.
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“I am very proud of my great performance tonight”, he said, according to a statement. “She came up with words that I didn’t recognize”. The Trump roller coaster may indeed be over, but if I were you I’d keep my arms and legs inside the vehicle until the ride comes to a complete stop. “And, ultimately, that’s what I’m going to try to do”.
