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Our Republican debate poll finds Ron DeSantis and Vivek Ramaswamy won

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 08/24/2023 - 2:00pm
A Washington Post/FiveThirtyEight/Ipsos poll survyed likely Republican voters before and after the debate
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Some undersold moments from the first Republican debate

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 08/24/2023 - 1:14pm
Breaking down DeSantis’s squeamish response on Pence and Jan. 6, Pence’s conspicuous “contrition” reference to Trump, and other moments that haven’t gotten their due.
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‘Abortion until the day of birth’ is evocative — but misleading

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 08/24/2023 - 12:31pm
Candidates participating in the Republican debate spoke out against something that’s rare — or, in some cases, non-existent.
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Vivek Ramaswamy cribs Obama’s famous ‘funny name’ line in GOP debate

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 08/24/2023 - 12:14pm
Political newcomer Vivek Ramaswamy made a surprising decision to invoke a line from Barack Obama’s star-making 2004 speech.
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When is the second Republican debate? What to expect next round.

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 08/24/2023 - 10:37am
The eight contenders who participated in the first debate Wednesday will have to clear a higher bar to participate next time.
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Vivek Ramaswamy makes an impression at one New Hampshire debate watch party

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 08/24/2023 - 10:17am
At an event attended mostly by undecided Republican voters, Ramaswamy was the crowd favorite in a field of more experienced political figures, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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Republican rivals clash sharply in combative debate with no Trump

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 08/24/2023 - 9:34am
The debate often pivoted around fiery exchanges, including several involving entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, a first-time millennial candidate.
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Tucker did his best to drag Trump into his political violence fantasies

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 08/24/2023 - 9:32am
During a discussion positioned as a counterpoint to the Republican debate, the former Fox News host repeatedly goaded Trump with questions about assassination.
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Without Trump, Republican debate attacks focus on Ramaswamy and Biden

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 08/24/2023 - 4:23am
Here are the candidates that talked most during the Republican debate and which opponents were attacked most often, visualized.
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Trump gambles on finding strength in indictments instead of debate

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 08/24/2023 - 4:00am
The former president and his team were happy with the decision not to participate in the first Republican debate in Milwaukee.
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Vivek Ramaswamy won the online attention contest in the GOP debate

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 08/24/2023 - 2:43am
Well, except for Donald Trump.
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The winners and losers from the first Republican debate

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 08/24/2023 - 2:42am
Donald Trump was the big winner. Ron DeSantis and the Republican Party’s political pride didn’t fare so well.
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Fifty years of investigations on Trump, visualized

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 08/24/2023 - 2:14am
Donald Trump has been investigated in every decade of his adult life by federal and state agencies, among others. A timeline of investigations since 1972.
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Fact-checking the first Republican primary debate

Washington Post Elections - Thu, 08/24/2023 - 12:24am
Here’s our roundup of fishy claims in the first GOP debate of the 2024 election cycle.
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Highlights, analysis from the first Republican presidential debate

Washington Post Elections - Wed, 08/23/2023 - 10:39pm
Republican presidential candidates faced off in their first debate.
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Wondering who’s best to challenge Trump? Good luck getting past the interruptions and insults.

Washington Post Elections - Wed, 08/23/2023 - 10:39pm
If voters were looking for clarity on who might be best equipped to challenge Trump, they were hard-pressed to get past the interruptions and insults Wednesday.
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Trump suggests in Carlson interview that U.S. could see more political violence

Washington Post Elections - Wed, 08/23/2023 - 9:59pm
The former president also again defended the mob of his supporters that attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
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In photos: The scene at the first Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee

Washington Post Elections - Wed, 08/23/2023 - 7:09pm
Eight Republican presidential contenders — minus the front-runner, former president Donald Trump — converged in Milwaukee for their first debate.
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An Atlanta bail bondsman explains how he would handle Trump

Washington Post Elections - Wed, 08/23/2023 - 5:54pm
Among the revelations: Trump’s $200,000 bond is in the “upper tier” of bonds in the area.
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South Carolina’s highest court upholds strict abortion ban

Washington Post Elections - Wed, 08/23/2023 - 5:42pm
South Carolina’s Supreme Court upheld a new law banning most abortions after roughly six weeks. The 4-1 decision is a reversal from when the court struck a similar law saying it violated the state constitution.
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