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Eight Little Voices: Based on what we saw in the first GOP debate, it appears that Trump will be the Republican candidate for president
American Thinker ^ | 08/27/2023 | Jeffrey Folks

Posted on 08/27/2023 8:44:09 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

The first GOP presidential debate was held on August 23 in Milwaukee. Present were eight candidates whose combined polling was less than that of Donald Trump. For two hours, they talked about being the future of the Republican Party: how they would boost the economy, lower inflation, secure the border, and improve education.

Trump already did that. And what he's talking about now, in appearances that draw many times the number who attended the first debate, isn't just undoing Biden's mistakes and doing what he did before all over again, but even more. Trump has a vision beyond anything the eight little voices are capable of: a vision of returning America to its citizens and unleashing growth and opportunity beyond anything seen before, anywhere.

The eight little voices had their carefully prepared remarks on how to restore America, but they were only words without a great man's forcefulness and will. Vivek Ramaswamy did indeed sound a bit like ChatGPT, as Chris Christie charged. Ramaswamy argued that climate change is a hoax, a point I agree with, but he failed to back up the claim with convincing detail. Nikki Haley seemed to think she was entitled to the nomination because she was the only woman on the stage. The day after the debate, no one could remember anything Tim Scott said.

For the most part, the candidates were just sniping at one another instead of presenting a compelling case for their nomination. Pence thoughtlessly argued that Vivek is too young, others too old; he, Pence, is just right in terms of age. By that logic, Reagan was too old, Kennedy too young, Nixon just right.

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Nikki Haley's assertion that "if you want to get something done...ask a woman" was just silly, as was her attack on Ramaswamy for "no foreign policy experience." Haley's foreign policy experience consists of a year or so of service as U.N. ambassador, not materially different from Ramaswamy's.

Doug Burgum and Tim Scott didn't even have one memorable statement for me to rebut.

1 posted on 08/27/2023 8:44:10 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind
New energy. New ideas.

Trump is old news. He's so 2016.

2 posted on 08/27/2023 8:47:26 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

Trump is chronologically old, but what’s wrong with his energy and ideas?


3 posted on 08/27/2023 8:49:39 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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Mark Levin sums up why he believes DeSantis won the debate.

It's an excellent snippet and describes perfectly why I will continue to support Ron DeSantis until he is officially out of the race, polls be damned.

"In my humble opinion, why did Ron DeSantis win that debate?" (Twitter)

4 posted on 08/27/2023 8:53:55 PM PDT by Drew68 (Ron DeSantis for President. A conservative who fights and wins.)
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To: SeekAndFind
Take a look at Trump in 2016 and now. You can see the difference. A lot of it is not his fault, obviously. The Deep State was trying to take him out for the past seven years.

You could see the same thing happen to Dubya at the end of his presidency. He was a defeated man.

5 posted on 08/27/2023 8:55:08 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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RE: Mark Levin sums up why he believes DeSantis won the debate.

What is DeSantis’ opinion on the indictments against Trump?


6 posted on 08/27/2023 8:55:14 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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Trump is chronologically old, but what’s wrong with his energy and ideas?

He had his shot and today the swamp is deeper and swampier than ever.

And, most importantly, even if he wanted do all the swamp draining this time that he said he'd do last time but didn't, he has no path to the White House to accomplish this.

Yeah, right now he's a cinch for the nomination. I'll give him that. But that's where it ends for Donald Trump and he's going to bring the rest of us to devastation with his delusions of returning to the White House.

7 posted on 08/27/2023 8:57:48 PM PDT by Drew68 (Ron DeSantis for President. A conservative who fights and wins.)
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What is DeSantis’ opinion on the indictments against Trump?

From 08/15/2023:

He's long maintained this is a kangaroo court.

8 posted on 08/27/2023 9:01:28 PM PDT by Drew68 (Ron DeSantis for President. A conservative who fights and wins.)
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RE: He had his shot and today the swamp is deeper and swampier than ever.

Errr.... the swamp is deeper and swampier today BECAUSE TRUMP GOT CHEATED OUT OF HIS ELECTION VICTORY IN 2020. The deeper and swampier observation you see is the result of almost 3 years of Joe Biden being President.

And Who among the list of GOP candidates can do a better job draining the swamp,and tell us why you think so.


9 posted on 08/27/2023 9:03:24 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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When I was a kid, the adults sat at the dining room table and the kids sat at a table set up in the living room which was open to the dining room.

The eight at the so-called debate belonged at the kids’ table.


10 posted on 08/27/2023 9:08:36 PM PDT by MIchaelTArchangel
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And Who among the list of GOP candidates can do a better job draining the swamp,and tell us why you think so.

DeSantis is draining the swamp in Florida as we speak. Listen to the Mark Levin clip I posted above.

Ask yourself this: Donald Trump has been the leader of the GOP since 2016. Are the Democrats nationwide today more powerful or less powerful than they were in 2016?

Ron DeSantis has been the leader of the Florida GOP since 2018. Are Democrats in Florida more powerful or less powerful than they were in 2018?

11 posted on 08/27/2023 9:09:06 PM PDT by Drew68 (Ron DeSantis for President. A conservative who fights and wins.)
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To: SeekAndFind
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RINOs WRONG AGAIN!



12 posted on 08/27/2023 9:09:09 PM PDT by AnthonySoprano (Impeachment is necessary since Deep State is blocking )
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“New energy. New ideas.”

examples?


13 posted on 08/27/2023 9:17:47 PM PDT by catnipman (In a post-covid world, ALL "science" is now political science: stolen elections have consequences)
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Yea! Mark Levine said Desantis won the debate! That and $2.50 will get you a cup of hot coffee at any mcdonald’s in the U.S.A. ...


14 posted on 08/27/2023 9:19:06 PM PDT by catnipman (In a post-covid world, ALL "science" is now political science: stolen elections have consequences)
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To: MinorityRepublican

a very good year


15 posted on 08/27/2023 9:20:54 PM PDT by joshua c (to disrupt the system, we must disrupt our lives, cut the cable tv)
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Vivek Ramaswamy brought a lot of energy and that was a good thing. He pointed out that climate change is a hoax, we need to make that argument.


16 posted on 08/27/2023 9:22:28 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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a very good year

I agree but 2016 was in the past.

17 posted on 08/27/2023 9:23:18 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: SeekAndFind

Vivek and the Seven Dwarfs.

But DJT towers above ALL of them put together!


18 posted on 08/27/2023 9:50:28 PM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: SeekAndFind

Even if DeSantis did win the debate, which is questionable, Trump is still way ahead.


19 posted on 08/27/2023 9:55:21 PM PDT by enumerated (81 million votes my ass)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Trump seems stronger than ever to me.


20 posted on 08/27/2023 10:32:51 PM PDT by roving (👌⚓Deplorable Listless Vessel with Trumpitist)
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