**LIVE** Republican Presidential Debate at Reagan Library - Wednesday 9:00PM EDT

FreeRepublic ^ | September 27, 2023 | Reno89519

[Reno89519]

Debate Time!

9:00 p.m. Eastern.

Participating

• Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
• Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley
• South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott
• Vivek Ramaswamy
• Former Vice President Mike Pence
• Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie
• North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum.

No Show

• Former President Donald Trump

Hosts

Co-costed by FOX hosts Dana Perino and Stuart Varney as well as UNIVISION's Ilia Calderón

Where to Watch or Listen

• Fox News and Fox Business
• Univision
• Rumble

[rdl6989]

I’ve never even heard of this North Dakota governor.

[Golden Eagle]

Christie, DeSantis, and Haley head and shoulders above the others. Scott is pretty good, but sounds breathless too much.

[nutmeg]

I don’t know why but I expected PerRINO to wilt under pressure. I’m not a fan… she’s a lightweight, IMO. With a rather big ego. I like Stuart Varney though.

[Nervous Tick]

>> DeSantis is sweating like a .......

... guy finally realizing he’s in way over his head and he screwed up big jumping into a race when he should have been loyal to the front running President Trump?

How’d I do? I probably should lose a point or two for excessive verbosity. ;-)

[scottinoc]

Krispy is reduced to stealing Hitlery Clinton’s “zingers”

[nutmeg]

He’s very rich… bought his way to this podium. Wish Larry Elder was there instead.

[Reno89519]

Agree with you that DeSantis’s answers are too too long.

[TornadoAlley3]

Hollowed out husk. Lol

[coalminersson]

DP has some cred as an analyst but in an adversarial role like tonight I don’t see it. On the panel shows she is articulate and NICE.

[nutmeg]

Yes!

[Reno89519]

I think Perino finally woke up.

[nutmeg]

Yes, she is. I’m not a fan of Bush RINOs though..

[MinorityRepublican]

Christie dropped a Donald Duck bomb. Foolish.

I think it's fair because Trump didn't show up to defend his record.

[Observator]

Ramaswamy is the only one on stage who is not a CAREER politician.

Good point - Rama is a raw novice. However, he has compensated for his political inexperience with a vast array of memes he can run together like a solid knockoff Charlie Parker. And in 2023 - that will get you in the conversation to run the country. The current President certainly can't.

[Golden Eagle]

Ramaphony is the one with the answers that are too long. They sound 100% memorized too.

Pence looks drunk.

[coalminersson]

Trump always uses nicknames. Score one for Christie

[Reno89519]

Trump gave a good speech tonight but he should have been here.

[Observator]

Mike Pence was just completely exposed as a void when he failed to provide a single substantive answer on where he stands regarding the ACA.

[Reno89519]

Maybe, he did slur a bit a moment ago, out of character, so maybe you are right.

[Engraved-on-His-hands]

People can say things during a debate. I’m more interested in their positions and actions outside of the debate. I don’t see anyone who perfectly aligns with my views (surprise! surprise!), but, as a social conservative, DeSantis probably comes closest, with Pence and Scott being second tier. The others lag behind.