By EDUARDO PAZ-MARTINEZ
McALLEN, Texas | Debate II is in the books for Republican candidates seeking the party's 2024 presidential nomination. It happened last night at the Reagan Library in lovely Simi Valley, California.
Hopefuls Nikki Haley, Chris Christie, Vivek Ramaswamy, Tim Scott, Mike Pence, Ron DeSantis, and Doug Burgum arrived to take and answer questions.
The winner?
Democrat Joe Biden.
President Biden obviously was not there, so, really, the other name that pops up as benefitting from a rather high-schoolish performance by the aforementioned candidates is that of Donald J. Trump, the four-times indicted leader in polls commissioned by the party.
Were there cute lines thrown out for laughs and applause, as tends to happen at these dog & pony shows? Yes. A few.
Christie lobbed a new nickname at Trump, labeling him "Donald Duck Trump," which was not really about the winged cartoon character but more about Trump's decision to "duck" the debates. Kinda cute, but not a killer dig.
And from Haley, directed at Ramaswamy: "Every time I hear you, I feel a little bit dumber." Ouch.
But, oh, well, there's still another one before the Iowa Caucus in early January. The third in the damned-boring series comes November 8th, set to take place in Miami.
There was a time when these debates meant something. They tended to differentiate candidates. Not anymore.
These days, these GOP debates do nothing but take up TV time.
I mean, Ramaswamy up there?...
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Just another night of nothingness from these clowns. None impressed me or anyone in the country.
ReplyDeleteNice image with all those minorities, but REAL Republicans can't stand them. Trump, especially. JMHO
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