Five candidates seeking to halt Donald Trump’s march toward the 2024 Republican presidential nomination gathered in Miami on Wednesday for the party’s third debate while the former president held a separate campaign rally across town.
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“I’m sick of Republicans losing,” Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said.
A night after a stinging series of election losses at the hands of Democrats, the candidates vented their frustrations on the debate stage.
DeSantis has long contrasted his successful re-election last year in Florida with Republican setbacks in the last few elections, including Trump’s loss in 2020.
Earlier in the day, his campaign argued that backing Trump cost candidates seats in races such as the one for governor of Kentucky, where Republican Daniel Cameron lost to Democrat Andy Beshear.
Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy blamed Ronna McDaniel, the chair of the Republican National Committee, instead of Trump, for the party’s recent performance.
Ambassador Nikki Haley, DeSantis and even debate moderator Kristen Welker early on in the night, in an apparent bid to grab attention away from his higher-polling foes.
All eyes were on Haley and DeSantis, who were widely expected to go after each other in a bid to establish themselves as the top challenger to Trump in the Republican nominating contest.
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A night after a stinging series of election losses at the hands of Democrats, the candidates vented their frustrations on the debate stage.
DeSantis has long contrasted his successful re-election last year in Florida with Republican setbacks in the last few elections, including Trump’s loss in 2020.
Earlier in the day, his campaign argued that backing Trump cost candidates seats in races such as the one for governor of Kentucky, where Republican Daniel Cameron lost to Democrat Andy Beshear.
Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy blamed Ronna McDaniel, the chair of the Republican National Committee, instead of Trump, for the party’s recent performance.
Ambassador Nikki Haley, DeSantis and even debate moderator Kristen Welker early on in the night, in an apparent bid to grab attention away from his higher-polling foes.
All eyes were on Haley and DeSantis, who were widely expected to go after each other in a bid to establish themselves as the top challenger to Trump in the Republican nominating contest.
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