Official Republican Presidential Debate August 23, 2023

[lawgator1]

Sigh

 

[volinbham]

tough question

 

[NorthDallas40]

Asa started to go there already.

Christy will relish the opportunity to feast on Trump - he's smacking his lips

Lol. Called it.

 

[Orangeburst]

Asa started to go there already.

Christy will relish the opportunity to feast on Trump - he's smacking his lips

obviously with that waistline

 

[Majors]

Here we go. Time to talk Trump. Who will have the nerve to say he's a con man and needs to be dumped by the party? And who will just engage in whataboutism to avoid the question?

Christie taking your baton. Bold move but won’t help him become the nominee…he’s probably out in 1-2 months anyway.

 

[lawgator1]

And there we go. Vivek on the double standard and doesn't answer.

 

[Majors]

Vivek game plan….get Christie angry

 

[lawgator1]

Ugh, Scott goes to whatabiutism. Lost all respect for him.

 

[kiddiedoc]

VR just made Christie his bitch

 

[volinbham]

Ugh, Scott goes to whatabiutism. Lost all respect for him.

I'm sure he's devasted

 

[Franklin Pierce]

never say never

at this point I'd say he made a big mistake not showing up - lots of oxygen for the contenders

"Lots of oxygen for the contenders." What does that mean? Wait for the post debate polls to see just how close any of the candidates get to Trump.

 

[NorthDallas40]

Eh Scott’s pivot away from the question on Pence action wasn’t helpful there.

And DeSantis does the same thing.

 

[lawgator1]

Desantis non answer.

 

[kiddiedoc]

Christie taking your baton. Bold move but won’t help him become the nominee…he’s probably out in 1-2 months anyway.

Given the boos, he won't make it that long

 

[lawgator1]

Eh Scott’s pivot away from the question on Pence action wasn’t helpful there.

And DeSantis does the same thing.

Yup

 

[volinbham]

"Lots of oxygen for the contenders." What does that mean? Wait for the post debate polls to see just how close they get to Trump.

I bet they get closer.

If Trump was there they'd get sucked into his vortex of insanity - without him they get to put themselves out there.

 

[lawgator1]

Given the boos, he won't make it that long

Unless he speaks for the majority of the GOP.

 

[kiddiedoc]

I agree with most of Desantis's positions, but he's wound up tight as a tick.

 

[volinbham]

Given the boos, he won't make it that long

he was only there to take on Trump - I'm sure his financial backers paid for that role. he was never a serious candidate

 

[Majors]

Given the boos, he won't make it that long

Probably not…he won’t get a bump in donations after tonight

 

[volinbham]

I do hope that Biden eventually gets as tough a question as this one was

 

[clarksvol00]

Not watching and rarely watch any debates. I assume this is a precursor to a "we love donny" rino fight

 

[lawgator1]

I do hope that Biden eventually gets as tough a question as this one was

I imagine Biden would agree that Pence did the right thing.

 

[lawgator1]

Not watching and rarely watch any debates. I assume this is a precursor to a "we love donny" rino fight

No, it is, as I predicted, two camps: Pence did the right thing and Trump cannot serve again, versus not answer and boo government.

 

[volinbham]

I imagine Biden would agree that Pence did the right thing.

an equivalently tough question - to the would you support Trump if acquitted.