- Republican presidential candidates battled during the 2024 debate in Milwaukee.
- The argument revealed differences in the party’s stance on abortion rights and support for Ukraine.
- Ramaswamy is in third place with 7%, while DeSantis is in second place with 16%.
Republican presidential candidates battled during the 2024 debate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, over topics like Ukraine and abortion.
Eight challengers, including the Florida governor Ron DeSantis, the biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, the senator from South Carolina Tim Scott, the former UN ambassador Nikki Haley, the former governor of New Jersey Chris Christie, the former vice president Mike Pence, the former governor of Arkansas Asa Hutchinson, and the governor of North Dakota Doug Burgum, promised to unseat the front-runner Donald Trump, who was not present. Due to the faltering of his campaign pledges, DeSantis found it difficult to hold onto second place.
Candidates fight
The argument revealed differences in the party’s stance on abortion rights and support for Ukraine. Although the majority of contenders vowed to aid Ukraine in its conflict with Russia, Ramaswamy criticized “professional politicians on the stage that will make a pilgrimage to Kyiv to their pope Zelenksy.” Haley criticized Ramaswamy’s isolationist position and asserted that he lacked any experience in foreign affairs.
Another concern was whether abortions might be prohibited nationally. Haley claimed that it was improper to let women make this decision, and Pence countered that it was the “opposite of leadership.”
The question of supporting Trump if he won the Republican nomination was posed by the debate moderators. Christie and Hutchinson, two of the eight on stage, didn’t raise their hands in protest of Trump’s behavior.
Trump chose to do an interview with former Fox host Tucker Carlson instead of taking part in the debate, and the interview received 100 million views.
According to a poll conducted by CBS News, Donald Trump is currently leading the Republican field for president with 62% of the support. Ramaswamy is in third place with 7%, while DeSantis is in second place with 16%.
According to a Quinnipiac University survey, 47% of respondents backed Biden, while 46% backed Trump. In Atlanta, Georgia, young Republican voters voiced their opinions about the candidates, with some arguing that they should be more specific about their policy stances. The following Republican debate is slated to take place in California in September. Primaries will be held in January to allow voters to select their nominee, who will then be formally announced at the party convention in July.
