We confess. We did not watch the debate, but we’ve read the reports — some of them so you don’t have to and some of them substantive enough we have chosen to share;
Nial Stanage, The Hill: Winners and losers of the first GOP debate
The quotes of the night likely came from either Nikki Haley or Chris Christy
- Haley: “Referring to Russian President Vladimir Putin, she told Ramaswamy, ‘This guy is a murderer, and you are choosing a murderer over a pro-American country.’”
- Christie: “I’ve had enough already tonight of a guy (Ramaswamy) who sounds like ChatGPT.”
Kelly Garrity, Politico: Who came out on top in the GOP primary debate? Here’s what experts say.
- Pence talked the longest and Haley was the strongest debater.
- ” … DeSantis suffered the biggest let down.”