Indian-American entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie secured a spot as the party’s Presidential candidate after they faced each other in the fourth Republican Presidential Debate.
Indian-American Vivek Ramaswamy and Ron DeSantis were ahead in the fourth Presidential Debate, with Ramaswamy taking the lead regarding speaking time just 30 minutes into the debate. Nikki Haley comparatively stayed silent in the debate but remained in focus and centre of attacks from her opponents in the debate.
A close contest occurred between Ron DeSantis and Vivek Ramaswamy, with almost similar speaking times.
Speaking time is not the primary metric to judge a candidate’s ability. Additional speaking time and convincing arguments can help sway public opinion in the candidate’s favour during the voting process.
Nikki Haley defended her decision to accept corporate money and is surfacing as the top target of her rivals during the fourth Republican presidential debate. The Republican debate commenced with a pile-up of allegations against Nikki Haley, with Ron DeSantis attacking her, saying, “She caves anytime the left comes after her,” CNN reported and said he is the only candidate who has delivered against the Democrats.
Refuting the allegations, Nikki Haley responded, “He is lying about her track record”. Attacking Haley for acting on the will of the donors, Vivek Ramaswamy said she had joined the board of Boeing after stepping down as US ambassador to the United Nations and gave paid speeches “like Hillary Clinton”.
Haley’s rise has been attributed to robust performances in the previous three debates, and she is riding high on a key endorsement from the powerful Koch family and $250,000 from billionaire Democratic donor Reid Hoffman.
A heated debated between Vivek Ramaswamy and Chris Christie was seen where the former Governor charged Ramaswamy of changing his positions in the Ukraine war.
Christie said his plan for resolving the war in Ukraine was to give Russia all the territory it had captured in Ukraine. The Indian-American entrepreneur said this is not what he proposed.
Additionally, Christie questioned his opponents over their stance on sending US troops to Gaza in the ongoing war in the region and said he would “absolutely” send US troops to rescue American hostages and hit out at Ron DeSantis for not responding to the question directly.
Like the previous three Republican debates, Christie is after former US President Donald Trump, who is hoping for another term and questioned his opponents on why they are not discussing Trump.
“Truth needs to be spoken. He is unfit,” Chris Christie said on Trump’s Republican ticket hopes and referred to him as Voldemort – the antagonist in J.K. Rowling’s series “Harry Potter,” reported CNN.
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