A Closer Look At The Second 2024 GOP Primary Debate

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🗓️ 28 September 2023

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Seven Republicans qualified for last night's presidential primary debate: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former Vice President Mike Pence, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, and South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott.

At the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, the candidates gathered on stage without the current front-runner: former President Donald Trump, who was, at the same time, meeting with auto workers in Michigan.

Where are the candidates finding space for alignment and disagreement with both Trump and each other?

We discuss the event and the significance of Trump's absence.

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0:22.2	Seven Republican candidates took to the stage once more to debate who among them should
0:26.6	be the next president of the United States.
0:29.2	But there was one notable absence.
0:31.6	Instead of joining them on stage in Seamy Valley, California, former president Trump instead
0:36.4	appeared before auto workers in Michigan.
0:39.1	My pledge to every automaker is this, a vote for president Trump needs the future of the
0:44.0	automobile will be made in America where it should be made in America.
0:51.8	In some candidates, like former New Jersey governor Chris Christie, call Trump out for
0:55.8	his absence.
0:56.8	I know you're watching, okay?
0:59.4	And you're not here tonight, not because of polls, and not because of your indictments.
1:04.4	You're not here tonight because you're afraid of being on the stage and defending your
1:09.0	record.
1:10.0	Did any standout moments really dislodge the possibility that Donald Trump might be the
1:15.3	inevitable GOP candidate?
1:17.0	We'll dig into that after the break.
1:19.0	I'm Nyla Boudou from Axios, InfraGen White.
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