Can Mike Pence or Chris Christie Beat Donald Trump?

WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch

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🗓️ 8 June 2023

⏱️ 27 minutes

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The former Vice President and former New Jersey Governor launch their presidential campaigns with direct criticism of the former President. Will it work? Plus, relatively unknown North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum jumps into the race focusing on the economy, energy and national security. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Mazaars is an independent audit, tax, and advisory firm with local roots and international
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0:09.3	Learn more at mazrs.us slash forward.
0:19.6	From the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal, this is Potomac Watch.
0:25.4	Three more candidates join the Republican presidential race as Chris Christie, former governor
0:30.3	of New Jersey, Mike Pence, former vice president and congressman in Doug Bergham.
0:35.6	Current North Dakota governor launched their campaigns.
0:38.9	What did their launches tell us about the candidates and their candidates?
0:43.2	Plus, a dozen or so House Republican backbentures shut down the House in anger at the debt
0:48.7	ceiling deal negotiated by Speaker McCarthy.
0:52.2	What do the rebels want?
0:54.6	Welcome to Potomac Watch.
0:56.4	I'm Paul Gigo, editor of these opinion pages.
1:00.1	And I'm here with Kim Strassel and Kyle Peterson, two of my esteemed colleagues.
1:05.2	Welcome to you both.
1:06.7	Let's take these candidates one at a time.
1:09.3	We'll start with a former vice president, Mike Pence.
1:11.6	He took on the issue of January 6th, 2021, directly.
1:16.4	And let's listen to what he said.
1:17.7	I'll always be grateful for what President Trump did for this country.
1:21.9	I've often prayed for him over the past few years.
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