He went on to say that his faith teaches him to offer unconditional love, even to someone who "doesn't think the way I do". At this point, he's a category unto himself. Best moment: In his closing arguments, he boasted that he is the "only one to separate Siamese twins". His forcefulness, whether talking about Hillary Clinton or national security, comes across in much sharper contrast when the New York billionaire isn't there to steal his thunder. Final verdict: Carson has a dedicated following that will likely stay loyal, but the political novice was outgunned. A late entry into the field, he's considered a dark horse with potential to rise, but he was one of the candidates who often got lost in the shuffle.
"If you're looking for someone to go to Washington, to go along to get along, to agree with the career politicians in both parties who get in bed with the lobbyists and special interests, then I ain't your guy.". There were a lot of ... There’s only 563 more Republican debates to go!
So this is what a Republican debate would have looked like in an alternate universe, where Donald Trump was still a reality show celebrity and a failed steak salesman.
© 2020 Fortune Media IP Limited. Tonight was the night that a strong Republican contender for the White House finally emerged from the pack. Best moment: Rubio probably had the applause line of the night, when he said God "has blessed the Republican Party with some very good candidates. The biggest takeaway from the New York Times tax exposé? And so it was that the sharpest burn of the night didn't come from a candidate. The setting for the first Republican debate certainly resembled a TV game show, but the contestants - I mean candidates - don't win a prize after just one round. FORTUNE may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. Kasich didn't have a bad debate, but he was once again largely absent from the evening's biggest moments. Biggest stumble: It's perhaps telling that his worst moment was still pretty good. Read about our approach to external linking. All rights reserved. Market data provided by Interactive Data. "It's time for us to move beyond that," he concluded.
Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy | CA Notice at Collection and Privacy Notice | Do Not Sell My Info | Ad Choices He eventually turned it into a critique of Barack Obama's foreign policy, but it took him much too long to get there. Best moment: When asked about immigration, he boasted that he's singlehandedly made it an issue in the race, which is largely true.
Fox Business Network hosted the first Republican presidential debate of 2016 on Thursday, marking the sixth time the GOP candidates have gathered on stage to face off. If Bush is going down based on his immigration position, he seems eager to pull Rubio into the abyss with him. He spent too much time complaining to the moderators about the tenor of their questioning and many of his planned one-liners were clunkers. With a few notable exceptions, all the candidates kept their balance and stayed on their talking points. There will be an angry voicemail from the local Chamber of Commerce in the morning. January 15, 2016.
At times, the mild-mannered Wisconsinite who made his bones as a union-slayer seemed to be missing in action. 40 … Americans generally like their politicians to be religious - but not too openly sectarian.