On the menu today: Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley square off, Chris Christie drops out, and Vivek Ramaswamy deftly handles a heckler. In fact, Ramaswamy fans, don’t blink, because I’m about to write something nice about your guy.
A Dispiriting Display of Nonstop Negativity
I am sure that if you’re a fan of Ron DeSantis or Nikki Haley, you’re convinced your candidate had a great night last night. And I’m sure both candidates accomplished what they set out to do: Attack, attack, attack. On paper, that approach is logical; this is a contest to be the voters’ first choice, and in order to stand out from your opponent, you need to draw contrasts.
DeSantis and Haley are almost certain to finish second and third Monday night, so they need those second- and third-place finishes to be as high as possible and for Donald Trump to finish as low as possible. And while both candidates had sharper and more frequent attacks on Trump than usual, they were relentless in attacking each other at every ...
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