As the one-year countdown to the U.S. election comes to the third debate in the Republican Party. But no one expected that this time DeSantis still performed unsatisfactory.
The third intra-party debate of the Republican Party in the 2024 U.S. election
After last year's midterm elections, DeSantis was re-elected as governor of Florida by a large margin, and became the hottest new star in the Republican Party.
Since the official announcement of his candidacy, DeSantis's approval rating has plummeted, from being able to compete with Trump at the beginning, to now barely tiring with former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley, and the speed of falling from the altar is jaw-dropping.
DeSantis, an intra-party debate that is important for candidates, has not been able to capitalize on the opportunity. In the first debate, Indian-origin entrepreneur Ramaswamy performed brilliantly, maximizing his "amateur" advantages, compared to the slightly flustered DeSantis, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is crushed.
In the just-concluded third debate, Haley once again stood out from the encirclement, using her previous experience in the United Nations to fire on international hotspot issues, and put forward a clear and tough position on the role that the United States should play in it, and outperformed DeSantis in all aspects.
Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley
Equally underperforming was Ramaswamy, who shone in the first debate, and when asked by the moderator if TikTok should be banned, he gave a negative answer that differed from most candidates, citing that younger Americans love to use TikTok.
There is nothing wrong with this sentence in itself, the key is that he added the sentence "Haley's daughter has also been using TikTok" to respond to Haley's previous remarks attacking his close relationship with TikTok.
This angered Haley, who blurted out "you scum" and asked Ramaswamy not to mention her daughter again. Haley's speech resonated with many parents at the scene, and her motherhood won her the support of many suburban women.
On the Ukraine issue and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, which have attracted the attention of the whole world, Haley gave full play to her advantages, expressed her firm support for the two allies, and pointed out the reasons why she should support them.
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Of course, Haley is not without any loopholes. A few years ago, when she was governor of South Carolina, she warmly welcomed Chinese companies to invest and build factories here. But when she decided to run for president, being tough on China became her core tenet, attacking China all the time and defending her "China hawk" persona.
The fickle faces of the two before and after also attracted a lot of controversy for Haley. Trump supporters, in particular, have criticized her as a "selfish career politician," saying the only thing she can do is make promises to herself.
There really can't be a precise word to describe the relationship between Haley and Trump herself. During her tenure in the Trump administration, Haley got along well with the former president, and when she left office in 2018, Trump uncharacteristically did not lash out, but encouraged Haley to do what she wanted.
You must know that few officials who have left the Trump administration have walked decently, and scolding each other is the norm. Not only was Haley not scolded, but she was also encouraged by Trump, and she was really unique.
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When he learned of Haley's decision to run for the White House, Trump also showed his generosity as much as possible and wished her good luck. Former Vice President Pence, who has withdrawn from the election, couldn't figure out how to condemn the Capitol riot in the same way, why Haley could always be favored by Trump, but she was pointed at like a "traitor"?
Haley's strong performance has also attracted the attention of Republican big-money patrons, who are considering whether to spend money on her as a "last hope" to rival Trump.
But it is undeniable that despite the emergence of newcomers in each debate, Trump, who has never attended a debate, still leads by an overwhelming margin. The latest poll results show that the gap between him and No. 2 DeSantis has widened to 43 percentage points, and even in the states where Trump has lost in previous elections, his approval rating is still far ahead, and other candidates are not comparable at all.
If Haley wins the primaries, it's hard to say whether she and Trump will be as respectful as they are now. After all, as you can see, the current US presidential election is not about who is more capable, but about who has less black material.
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Trump's black material has been shaken almost to the ground, and he has a unique advantage, that is, the more cases he carries, the more popular he is. A big reason why Haley has been able to counterattack all the way to the present is that she is not as "annoying" as DeSantis, but what if her black material is dug up more and more, do the Republican big financiers still want to take this risk?