Second Republican Debate

My opinion of the second debate by the Republican candidates. 

It was like Family Gatherings where the all the young children are sitting at a table in another room yelling at each other. 

I think Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was the clear winner. (He was the loser in the first debate.) He took an aggressive tone and started attacking Trump for not participating in the debate. He also skillfully dodged the question whether he would support nationwide abortion restrictions. 

Stupid idea from Mike Pence. Expedited death penalty for perpetrators of mass shootings. The problem is almost all mass shooters are killed by the police on the spot or commit suicide.

Nikki Haley, as in the first debate, ripped apart Vivek Ramaswamy for him joining TikTok to reach out younger voters. She said TikTok is doing espionage work for the Chinese Communist Party. She also said TikTok is one of the most dangerous social media assets that we could have. 

Tim Scott took aim at Vivek for his past business dealings with China. 

Vivek tried to be calmer than the first debate. During the first debate he said all other candidates are bought and paid for. In this debate he said all the other candidates are qualified and good people. He also invoked the famous 11th commandment by Ronald Reagan. “Thou shall not speak ill of any fellow Republican”. 

Here is the verdict by the media pundits after the debate. 

Trump, DeSantis, and Ramaswamy remained in their 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. 

Pence moved to 4th place. 

Haley dropped from 4th to 5th place. 

DeSantis, Ramaswamy, Haley, and Scott were judged as “above average performers”.

Christie, Pence and Burgam were judged as “average performers”. 

Will wait for the next debate scheduled on November 3 in Miami.