Less GOP Forum Serves as Debate Preview

Instead, it was an historic two hours.

The Republican Party’s jam-packed presidential class faced off Monday night in New Hampshire, where more than a dozen White House hopefuls aim to warm up for the first full-fledged debate of the primary season.

Nearly all the GOP’s 2016 presidential candidates are at Monday night’s forum in New Hampshire, but not all. There were several calls for defunding Planned Parenthood in the wake of the releases of controversial videos by a pro-life group. At least he is honest enough to call himself a socialist. Among the forum’s fray was former New York Governor George Pataki. “When [Bill] says, ‘I didn’t have sex with that woman, ‘ he did”.

“I think that’s certainly appropriate”, Santorum said at the Voters First Forum Monday evening in New Hampshire., noting the preponderance of women qualified for such an honor.

Those who are complaining about cable channels limiting the debate field to 10 candidates selected on the basis of popularity should know that C-SPAN opened this forum to all comers. Former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore announced his candidacy after the deadline for entry into the event. 5. Donald Trump was out of sight but still top of mind. Do you want me to translate? Those who oppose the country, but are not in combat against it, “do get the Bill of Rights”. Ted Cruz. Our NBC/WSJ poll showed that Hillary Clinton’s favorability ratings have sunk pretty notably in the last month; she’s gone from a net +4% in June to a net -11% in July.

“If this administration is responsible for sending billions of dollars to Iran, and those billions go to jihadists who use that money to murder Americans, Israelis and Europeans, then this administration is responsible”, Cruz said. This idea was backed by Florida Senator Marco Rubio. The other 11 candidates appeared live.

U.S. senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina may have made the biggest impression in his short time onstage.

“Cutting taxes, balancing the budget is what works to drive economic growth”, said former Ohio Gov. John Kasich. “I’m fluent in Clinton-speak. I don’t debate.” Which raises the question: What is he going to do on the podium Thursday?

“So many times we see campaigns launch a flurry of activity before a debate to make sure a certain topic is broached”, he said.

Christie said he is the only candidate with a “concrete plan” to reform entitlements. In addition to pointing out that everyone in the Bush family has his or own own DNA, the former governor of Florida also spent some time fumbling verbally about how he feels about his father.

Dr. Ben Carson said the Affordable Care Act “flies in the face of what we are as a nation”, but said it should not be repealed until an alternative is in place.