The first Republican primary debate, in Milwaukee on Wednesday, will give many Americans the first chance to hear from the GOP presidential candidates, but the party's frontrunner won't be there.
A former president Donald Trump supporter stands near the Fiserv Forum as set up continues for the upcoming Republican presidential debate Tuesday in Milwaukee.
Trump sitting for an interview with Carlson is a two-for-one jab — one against the RNC and one against Fox News, the debate's main media host. The likely answer is most will likely try to avoid Trump as a subject, except for vocal critics like former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson. Trump will likely come up, but how? Will it be through the Fox News moderators or through the candidates themselves, and how will that land with the audience?
Ramaswamy, 37, is a candidate who has gained in the polls lately, but DeSantis and the other candidates need to go through Trump to win the nomination — not a candidate who is unlikely to be the nominee. So the focus in this debate could be a bit blurry. But expect a healthy dose of culture-war issues, because that's what fires up and unifies the GOP base. So expect to hear about crime, immigration and gender-identity issues. It's really the glue that binds the party base right now. One social issue that the candidates haven't quite figured out a unified message on yet, though, is abortion.
Can Scott, who's spending millions on ads in Iowa, use his biographical story to connect with the audience and draw a sunny contrast with Trump without needing to talk about him?
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