Elections

Second Republican Primary Debate: Live Updates

From left: North Dakota governor Doug Burgum, former New Jersey governor Chris Christie, former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley, Florida governor Ron DeSantis, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, Senator Tim Scott (R., S.C.), and former vice president Mike Pence attend the second Republican presidential primary debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., September 27, 2023. (Pedro Ugarte/AFP via Getty Images)
The 2024 Republican presidential candidates meet Wednesday night for their second debate, this time in Simi Valley, Calif., hosted by Fox Business Network. Front-runner Donald Trump, once more, is not attending. A total of seven candidates are: Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Mike Pence, Tim Scott, Chris Christie, Vivek Ramaswamy, and Doug Burgum. Follow along for live updates and analysis from the NR team:
Kathryn Jean Lopez

Pence lashes out at also-running.

Michael Brendan Dougherty

Vivek has failed to mend fences. You could feel everyone on the stage enjoying Tim Scott’s direct attack on him.

Jeffrey Blehar

Vivek was trying to behave early on. Now he is off the hook. This is silly and unproductive. Nobody can hear a thing.

Kathryn Jean Lopez

They should have just given Vivek the pre-show so he could get it all out of his system. Give him a show so we can stop this presidential nonsense.

Rich Lowry

“Right before you ran for president”—BOOM

Noah Rothman

“We should have a debate between Vivek and Vivek.” – Tim Scott after accusing him of going into business with the Chinese Communist Party and Hunter Biden’s business partners.

Dominic Pino

Ramaswamy getting a taste of his own medicine.

Rich Lowry

“good people tainted by a broken system“—hilarious

Kathryn Jean Lopez

There are too many people who are not going to be president on this stage.

Jeffrey Blehar

Legally, Vivek Ramaswamy’s birthright citizenship argument will not survive Wong Kim Ark. Rhetorically, it was probably his best moment in any debate so far. Shame about the haircut.

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