Burgum nails it on electric cars
Tim Scott wisely takes his response time to rehearse his winning personal story, which is an undisguised hymn of patriotism.
Pence sticking with right-to-work, which Michigan Democrats took away from auto workers.
The three-person moderator panel inevitably comes across like this debate is being broadcast simultaneously into English (Perino), Spanish (Calderón), and WASP (Varney).
Man, is it just me or does Mike Pence look like he’s aged a decade in the past few years? Then again, I suppose he had some real unusual and unparalleled stress in his life in early 2021.
Vivek, aware of the polls, shows sympathy for the United Auto Workers without endorsing union leaders. Then transitions to a message of condemning Bidenomics, and preaching a mostly conservative catechism on economic growth, deregulation, and energy abundance. Again, his high level of energy stands out- even if this crowd doesn’t love him.
Vivek‘s answer seemed great, but muted reaction
Scott’s opening answer is a nice example of how a candidate can move on after a mistake. His initial comparison of the UAW strike to the PATCO strike made no sense, so when asked about it he just alluded to the difference and made a better case.
On the Commentary Magazine daily podcast, Matt Continetti suggested that every candidate answer every question by bringing the subject back to the chaos at the border, and the economy. I agree. And Tim Scott is up for that challenge.
The weird tripartite pas-de-trois of the debate format’s opening question bodes ill. Tim Scott handled the question well, however, minus too much drama at the end there.