2024 Republican primary candidates not named Donald Trump have been hoping the election's opening debate will help them make inroads in the race despite the former president's dominance.
But the debates have also placed pressure on some of the same candidates to drop out of contention as Trump consolidates his lead so a non-Trump contender can emerge.An increasing number of members of the GOP, such as party strategist Evan Siegfried, are imploring candidates who do not qualify for the Republican National Committee-sanctioned debates to suspend their campaigns.
Gov. Chris Sununu , who himself declined to mount a campaign, made a similar argument in the New York Times on Monday, though his cutoff was the second debate, scheduled to be held at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, on Sept. 27.
"Even if there were a viable alternative, the highest ceiling for them is 38% in that poll, so that's a huge lead, even if there were just one other candidate every Republican was supporting," Siegfried, the strategist, said."Chris Christie, he's getting single, low single digits, and he's qualified for the debate stage, but if you look at his unfavorables among Republicans nationally, they're really bad. They're in the 60% as well.
Many of the candidates' campaigns were premised on the idea that Trump's would implode because of his legal problems and they could appeal to Republicans through the debates. Now their strategies are predicated on the GOP and general election electorate's response to the former president appearing in court, though only the Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis's trial in Georgia is likely to be televised.
It was DeSantis's early struggles that encouraged more candidates to announce their own campaigns. The governor's aides have sought to counter high expectations by acknowledging he will be the target Wednesday during Fox News's two-hour debate, anchored by Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum, as he tries to"reboot" his bid.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Republican debate: How Wisconsin became center of 2024 election ahead of GOP eventWisconsin has drawn extra attention in the early efforts of the 2024 presidential election, especially as the state will host the Republican National Committee's first primary debate on Wednesday and the 2024 RNC Convention.
Read more »
Republican debate: How Wisconsin became center of 2024 election ahead of GOP eventWisconsin has drawn extra attention in the early efforts of the 2024 presidential election, especially as the state will host the Republican National Committee's first primary debate on Wednesday and the 2024 Republican National Convention.
Read more »
Republican debate: RNC announces the 8 GOP 2024 contenders who made the cutThe field is set: the Republican National Committee announced Monday the eight Republican 2024 presidential candidates participating in Wednesday's debate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Read more »
RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel says Republican candidates need to appeal to Independents in 2024Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel on Sunday advised 2024 candidates to focus on Independent voters after the GOP failed to deliver a once-expected “red wave” in the 202…
Read more »
Trump plans to skip first 2024 Republican primary debateThe former president will instead sit for a pre-recorded interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson.
Read more »