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Republicans square off in their latest US presidential debate Thursday, just 18 days before all-important first votes are cast in the nominations race, after a rising party star delivered an extraordinary rebuke to frontrunner Donald Trump.
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South Carolinas young, governor Nikki Haley, considered by some a potential vice presidential pick, essentially cleared the way for Trumps rivals by attacking the rhetoric of the celebrity billionaire.
Some people think that you have to be the loudest voice in the room to make a difference. That is just not true, she said pointedly.
The message marked political shots fired in the civil war roiling the Republican Party, specifically Trumps outsider populism versus his rivals in the conservative establishment.
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But Trump, who has relentlessly proven his savvy in the campaign, sought to deflect the criticism and turn Haleys hammering into a positive.
As far as Im concerned, anger is OK. Anger and energy is what this country needs, Trump told CNN in reacting to Haleys remarks.
I like her, shes a very nice woman, but shes very weak on the subject of illegal immigration.
http://www.rawstory.com/2016/01/republicans-hope-to-knock-trump-off-his-perch-at-first-gop-debate-of-2016/
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(43,890 posts)Johonny
(20,878 posts)yellowcanine
(35,701 posts)The Trump MO: " __________ is a nice person but very weak on _____________."
His whole pitch is based on a kind of reverse psychology ad hom attack. Has no one who supports him figured this out yet?
Mass
(27,315 posts)and both are busy promoting Trump.
By most standards, Trump lost the previous debates, but the media promoted him the winner. Why would it be different?