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Those were the number of donors (with at least 200 coming from 20 states or territories) and percentage needed in either two national polls or one national poll and two different early nominating states to qualify for tomorrow’s debate.
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Ahead of the debate, Haley has an ad she’s running in early states and on NewsNation, the cable outlet where the debate is airing, focusing on her foreign-policy credentials. She takes a couple subtle shots at Trump, without naming him.
“A president must have moral clarity and know the difference between good and evil,” Haley says directly to camera, adding, “We have to leave behind the chaos and drama of the past and strengthen our country, our pride and our purpose.”
There is a divide within the GOP on foreign policy, though. Haley’s position is a traditional GOP stance, certainly different from Trump’s “America First” populism and DeSantis’ somewhat muddled middle on international affairs. |
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Republicans
Chris Christie: The former New Jersey governor has said he won’t work with Haley to consolidate the anti-Trump vote. They’re both vying for support in New Hampshire, where Christie has staked his candidacy. Instead, he went after Haley for not criticizing Trump directly. “He’s not Voldemort from the Harry Potter books,” Christie said. “He’s not, ‘He-who-shall-not-be named.’”
Seeing the New Hampshire primary on the near horizon, Christie told voters there, “I’ve enjoyed the dating period. Now it’s time for us to get married.”
Ron DeSantis: The Florida governor has now been to all of Iowa’s 99 counties. “The fact that I’m willing to do this, that should show you that I consider myself a servant, not a ruler,” DeSantis told voters. As Iowa Public Radio’s Clay Masters reports, the trip across Iowa is a common strategy for presidential candidates who really want to win the early state, but it’s not clear it will help DeSantis chip away at Trump’s lead.
Nikki Haley: Learn more about the former U.N. ambassador’s candidacy, including being the only woman running, in the latest episode on NPR’s Politics Podcast, and here.
Vivek Ramaswamy: Despite trailing in the polls, the former tech CEO told Fox News that America should brace itself for a “major surprise” in the Iowa caucuses. He also went after popular early state governors Chris Sununu of New Hampshire and Iowa’s Kim Reynolds over their policies. (They aren’t endorsing him.)
He also weighed in on New York Rep. George Santos’ expulsion from Congress, calling him a “pathological liar” but that he should not have been removed from office. All of this comes as his campaign team re-orients itself after its national political director, Brian Swenson, departed for Trump’s team.
Donald Trump: As Trump’s lead in the Republican field has remained solid, a clearer view of what a second Trump term might look like is emerging – more extreme, more authoritarian and with few advisers or guardrails to keep his radical ideas from becoming reality. Many Republicans in Congress are bracing themselves.
Democrats
Joe Biden: NPR’s Tamara Keith reports that the president is zeroing in on what got him elected the first time: drawing contrasts with Trump and amplifying the former president’s words in an effort to motivate Democrats and appeal to persuadable voters.
But while Biden is going after Trump, House Republicans haven’t stopped going after Biden. It is taking steps to move forward with an impeachment inquiry. On Monday, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., released subpoenaed records that show Biden received monthly payments from his son, Hunter, between the time of Biden’s vice presidency and presidency. Hunter Biden’s attorney says the monthly $1,380 installments were to repay his father for a truck that he couldn’t afford himself. Democrats have pushed back. Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., has argued Comer is dredging up this payment — which has been public knowledge for more than a year — in order to dramatize the impeachment inquiry.
Dean Phillips: The Minnesota lawmaker is not getting any love from progressive PACs, and it got awkward at a dinner event in Manchester, N.H., attended by about 500 people, many of whom wore “Write-In Biden” stickers. Biden isn’t officially on the primary ballot in the state because New Hampshire went earlier in the process than the Democratic National Committee allowed.
The Democratic party establishment, both in New Hampshire and nationally, has been supporting the write-in Biden campaign. New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries are backing the effort. In Florida, Phillips is not slated to appear on its ballot, and he’s threatened to sue.
Third Party
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Allies of RFK Jr. say they want to get him on the ballot in all 50 states, but they’ll focus on spending $10 million to $15 million on ballot access in 10: Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Nevada, New York and Texas. A super PAC supporting him has raised at least $28 million so far and had about $10 million cash on hand as of July.
Cornel West: West has a campaign team of only about 10 staffers. He’s held just one public rally, and has done a fraction of the fundraising of his competitors. The independent tells NBC News that he isn’t worried. “I’m a jazz man,” he said. “I believe in improvisation … I’m trying to just learn, listen, be jazz-like enough to improvise while holding on to my integrity and honesty.”
Marianne Williamson: The author campaigned this week in Nevada and South Carolina, both early nominating states. "We need a visionary,” she said during a stop in South Carolina. “I’m not the greatest visionary in the United States, but I will tell you this, I am the only one running for the Democratic nomination for president of the United States.”
-- Jeongyoon Han, NPR Politics editorial assistant |
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