From the impartial first chairman of Australia’s Atlassian to sycophants and haters of the former president, the eight Republican presidential candidates preparing for Thursday’s debate all have different personal agendas.
| For two hours, eight Republican presidential hopefuls will on Thursday take the stage in a debate designed to show Americans why they’re electable.
Half the hopefuls are largely sympathetic towards Trump, who leads his closest rival, Florida governor Ron DeSantis, by more than 20 points in polling. The other half are outwardly hostile. For DeSantis, 44, who is given the pole position in the middle of the stage because of his polling lead, the agenda is simple: to win the nomination outright by convincing Republicans that Trump is a legacy brand and that Biden will only be beaten by conservative youthfulness. His campaign has taken several hits, startingA leaked memo from his political action committee showed DeSantis needed to achieve four goals at the debate.
Trump has mentioned before that candidates on the stage have rung him asking for cabinet positions, but he wouldn’t reveal their names because that would “embarrass them”. Don’t expect too much criticism from Ramaswamy when it comes to Trump’s no-show at the debate.South Carolina Senator Tim Scott and former US ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley are also likely to be more conciliatory, while Doug Burgum will aim to be impartial.
Meanwhile, Tim Scott, 57, could become the first male African American vice presidential nominee out of the Republican and Democrat parties. While Kamala Harris claimed the prize for first African American vice president, Scott would be a first for Republicans and would energise the black Republican Party base. Democrats took 87 per cent of those identifying as black at the 2020 election, according to CNN exit polls.
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