The first Republican presidential debate will be one of the first big chances most GOP candidates will have to make an impression on prospective voters, and that first impression could be remembered for years to come.
The debate will have many memorable moments as all the top candidates, except for former President Donald Trump, square off in Milwaukee. Ahead of the first primary debate of the 2024 cycle, here are some of the most memorable moments from previous presidential primary debates.1980 Republican primary debate:"I am paying for this microphone"
Breen, having enough of the talking over, demanded the sound technician to turn off Reagan's microphone. The request to silence Reagan's microphone left the former governor angry, leading him to say into the microphone, “I’m paying for this microphone, Mr. Green!” The moment garnered cheers from the crowd and was a standout moment in the 1980 Republican primaries despite it happening before the debate properly began.During a Democratic primary debate in January 2008, then-Sen.
During a GOP primary debate, then-Gov. Rick Perry touted how he would abolish three government agencies if he became president. He named the Department of Commerce and the Department of Education, but he was unable to remember the name of the third agency. Sen. Bernie Sanders delivered one of the most memorable lines of the 2016 campaign when, during a Democratic primary debate in October 2015, he said that voters were"sick and tired" of hearing about fellow candidate former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's email scandal.
Throughout the 2016 Republican primary debates, Donald Trump and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush clashed, with Trump typically getting the better of the exchanges. During the second presidential debate in September 2015, Bush insisted that Trump tried to lobby for casinos in Florida while he was governor, but Trump denied the claims.
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