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Haley-DeSantis Presidential Debate Underway Shortly

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) and former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley will face off shortly in the final debate before the Iowa caucuses on Monday. The debate, hosted by CNN, will kick off at Drake University at 20:00 ET 01:00 GMT.

  • Details on how to watch the debate live here: LINK
  • Former President Donald Trump will again skip the event and counter-programme with a Fox News town hall nearby. Tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, whose campaign has fallen off a cliff in recent months, failed to make the stage. Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie also failed to make the cut.
  • Semafor notes: “Trump’s boycott aside, declining ratings aside, the GOP primary debates really have mattered this cycle. Tim Scott’s inability to land a punch sped up the end of his campaign. Ramaswamy’s unfavorable ratings spiked after his smack-talking debate appearances. Christie, despite his high, never-budging unfavorable ratings, used the stage to define himself for New Hampshire’s independents: Here was the guy who’d go after Trump directly. Here’s what to look for in this round.”

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