could become their campaign stump speeches. several used the moment to make a case for a new direction, for the republican party. here s a sample of that direction they argued for. i say, three strikes and you are out. if you repeatedly lose to a really bad team, it s time for new leadership. we have to find people putting themselves forward who have character, commitment, and real confidence. it s time to stop being afraid of any one person. it s time to stand up for the principles and the beliefs we have founded this party on and this country on. i am ready for that fight. and while most of the republican speakers agreed on substance, they are styles deferred. that s what attendees were looking for. some took a more subtle approach in their cases for leadership. ron desantis not really addressing 2024 speculations. instead, taking a victory lap
for us, julia. welcome to the speeches and the audience reaction give you a sense of what or in whose direction the party is moving towards? , alex both really. day several of the potential 2024 contenders seemed to use their speaking slots, as a way to workshop what could become their campaign stump speeches. you had figures like ron desantis, who used his mid term success to make a case for why he should hold the mantle of the party. receiving a standing ovation when leading culture issues like banning gender ideologies in schools. or saying the state of florida is, quote, where work goes to the. whereas other republicans use the midterms to show that the party needs a clear course direction after the red wave did not materialize. and several made veils veiled criticisms of the former president and his focus on the path. while others were not so subtle.
this morning you might say it s time for the hangover in the first 2020 debate binge. the first half of the democratic debates were last night. what did the voters think about it. we sent martin savidge to a bar, or as he likes to call it, a pub. getting people s reaction of what they thought while this was going on. reporter: it s true dedication on my part, john. i have to tell you, most people, democrats in south carolina are very familiar with these candidates because most of the candidates were in south carolina just a couple of days ago all speaking at the democratic state convention. that said, last night was an opportunity for voters to hear a lot more than campaign stump speeches. at a pub called conley s in greenville, south carolina, they gathered for debate round one. i want to learn more about all of the different candidates. i want to be able to refine
came up a time or two during the trump campaign stump speeches, and as president, trump seems to believe that s a problem that s now fixed. here he is announcing the u.s. would be leaving the paris climate accord. we don t want other leaders of other countries laughing at us anymore. and they won t be. they won t be. i was elected to represent the citizens of pittsburgh, not paris. as a washington post column puts it, trump says foreign leaders wouldn t laugh at the u.s., now they re laughing at him. among the evidence they cite. this recording of the australian prime minister which just recently became public. the donald and i, we are winning and winning in the polls. [ laughter ] we are winning so much. we are winning like we have never won before.
of mexican origin. 14% puerto rico and 5% cuban. in florida, cubans are 32%. puerto ricans 28% and mexicans 9%. president obama speaks to latino officials here this hour. president has a wide lead over mitt romney among latino voters. what s he plan to do? shore up the support, bring in juan carlos lopez to talk a little bit about that and jessica yellin, inside where president obama will be speaking shortly. jessica, i want to start off with you. yesterday we heard from mitt romney. he highlighted the poor economic conditions among hispanics. 11% unemployment. 2 million hispanics living in poverty. how will the president address the concerns of latino community when it comes to the economy? i expect he will draw on the same message we heard recently from the president about the two different visions for the future economy of the nation talking about how he believes he will build on the middle class and fare fair shake, fair future, building on the middle class and mitt r