Stuff. Seven republicans swear it off tonight at the Ronald Reagan library in california. And of course, you know, just one a basic political level, two questions coming out of tonights debate, the obvious one, anything that happened in the second debate, will it have impacts on their standing in race. We had one debate already that first debate last month appear to have no major effect on the polls at all. There was only one candidate who got a significant polling bump, and that was the guy who did not attend. Donald trump got the largest bump of all the candidates out of the first debate. Again, he was not there. The stakes are higher this time around, candidates fundraising boost out of this debate to get their campaigns to keep going. And also to qualify for the next debate. They all have to get momentum out of this. Previous years, republican president ial primaries, by this time in the calendar highprofile candidates had already started dropping out. So, if past is prologue, its
Im Rachel Maddow here in msnbc with my beloved colleagues, chris hayes, joy Reid Stephanie ruhle. Great to all be together in this difficult time we will be joined by California Governor Gavin Newsom in a little bit. He was there at the debate, god bless and we will get his take on what went down tonight the debate is just now wrapping up after two hours of talking stuff. Seven republicans swear it off tonight at the Ronald Reagan library in california. And of course, you know, just one a basic political level, two questions coming out of tonights debate, the obvious one, anything that happened in the second debate, will it have impacts on their standing in race. We had one debate already that first debate last month appear to have no major effect on the polls at all. There was only one candidate who got a significant polling bump, and that was the guy who did not attend. Donald trump got the largest bump of all the candidates out of the first debate. Again, he was not there. The stake
schools is the reason anyone even considers you a serious contender because that is basically what got him reelected in florida which is why he had the donor base which is why he was seen as a trump alternative. maybe that s the reason, it certainly isn t any talent for talking to people, politics or explaining why he is a viable candidate. i was struck in the second hour of the debate, as i was occupied in the first about the fight that even in the trump list debate, the shroud of angering grievance colors everything. i mean, when you talk about people s good moments, it s not because they are offering some brilliant vision or showing humor or humanity or charisma it s like nikki haley got mad at vikram a swami and said he has no foreign policy experience, and it shows. or, you know chris christie landed one on vivek ramaswamy vivek ramaswamy being the