How Candidates performed at GOP Debate

Republican Debate Results Just Came In – Here’s Who “Won” According to the Viewers

The first Republican debate of the 2024 presidential election produced strong winners and a few candidates who should go back to their day jobs. Republican hopefuls didn’t disappoint as they delivered their platform bullet points and fired off barbs against one another.

There was a slight separation between the two candidates who topped the field in a poll following the debate. Behind the top candidates was a distance third place finisher and the rest of the field trying to stay viable on the campaign trail. The tally came from a Washington Post/FiveThirtyEight/Ipsos poll conducted immediately after the event.

From the Washington Examiner:

Roughly 29% of GOP voters who watched the debate said Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) had the best performance. DeSantis was closely followed by entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, with 26% of likely primary voters saying he performed the best.

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