Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was direct, confident and got his messages across clearly while fending off attacks and criticizing frontrunner Donald Trump on his handling of the Covid pandemic. He probably solidified his second-place status and won over some voters.
Former Vice President Mike Pence's rivals for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination said he did the right thing when he refused to cower under pressure from former President Trump to stop the certification of electoral votes on Jan. 6, 2021.
All of the Republican candidates on Wednesday night's debate stage say they oppose abortion, but their differences on where lines should be drawn became evident on stage.
A question about human-caused global warming and how Republicans can win over younger voters concerned about climate change stirred heated exchanges between the GOP candidates on Wednesday night's presidential debate stage.