The Washington Examiner’s Byron York said the first Republican National Committee debate of the 2024 election cycle is the time for GOP candidates to stand out.
“This is the opportunity to have face-to-face confrontations with the people you have to beat before you get the chance to beat Joe Biden,” York said during an appearance on Fox News.
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Wednesday’s first GOP debate will feature eight presidential hopefuls, including Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), billionaire entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, former Vice President Mike Pence, and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley.
York specifically noted that Ramaswamy is a “really great talker” but that he needs to use the debate to allow voters to get to know him better.
“Sixty-plus percent of Americans say they don’t know enough about him to have a favorable or unfavorable impression,” York said of Ramaswamy. “This is a huge opportunity for him.”
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York pointed to the fact that some voters are scared by Ramaswamy’s notion of igniting an American “revolution.”
“It scares some voters. You know, they don’t like the idea of having a revolution,” he added, suggesting voters are thinking, “Let’s make things better, but we don’t want to blow everything up.”
