Benjamin Wallace-Wells
A Chaotic Display of Conservatism at the First Republican Debate | The New Yorker
An hour into Wednesday night’s Republican Presidential debate, which took place without the front-runner, Donald Trump, a simple, altogether predictable question unsettled the proceedings.
The Presidential candidates no longer seemed so sure that they knew what their voters wanted them to say. (View Highlight)
The most unexpected thought entered my head. Was this, against all odds, a good debate? And the truth is, without any of the candidates especially impressing, it sort of was. (View Highlight)
Both are fast talkers, tending toward one and a quarter speed, and terrible smilers: Ramaswamy oversmiles, all teeth and gums, and DeSantis sort of winces. (View Highlight)