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A Quick Second-Debate Scorecard

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Republican presidential candidates during the second Republican candidates’ debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., September 27, 2023.

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This debate was chaotic, poorly moderated, and plagued by Univision anchor Ilia Calderón’s trying to push the candidates to the left — an odd and off-putting presence for a Republican debate on Fox at the Reagan Library. Here are my very quick reactions.

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Dan McLaughlin

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Dan McLaughlin

Dan McLaughlin is a senior writer at National Review Online and a fellow at National Review Institute.

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