Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and Florida Gove. Ron DeSantis spar at the third Republican candidates' U.S. presidential debate of the 2024 campaign. Photo by Mike Segar/ Reuters

GOP candidates in debate bash their own party for 2023 election results

Politics

Candidates used their party's poor performance in Tuesday's elections as a punching bag at the start of the debate.

"We've become a party of losers," Vivek Ramaswamy said.

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"I'm sick of Republicans losing," Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said.

For each of them, it was a chance to pitch himself as the antidote to what ails Republicans. Ramaswamy promised to take on the establishment, while DeSantis bragged about his electoral record in Florida.

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