Ep019 - The fight for 2nd place

As if Donald Trump wasn't up by 40-50 points in early primary state polls, the other 4 candidates fighting for second place (for which there is no trophy, it should be noted) got together to debate the important issues last week during the 4th Republican presidential debate. Unfortunately for them (Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis, Chris Christie, and Vivek Ramaswamy), Republican voters don't seem to care about issues or policies. Like, at all. I'd be for completely abandoning this format for debates. It's ridiculous to allot someone 90 seconds to explain how they'd fix healthcare, or the wars in Ukraine and Israel. It's also ridiculous to have an audience there at all. But guess what? No one has asked me to produce the next GOP debate so I'm pretty sure my opinion counts for zip. 00:00 - Intro 04:38 - Is Nikki Haley corrupt? 06:40 - Why is Haley now getting so many "big money" campaign donations? 09:11 - Why is Chris Christie still running for president? 20:47 - Would DeSantis' border policy of shooting to kill be illegal? 23:14 - Where is fentanyl coming from? China or Mexico? 27:12 - Why is housing so unaffordable? 32:58 - What can the president do about the permanent bureaucracy? 39:05 - Will Nikki Haley re-implement Trump's "Muslim" ban? 41:14 - Should immigration prioritize people with our values? 44:01 - Should we allow minors to undergo gender transition surgery or hormones? 48:20 - How do Republicans fix health care? 50:31 - How do we fix the revolving door in Washington D.C. between Congress and lobbying? 56:10 - 3 cheers for Calvin Coolidge 58:26 - Final thoughts 59:57 - Is there any chance Trump doesn't win the nomination at this point?