nikki haley: by winning. will tell you the first thing we need to do in terms of where china and russia is we -- let's take india, they have millions of people right now without electricity. they need clean, cheap electricity that they can start doing with their country. they have doubled the number of coal producing plants they have which is a problem and that is why we need to do more in america and we need to export as much liquefied natural gas as we can and india will be a friend of ours. india is worried about china and they gave themselves $1 billion stimulus to become less dependent on china and let's partner with them so not only are we exporting liquefied natural gas to europeans, let's do it to india. it is a win-win. let's share it and that is the goal and that is how we handle india come up with china, you beat them and what i saw with the u.s. -- united nations, there are two things are enemies never wanted us to have, they never wanted us to have a strong military and to be energy dependent. al

it is nikki haley runs 23 seconds. if not just let me know we'll move on, nikki haley she is talking about the border. >> first, defund sanctuary cities, you see what shaping in fill -- what is happening in philadelphia it has to stop, put 25 thousand more border patrol and i.c.e. agents on the job, let them do their job, they are not allowed do their job, let's go dpokb go back to remain in mexico policy. >> you go through the candidates, steve hilton, i thought tim scott started well, then he was not asked questions in middle and ron desantis did what he needed to do to keep moving forward. probably remain the number one candidate right now behind former president, then n nikki haley, a lot of people liked her performance and where she stands. >> i agree. and it since richarding on -- is interesting on questions like the border, there were not a lot of difference between candidates, take your point that ron desantis is point to fact he has done it he made a better job of dim strdemonstrates that tonight then the firs

and nikki haley a lot of people liked the performance of nikki haley and like where she stands. >> iee but it's interesting questions like the border, some economic questions there wasn't a lot of difference between the candidates, they articulated a similar position. ron desantis can point out he's actually done it and he made a much better job of demonstrating that tonight and conveying that he had actually done it than he did in the first debate. but on the actual question of who's going to deliver any of this, i think in the end it's not just what they say, the policy -- it's what they convey in terms of leadership. and i do think that, on that measure started off strongly. really degenerated, i think. and i think that insult started the drift away, actually quite a strong performance in the beginning. in the end she was scrapping with ten scott i felt she really didn't do herself any players and i think by the end to send you the. >> debate number three, ron desantis nikki haley will be the one everyone continues to be watching. i thought doug bur ham stood out for fresh perspec

. >> margaret, quite a moment there from nikki haley. she wasn't there for a lot of the beginning of the debate. but, man, she came out swinging at him. >> she found her moments. he really is sort of the perfect foil for her and she used these moments not just to bat him down but to be able to call out really her policy views on china and some of these other things. i couldn't help but think -- i wondered if donald trump had been on that stage whether she could have handled him that way or whether it only works with vivek ramaswamy. but i think she walked out of the night with a lot of breakthrough moments like that. the fact that donald trump's campaign put out a release attacking nikki haley's record ten minutes before the end of the debate tells us that they were sort of watching her as the person who has been advancing also. >> yeah, i'm really glad you mentioned that. it stuck out to me too. alice, to that point margaret was making -- sorry, alice, to margaret's point, nikki haley taking on potentially donald trump. still an open qu

>> i'm hoping nikki haley.nk she has the best chance in the general election, which is my goal is to get rid of biden. so i will vote for whoever i think has the best chance against him. i think if it's trump, which it probably will be, it will be a lot closer than if it's someone like nikki haley who is a little more moderate. when it comes to the general election, that's what is going to garner the most votes. >> thank you so much. we appreciate it. this has been so great. thank nate doing an incredible job with us these past two weeks. >> steve: thanks to the people there at the copper door. lawrence, have one of those pink cocktails you were showing us earlier. [applause] >> see you all tomorrow. >> bill: good stuff. good morning, everybody. republicans about to hold their first hearing on the

nikki haley is right on the substance.ong on the style and otherwise she had a strong debate and i think she is betting that vivek ramaswamy's negatives are high enough in her attacking him will get more support from the moderate flank of the party that is really her bread-and-butter that's her only path to a 3 - 11th place in south carolina victory. >> they want this group to get smaller, she wants to consolidate she wants to be there and she's trying to knock out vivek ramaswamy and chris christie and burgum. >> it's now or never if she does not make it now the worst thing that happened she's kicked off the stage and inevitably if donald trump is the nominee you go to him, no one else on the stage is going to make if they don't start drawing blood. >> when it comes to nikki haley this is to debates in a row where nobody has come after her. kudos to her she dodged the bullet in some way. her one comment every time i hear you i feel a little bit dumber to vivek ramaswamy, no one on the stage believes and what they're sayin

hit on him for several things, nikki haley hit on him for severalthings, it nikki haley hit onubstantial answers, not just bickering. substantial answers, not “ust bickeringfi substantial answers, not “ust bickerinu. ~ . . bickering. matthew, what were our hi . h bickering. matthew, what were your high and _ bickering. matthew, what were your high and low— bickering. matthew, what were your high and low points, - your high and low points, what do you think will happen next? certainly, it's unlikely the debate will change this race, you saw the candidate have discussions among themselves the candidate missing from the stage was donald trump he will remain likely front runner of the race the heels of tonight �*s debate, ultimately the watch for here is what candidates remain in the race, you will see the field window a bit and lower, we have seen some candidates such as governor hutchison stepped out of the race, in the in these candidates are notjust trying to win over new voters and keep the base of support they are trying to appeal to donors because it is not an inexpensive jou

>> honestly, nikki haley. >> okay. >> i felt that she actually answered the questions that were asked>> haley but definitely scott as well. i think, you know, for his donors he showed what he has been missing especially in the first debate. >> steve: okay, jeremy is a republican who did you like last night? >> ron desantis. the big reason why is because he hit all the check marks for me as a voter. he talked about his experience, his expertise, his background. >> he talked about what he is going to do for his country and values and that for me is the goal of thee debates. >> steve: stephanie screen right in the front row you are a democrat. did it kill you to watch last night? >> so, as i had said in the intro, i'm actually politically homeless. i'm democrat because i live in a democrat town, so it allows me to participate more effectively in the process. but,. >> steve: you want to be one of the cool kids? is that what you are saying? >> i mean, sure, i don't think i have to try that hard. but i wasn't -- there was nobody stand out to me. there was no breakout moment. it was pretty s

nikki haley in the first debate. yes, sort of differentiated herself a little bit with her, you know, sort of more centrist thoughts on abortion, for instance, and yes, some people say nikki haley might. >> the more able to beat president biden than trump. where do you think that? >> that balancing act is for, you know, the republican party as a whole in terms of who their nominee is versus who can be bite. well, that's that's that's the entire purpose, i think. and what you see about this debate is that there is whether or not >> they can successfully wrestled the soul of what use to be the grand old party. the party of reagan away from donald trump. and again, that's why there's a lot of significance to the fact at the reagan library and you're going to see a lot of references to ronald reagan tonight as people are going to try you recapture that magic magic. nikki haley did a good job of it at the first tim scott at everyone thought he had momentum going into that debate and it kind of fizzled away. chris christie

while most seem to be in favor of it, nikki haley said she thought it was a big mistake. >> nikki haleyet a bit of a bump after the last debate, but otherwise, very little movement the field. we are approaching a big fundraising deadline. >> that is why desperation will set in. there is a big fundraising deadline, october 1 is the end of the third quarter. those numbers will come out next month and we will see if any of these candidates have been able to keep raising money, have any stumble? some may be made a big splash early on but what about sustaining that? call numbers are the big indication of whether a campaign is successful. you can sag in the polls, but if you run in the -- run out of money, you cannot keep campaigning. >> at the last debate, candidates spoke around donald honked. he was not mentioned. we expect to see that again tonight? >> they have to decide what they want. do they really want to try to win this? or are they positioning for book contracts, speaking fees, a presidential bid a few years down the line or a vice presidential bid? if they want to win this, they w

some of the big names from the last debate ob there including ron desantis, nikki haley, mike pence. we can expect to see round two of this, but what i am really looking out for is to see how ron desantis in particular is able to stick out on stage. n milwaukee, we were also not predicting him to be enemy or target number one for the rest of the republicans on the stage but that did not happen. instead, it seemed like ramaswamy was target >> i think desantis sort of interjected when he could and had a few strong moments, but for desantis, this is a big moment for him. we are seeing increasingly more speculation about his campaign and what is going to happen going forward. we see it has not really gained traction in the national polls and even in new hampshire. it was a cnn and university of the hector paul that showed him slipping -- new hampshire poll that showed him slipping behind nikki haley and ramaswamy. this is a big moment for him nationally. his campaign put a lot of stock into iowa. that is the number one priority. they think that will propel them to the finish, but we will

you will see nikki haley as she has always done.h her when she beat a 30 year incumbent in her state house race in 2005 for governor. she was pulling two or 3%. no one knew her. when she hits the ground, when she talked to people, when she relates her message, that's when she shines. she's going to do the same thing here. >> but is she going to have to take on, address the front runner in the republican field? you know, aggressively here. to show voters that she has an argument against trump himself? >> look, she enjoys competition. she doesn't ask who's and the race. she will compete. she'll do whatever it takes to showcase her beliefs, showcase her vision for the future, and you will see a nikki haley who is like no other candidate that i've ever seen, to be honest with you. so we look on it as competition and she has fared pretty well in every race. she has never lost a race. she's not going to lose this one. >> so haley says she's confident americans won't vote for a convicted felon. she's talking about trump here. but she recen

>> nikki haley is telling the truth.hat sees the -- mitch mcconnell who basically passes out, anybody who sees joe biden who can't read a thank you note from a teleprompter, there should be an age limit, term limits in congress which she is all for. she will also support a cognitive test which if you give it to most of them a lot of the members of the senate couldn't pass it. but for the leader of the free world to be in the condition he is in and for the leader of the senate, it is a problem with a lot of senators and she is telling the truth. is it mean? i will tell you this. what joe biden is doing to the country is more than mean. it is unamerican. she'll call it out like she sees it and that is what the american people like about nikki haley. she is not going to mince words >> i wonder, congressman. do you think then that mitch mcconnell should step aside? >> mitch mcconnell has got health issues, a big job. that goes to show you have to have some limit. pilots have an age limit of 65 particularly in today's world t

let's talk about governor nikki haley.her plan to get rid much the gas and oil tax. >> taxes we're overtaxed as a nation there is no doubt about that. becomes counter productive at some point. also, of course, these are the things that hurt poorer people the most. right? it's not an elegant solution at all. i like where she is going with this. we are talking about the entire economic quagmire that most people watching this show are dealing with. they only mitt it on the periphery. at the end ron desantis got really close there should be a greater focus on how bidenomics has made america miserable. why that schocking poll by "the washington post," abc/"the washington post" has him down so much against former president trump. if you go to the part specifically when they ask about economics, financial. it is an absolute massacre. >> brian: only 23% approve of his economic policies and they are jamming it down our throats. >> charles: what did he do? there has always been this belief on the left that we as human beings and as

i'm really appreciating the nikki haley thing because of references to past lives. but the idea of ramaswamy going back and forth, there is there is a shift in the tone. where does this leave him at this point? >> i think there are a few things going on. first off, if you noticed, and as i said, a lot of folks were attacking vivek ramaswamy and it seems to have made an impact. it wasn't just last night. it was in the lead-up to last night. before the first debate we saw ramaswamy seem to have some momentum in the polls. he was up to 9%. he started at 0%. look where he now. 5%. it seems to me that a lot of republicans are recognizing how to attack vivek ramaswamy. you heard in that clip about tiktok. do republicans think that tiktok is a threat to america's national security? look at this. 70% of republicans say, yes, it is. so i think there is going to be more attacks on ramaswamy going forward if they believe he is a threat between trump and those other candidates. >> it's problematic for your dance career on tiktok, as well. >> i mean, you know, that's why i'll st

i think nikki haley cained the polls. i think nikki haley gained some _ the polls.ikki haley gained some ground in - the polls. i think nikki haley gained some ground in the l the polls. i think nikki haley i gained some ground in the last debate and maybe not ron desantis but he's come up a bit more. the numbers of very hard to read in a meaningful way as having any longer term significance, for the reason you say, which is donald trump is so far in front at the moment. by having him not on the stage, the debates people are speaking over, it's quite hard to listen to if you're used to measured analysis but they are talking about things that would be a very different stage of donald trump was there. but we all know, today these candidates are really at some level competing for two things. one is they are competing to be number two, in case donald trump drops out or is looking for a vp or whatever it might be. but they are also trying to shift the debate, either intentionally or unintentionally. the more people come out, they are talking about the issues. it changes

but they also love nikki haley and nikki haley's performance on the debate stage was just hands downreat. ramaswamy is now at 5% in south carolina. he was at 3%. and pence is staying steady at 4%. >> brian: the thing with desantis in south carolina he has no shot. trump is real popular, especially with the governor. former governor in senator tim scott. >> lawrence: as we continue to follow, this there is still no comparison to donald trump. it's something that i have said from the very beginning. you go to every single diner across this country, he still has unmovable base. and when you have the prosecution of him and then you have the vindication of his signature issue, which is the border that's out of control right now, you have the economy that is hitting folks and it was good. >> brian: there other issue. >> lawrence: trump years. it's just not what these candidates expected. i mean, ron desantis still doesn't have that connection on the day-to-day basis with all of america. he has done a great job in florida. has great connection with the people, but a lot of voters are saying

you mention nikki haley, but another _ party. you mention nikki haley, but another one _ party.party. you mention nikki haley, but another one who emerged l but another one who emerged stronger is mr rahmon swanny. they both ascended in the polls. 0f they both ascended in the polls. of those two of the names to watch out for as we go ahead? , ., , ,., , ., ahead? they absolutely are. in terms of how _ ahead? they absolutely are. in terms of how they _ ahead? they absolutely are. in terms of how they will - ahead? they absolutely are. in terms of how they will be - terms of how they will be situated on this stage, in the middle of the stage will have ron desantis as the person poling the best and then you will have a vivek ramaswamy next to him and nikki haley because of her improvement will because of her improvement will be on the other side of ron desantis. the three of them, expense, will try to keep the focus on each other and to use each other as foils and keep the intensity there because everybody wants to emerge from this debate with some sort of viral moment, some sort o

i wouldn't expect it was one of the more contentious moments as you and nikki haley. nikki saying, every time i hear you, i feel dumber. we can't trust you, vivek. so you came under some fire tonight. what's your reaction to that? why so? and the feeling dumber. that's actually the first time i've actually ever heard that. so i'll take that as a first. but, sean, my view tonight was there were lot of personal insults coming my way. that's okay. these are still good people. i respect the policy disagreements that we had, but not running against any of them. i'm running for this country and think part of what you saw is i am the new guy and i do have to earn the trust of the voters at home. and i want you to stand down whenever because that stuck out. that moment struck me. you were sending message. >> maybe i come off as a little i don't know it all, you know, no at all. that's right. i am, by the way, i'm a talk show host every. >> talk shows you'll ever meet. it comes off as a know it all so i can identify things, sean. >> but what did you. why do you want it? what is

nikki haley point to wmur poll, shows nikki haley second.ox business poll has nikki haley in third, used to be where tim scott was. continue the momentum. >> this is her time. she did a good job. she has -- she delivered, last time i will underestimate her, her ability to go from governor to that snake pit and reign it in is experience. when we talk about age, the issue is you can be younger, be nikki haley, have a certain experience, not about talking points, certain points can be mimicked and you can sound familiar, like a different language to people watching. nikki haley is moving up because we know she knows about policy, she talked about policy, she's willing to call somebody out about having no experience and the value of that experience. being governor is not like being president, as ron desantis is finding, even campaigning is different. everyone knows this now, who will put it to work? nikki haley has experience, has been through it, was with trump when it was hot, not dismissing him. >> harris: interesting point, too, with trump w

they are polling, majority of them want anyone, but biden, is it nikki haley they would feel safest andd to end up with a republican candidate? that is the interesting thing, maybe democratic view of harris versus haley. >> todd: i think yes and i think the reason is one reason and one issue only, which helps her win the republican primary, parental rights. she's knocked it out of the park on parental rights and i'm a proud papa bear, i will fight to the death for my child, something about a mama bear saying we need to fight for every kid in america. that will get republicans to cross to her, but definitely democrats and republicans put kids number one. >> rachel: this chesting never works, party should go where the heart is, it goes better this way. >> emily: kamala harris is ready to drop vice from vice president saying she is more than ready to take over for president biden. we called it here. that is next. ♪ (vo) you were diagnosed with thyroid eye disease a long time ago. and year after year, you weathered the storm and just lived with the damage that was left behind. but even afte

now it is interesting because you have trimmed clearly in the lead and nikki haley takes over second-place desantis is third and then ramaswamy is way down there. what do you make of that quick. >> i think when you look at bot of those, haley did fairly well. she went from single digits to double digits and i when she actually did increase by two points in south carolina, her home state. donald trump dropped by 2 and d esantis drop by via phuket is quite interesting she is definitely tapping into a specific universe. it's an alternative to trump so she's doing it fairly effectively. is anybody going to beat trump? i don't think that's going to happen. you look at this and you go different places and different outcomes. ramaswamy is smoking it in one poll and not doing very well in south carolina. >> nikki haley is underestimate pay she's always been underestimated. she is going to be somebody tha we need to keep watching. at the end of the day trump has such a largely because the american people trust him. we are oppressed today in real watching the same thing that th american people are g

nikki haley is intentionally not doing that i think voters appreciate it. >> nikki haley surging wasn't challenged everyone came on with ammo against vivek, only vivek. maria: mike pence did that again. mark: i would expect next debate candidates are coming armed with ammo against her one thing running on fiscal discipline look at governors up on that sustainable during first debate nobody grew the size of their state government more than inform inform. so i would expect glowing to come armed with that information going to dispute some things she is running on. maria: what do you think. >> look, i think everybody gets a one debate thumb, i think rams rms has one debate thumb the question will nikki haley get a second bump start to break out here. you know i did analysis of republican primary electorate 51% according to "the wall street journal" poll suburban voters half are women, in 23 states independents vote why nominees people like romney mccain weren't -- and trump used to be outsiders he is insider very conservative now i think much more interesting race than people think. maria:

and so you take answers like that -- and youch heard nikki haley, she said on the debate stage.nswers or non-answers are going to be used by republicans to bolster that argument. >> to that point, though, what's interesting is this is delicate -- this is certainly an issue inside the republican primary and party, it's delicate inside the democrat party, too. democrats had legislation that went further than codifying roe versus wade that the white house got behind. i don't think the president was very comfortable with that. they have since moved that back. which is where you saw the vice president right now. this is considered an electoral winner for democrats. there's no ifs, ands and butts about it. does it say that way? >> yeah. i think it likely will. you'll see candidates like nikki haley positioning themselves moderates on most issues will be appealing to independents and even some democrats that don't want to vote for biden but don't want to vote for an extreme republican candidate that will take a very radical position on abortion. that's why we're seeing nikki haley doin

you saw towards the end of the debate, nikki haley was getting — of the debate, nikki haley was gettingver a really odd topic — over curtains _ over a really odd topic — over curtains in _ over a really odd topic — over curtains in the residence of the — curtains in the residence of the un _ curtains in the residence of the un ambassador when she was serving _ the un ambassador when she was serving as— the un ambassador when she was serving as un ambassador to the un. serving as un ambassador to the un and — serving as un ambassador to the un. and so, ithink serving as un ambassador to the un. and so, i think what err' seeing— un. and so, i think what err' seeing as— un. and so, i think what err' seeing as the other panellists allowed — seeing as the other panellists allowed to is a lot of the candidates are trying to claw their— candidates are trying to claw their way and get within striking distance of trump. the debate — striking distance of trump. the debate stage provides the best opportunity to do that. but in reality. — opportunity to do that. but in reality, the gop voters that

nikki haley has been on the rise somewhat. the florida governor has high stakes here in terms of trying to hold his position as the leading alternative, if you will. and former vice president mike pence clearly is on the end of the stage this time, still also trying to make his point as well and stay in this contest. asa hutchinson is not on the stage tonight, seven are. the next debate will not be until november. so this could be one of the biggest opportunities for all of these candidates to break through. >> jeff, i know you remember the last time i believe there was a republican debate at the reagan library was 2015. i got to moderate it for cnn. i talked about reagan quite a bit. it was 2015, the republican party was very different than what it is today. how much is former president reagan's legacy factoring into tonight, if at all? >> reporter: jake, it's extraordinary to think of the changes in just eight short years. we do all remember that debate and the reagan legacy was front and center. donald trump was just beginn

today" over the weekend, they said this about nikki haley. y's thoughtful answers about abortion, national debt shows she can do the country's top job. if republicans are smart enough to choose someone with broad,a peel like nikki haley to run against job, they could win back the white house. larry, looking to tomorrow night's debate, she had a good debate last time, all eyes on her, particularly since donald trump is not showing again. >> there is seven of them, i don't want to pick winners and losers, i'm doing pre-debate thing from out there. and various segmentes. it should be a good debate. it is important these candidates have positive, constructive solutions for the border, for the economy, for biden-flation and real wages, talking about the uaw and climate change. they have to try to show the public what the republican party stands for. there has to be optimistic vision. there has to be a vision of growth and prosperity. we have not grown the economy in sufficiently in many years. inflation continues to outstrip wages, one reason the u

i wouldn't count nikki haley out from winning.lso wouldn't count ron desantis out. >> even though the polls -- >> he's about to get a big endorsement in iowa that will resuscitate his campaign. i think he has a lot of charisma too. >> you do? >> yeah. you don't get to be governor of florida twice out it. the cnn poll is good for ron desantis, that donald trump a political loser and he can't win against joe biden. >> your polls are showing you would be unhappy with any other republican candidate. it also showed that they would be unhappy with any republican ca candidate. >> another thing in the poll, with biden in the last election and the dnc trying to change the position in new hampshire, i'm sure you like these numbers better than the last time he ran in new hampshire. voters in new hampshire will window shop until the last minute. they'll continue to change their mind and pick different candidates and that bodes well for all the candidates. i suspect these numbers to change dramatically with a supposed head to head with biden a

, who my mother, — desantis, nikki haley, who my mother, if— desantis, nikki haley, who my motherf they remain splintered, donald trump remained the dominant candidate and will undoubtedly be the candidate next year on the republican side for president stop at a quick— republican side for president stop at a quick one, justine — for moderate _ at a quick one, justine — for moderate republicans for one policy, this is— moderate republicans for one policy, this is where you test policy, in a form like this. it is hugely frustrating because all you hear from donald trump at the moment is the biting crime family, retribution, vengeful disc, taking on the media, trying the chair of thejoint chiefs for on the media, trying the chair of the joint chiefs for treason —— biden crime family. it is not construction, and after the primary season, does that win a general election? .,. , season, does that win a general election? .. , ., ., season, does that win a general election? , ,, election? exactly. it looks like he is robbin: election? exactly. it looks like he is robbing to _ election? ex

all the others not nikki haley. she beats him. haley has argued that a vote for biden would be a vote for vice president kamala harris. do you not acknowledge that the perception of his frailty, perceived frailty, is hurting his campaign, is hurting his re-election chances? >> well, first, jake, i'm glad you started with nikki haley and her position on abortion because i'll tell you that if you look at the vote in ohio just a month ago, a swing state, they soundly rejected the extreme positions on abortion, and that's nikki haley. now, about the president's age. you're going to -- voters will see his vigor. voters will see his accomplishments. if you just look at his schedule. he's traveling around the world over the next 4 1/2 days to continue to show american leadership on the world stage. so when they compare president biden's travel to that of republicans, even republicans that are running for president, he's traveling almost 30% more than they are. but more importantly, this is about american families. and i think american fa

i think nikki haley helped herself a little bit more in this debate than any of the other candidates.>> she seemed a little more serious, interestingly enough, she went after vivek ramaswamy and said she's dumber for the experience. she actually made a glowing comment about him when she endorsed his book not that long ago. the reality is she has essentially tried to distance herself from ramaswamy and even tim scott who she elevated to the senate seat, but has created that distance! she criticized him not getting anything done in congress. >> chris christie tries to portray himself as that republican who could win in a blue state, and those lines of attack against donald trump are i think resonate with some voters, but the reality is the entire debate stage, it seems like it's too little too late. they have not heretofor attacked donald trump in the way they would have wanted to. for anybody going to the polls, if you're going to vote for the copy, just go vote for the original, which is donald trump number one. and number two if you're a democrat, trumpism's still on the ballot. >> y

coming up in just moments governor ron desantis, nikki haley, vivek ramaswamy, mike pence senator timcott will join us right here on set. by the way someone you might not expect to see at a republican debate, california governor gavin newsom will join us. i have to ask him, i came to the state first thing i see is $7 a gallon for gasoline. we have a question, too, though to ask him but they do have in and out burger. at first sparks were flying at tonight's debate as all seven candidates easily demonstrated the ability to run circles around joe biden, we can start with that point. we'll get laura ingraham's take in just a minute. but first here with reaction in the spin room fox news contributor kellyanne conway and fox business host larry kudlow. good to see you both. headlines you run away with. >> anybody on that stage do a better job than joe biden and kamala harris, i think donald trump is a little bit of a winner tonight because when his name was invoked he kept saying he should be here to defend his record and debate and face the people. why would you want him there when he's g

nikki haley is banded around as _ far? nikki haley is banded around as some _ far?round as some of - far? nikki haley is banded around as some of the - far? nikki haley is banded i around as some of the better performers. and for ronald reagan, foreign policy was very important. he wanted to achieve peace through strength and that america had a responsibility to be a strong country around the world, a superpower and to engage and we have seen those policies of the republican party dramatically drawn back under the presidency of donald trump so nikki haley and mike pence to an extent tried to redraw that. he is seen as a high point in the republican history, ronald reagan. ron desantis also had a change in strategy, engaging early on about the fact donald trump was not here. and that perhaps people would not have known his achievements in florida as governor of florida. five of the seven people on this stage are all make were governor so people pointing back to that track records and achievements they have had in the past as a indication being tilted future performan

>> i'm hoping nikki haley. i think she has the best chance in the general election, which is my goal is to get rid of biden. so i will vote for whoever i think has the best chance against him. i think if it's trump, which it probably will be, it will be a lot closer than if it's someone like nikki haley who is a little more moderate. when it comes to the general election, that's what is going to garner the most votes. >> thank you so much. we appreciate it. this has been so great. thank nate doing an incredible job with us these past two weeks. >> steve: thanks to the people there at the copper door. lawrence, have one of those pink cocktails you were showing us earlier. [applause] >> see you all tomorrow. >> bill: good stuff. good morning, everybody. republicans about to hold their first hearing on the impeachment inquiry into president biden. this is the investigative aspect of this hearing. it begins with evidence and emails and bank records and it starts at the top of the next hour. republicans claim it sho

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i think that nikki haley does present, a very different set of challenges for the biden-harrishan say donald trump or ron desantis. cheryl: ing this, to figure that out, chris i want to move back over to the republican side competition, between the republican candidates all out on to airwaves, wanting to get their message across listen to what three have come on our air said last 24 hours. >> to in 2016, donald trump never led in one national poll. in general election, until election night, the reason for that because we don't elect presidents nationally we elect state-by-state by tolerate. >> whether former president or whether voefk i think parrots a great amount of ideas, others in this race, i think there is a conflict here when donald trump ran for president in 2016 promises to govern as conservative many saw his selection running mate affirmation. >> i'm not speaking through a political filter take filter off doing same thing second debate stage as well, i think good for our country i think healthy our party has vigorous debate on domestic and foreign policy. cheryl: chri

they have forgotten what nikki haley gave to boeing. a time we need to shrink the government, desantis did shrink big sugar and disney, and now he's going after nikki haley. we're out of time, but i want your final thoughts that trump has got this widely. >> you know, first of all, i'd like to respond to ken for a quick second. if we're talking about someone who has actually made a promise to rein in spending, cut the debt that we have, institute for legislative analysis found that nikki haley was the candidate out of all the candidates on the ballot right now, who is going to keep her promise. that's first of all. second of all, we're talking about raising the debt. ron desantis voted in congress to increase spending. that's number one. number two, if you look at florida's budget. he has-- we've seen florida's budget increase from 89 billion dollars when he stepped foot into office, to now $119 billion. the fact of the matter is, ron desantis came into the race with very, very high hopes and he has dropped dramatically to the point whe

at home. >> same, nikki haley. >> in that moment, nikki haley was my spokesperson. >> so vivek ramaswamygo, he is now with the target. to me this is a sign that desantis is on his way down, vivek ramaswamy is on his way up a bit. this is an alternative debate given trump is so far ahead. but claire, what did you make of all the attacks of vivek? >> he is just a jerk. he is a kind of candidate, i know i have said it in rooms with consultants, and people trying to help me on campaigns, mansplainer's? >> frankly it is irritating when women are told about having to be likable. but everybody needs to realize that goes for everybody. it is not a woman man thing. if you are not likable as a candidate, you will not get elected too much. and so, he is just very arrogant, and full of himself, and i think they wanted to bring him down because they saw how he paved in the last debate. so i thought it was hysterical when he said we need to show respect for our fellow candidates. i'm not hurling personal insults. i'm going top cuddle. this is a guy who just hijacked the first debate. i think they all

i would have to say nikki haley was most impressive.'re shaking your head, alexandria. >> absolutely. i worked in the education, for nikki haley so passionate and education talking about things that are important. charles: you're a college student. you go to binghamton. you also cofounder of empowered ed, educational non-profit. you're passionate about it even in the midst of it. we have the student loan thing going on, kids your age, i worried about the climate i don't want to have children, feels like they're almost defeated before they get out of the gate of adulthood. are you sensing that? >> i think they are. you look look at the housing mat it is scary. within the education system there is not being done enough for financial literacy. charles: that should be done in grade school, right? that should be something everyone can agree on. you don't want to learn the hard way about any of this stuff. let me bring you in, peter. chief of staff of a state legislator. you're involved in politics certain degree. young republicans. which rep

maybe it is nikki haley.etaphor for the whole deal, which is, while you have a former president of the united states, guy who is beating everyone on the stage by 30 points, calling for the execution of the chairman of the joint chiefs, a guy who led an attempted coup against the united states government, a guy with 91 felony charges against him, they're arguing about the curtains in the state department under the last administration. >> now, that same guy that you're talking about is a legally proven thief, you know, here in new york state, manhattan. the odd thing about last night, and there were many, many odd elements last night, but you're thinking about people watching, the few people who were probably watching around the country. could anyone pick out someone on that stage and say, "yeah, i could see that person as president of the united states?" arguably, maybe chris christie. other than that, no one. >> a lot of republicans would say nikki haley. >> yeah. >> i think haley had a few good moments. she

guest: nikki haley. nikki haley is a proven leader. she has international experience , she has had a great run as governor, she is a true conservative. if you want somebody who will get the country back on track, it is nikki haley. we need eight years of a young person leading this country and she will do for america what she did for south carolina. i know her and it would be a great day. i do think, as you can see what she has done after the debates, she's going to continue to go up in the polls. she will be the first female president and it could not come quick enough. because joe biden is derailing this country in a way that i've never seen. if the other people calling are happy with a border out of control, 5 million people have already come across illegally, if he likes that a crime in the streets and inflation, paying more for gas and everything else, we have a disagreement. but nikki haley will get this country back on track. host: why not former president trump? guest: i like his policies. his policies were great. but we have g

nikki haley extremists the knives will be out for her after a strong first debate. vivek ramaswamy says they won't be surprised if things get sporty. ron desantis plans to make it clearest the only one on the stage with a proven conservative record to run on. we'll send it back to you. >> bill, thank you. as republicans get ready to take the debate stage here at the reagan library, back in washington, the threat of a government shutdown and tomorrow's impeachment inquiry hearing into president biden and his son taking center stage. white house correspondent jacqui heinrich has details from the north lawn. good evening. >> good evening, bret. it doesn't appear the president will be pay attention to republicans aiming to take the white house or even to the scramble on capitol hill to avert a government shounz. he has two two fundraiser in california, then heads to phoenix for some more. all signs point to more pressure ahead when he gets home. >> i don't think anything is inevitable in politics. >> president biden staying optimistic, despite no movement among house re

and, worst -- how is nikki kayleigh nikki haley capable of saying that?de a comment a few days ago saying that the senate is a nursing home for privileged people, which is a really mean thing to say. i just think it is really sad that cruelty has become currency in our political landscape. right? those are both kind of mean things to say. what is the point of that? >> it is a good question. look, you wrote this really fascinating piece that i mentioned earlier, about senator dianne feinstein, whose hail hail challenges have really been out in the public. she has had these moments after an illness where she seemed confused and disoriented in the senate. people are actively asking her to leave her office. but what should families do when perhaps there is evidence of serious health decline? or their loved one is in a position of power? >> you know, it's really complicated. and that's why i wanted to write this piece. because losing someone to cognitive impairment, no matter what the cause of it, whether it is dementia or in encephalitis or a brain injury --

because gop presidential candidate nikki haley saw some political opportunity in what happened at the g20. i want to listen to what she said to jake tapper this morning on "state of the union." >> it was a win for russia and china. they're celebrating today. i mean, what we should have had was biden should have really pushed hard to acknowledge what he acknowledged a year ago. that russia invaded a pro-american freedom loving country and that is a fact. and to deny a fact a year later is a win to russia and china is looking at taiwan as this is happening and it is ashame. >> does she have a point? how tough is this for joe biden? >> i think joe biden is playing for an international audience when he's overseas and talking about this relationship with the countries. nikki haley as a problem that she's talking about how this works in domestic politics but within her own party there is not support for the top position on ukraine that she wants joe biden to have. so, it is really muddled and hazy and the republican primary process on that seems like it is going to have to sort out for firs

i think nikki haley has been a polished -- politician. but right now everything is aiming to towards iowa. maybe the pro-lifers are -- nervous about trump, but i would doubt it, given that he put the three people on the supreme court. but if you can't find a way between now and january to get within single digits of donald trump, this is academic. >> desantis and scott are both trying to use the abortion issue in iowa, because, last time, 64% identified as evangelical christians christians. -- but to that -- structure of the debate, between -- the candidates -- up to the moderators. that did not come up until 15 minutes before it ended. and again, it was not a trump focused question. does that work? and to your point about its -- iowa only, the -- counting on new hampshire. -- first he's counting on iowa to do something. for iowa to shocked the race, oh, trump is not inevitable. he's not invincible. it's not inevitable. then you come there. again, if you are donald trump, and you've got five or six viable candidates by then, we will see.

mark. >> i'm going to go with nikki haley.alking points against her opponents. >> all right, kaylee. >> i think the winner was ron desantis. i think he avoided mud getting flung at him, and he did have some presidential breakthrough moments where he was able to tout his successful record in florida. maria: i wonder if it's going to be enough to cut into trump's lead. >> probably not. maria: lee. win or loser. >> i'd almost say the winner was trump because i don't think anyone had enough of a moment to put a dent in that lead. but i think desantis and nikki haley had decent nights, but it's the not going to be enough to take on trump. maria: so the next debate we are watching for november ask will the stage be smaller? >> absolutely. ing. maria: yeah. you think people will be dropping out at this point. >> i would assume so -- >> i think the rnc should force them ooh too. >> it was tough for burgum to even get an opportunity. maria: although i've got to say, to me, he impressed me. he had a lot of important things to say, and i

nikki haley would be well positioned against joe biden. >> which begs this question to you, don't give should the white house be focusing on haley as a plausible candidate? if all the republicans, could haley be the biggest threat to president biden's reelection campaign? >> now, the biggest threat is still the front running nominee and leader of their party, donald trump. so in the event that somehow he is not permitted to run for president because of legal ramifications that we don't understand right, now we have to imagine that he will be the nominee. here's the, thank and nikki haley runs, here's why she loses, black people in south carolina gave professor ron -- a chance with his appearance and headgear, and thick indian accent when he came to the united states, block people gave him a job when no one else would. in south carolina, in orangeburg south carolina, they supported a store called exotic a, which was supported almost utterly by black women. now he goes and says president obama is the reason for racism in this country. that he divided us? while you completely forget that