'Clock is ticking': 2024 GOP contenders advised to look for 'breakout' opportunities during second debate
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The clock's ticking for the Republican presidential candidates who will face off in prime time on Wednesday at the second GOP primary debate.
Former President Donald Trump remains the commanding front-runner in the Republican 2024 race, with less than four months to go until the Iowa caucuses, which kicks off the GOP nominating calendar.
Fox News' Dana Perino predicts that Wednesday's showdown «is where the rubber meets the road.»
Perino, who served as White House press secretary under then-President George W. Bush, emphasized that the candidates on the stage «have to have something» that illustrates they can be the «main rival» to Trump. «Their donors and supporters need them to have that kind of moment.»
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Seven Republican candidates qualified for the second presidential debate. (Fox News / Fox News)
Perino, along with Fox Business' Stuart Varney and UNIVISION’s Ilia Calderón will co-moderate the debate, which will take place at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California. The debate will be televised on the FOX Business Network (FBN) and UNIVISION from 9-11pm ET on Wednesday.
With the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary — the second contest in the GOP nominating calendar — fast approaching, Republican communicator Ryan Williams spotlighted a sense of urgency.
«The clock is ticking for you to have your breakout moment and establish yourself in the top three — Trump and his two closest rivals. I think that’s how this race will be looked at after Iowa and New Hampshire —
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