US Presidential Elections 2024: Republican contenders struggle to secure in second primary debate against Trump
Donald Trump's Republican competitors will take place. All participants aim to seize a defining moment that might shift the course of the primary race, which currently heavily favours the former president. As reported by Reuters, the debate, hosted at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute in Simi Valley, California, will feature seven Republican candidates.
Notably, Donald Trump, the leading contender, will not be present. The debate is scheduled to commence at 9 p.m. ET (01:00 GMT on Thursday).
These candidates are competing against Trump to secure the Republican Party's nomination and ultimately challenge President Joe Biden, who is expected to be the Democratic Party's candidate in the November 2024 election. Despite holding a significant lead over his closest rival in the nomination race, with a 37 percentage point advantage as indicated by the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll, Trump has chosen to skip the debate, just as he did with the previous one in Wisconsin last month. Instead of participating in the debate, Trump intends to deliver a speech at 8 p.m.
ET to a Detroit audience consisting of workers. This move puts him at the center of a nationwide conflict between striking employees and the top automakers in the country. This decision comes just a day after President Biden joined a union picket line, further highlighting the political significance of the labor dispute.
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