This chapter discusses the rich candidates running in the campaign, including Ramaswami and Doug Bergum. It highlights Ramaswami's rising popularity in national and early state polls, and compares him to Governor Ron DeSantis as an outsider candidate. The chapter also mentions leaked debate prep materials and a humorous incident involving DeSantis.
Fox News desperately wants you to watch tonight’s Republican presidential debate. The Washington Post’s Erik Wemple explains why, and Vox’s Christian Paz has a primer.
This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Amanda Lewellyn and Serena Solin, engineered by David Herman, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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