The Importance of Debates and the Spin Room

Eight Republican presidential candidates took the stage in Milwaukee last week for the first primary debate of the 2024 campaign. Notably missing, however, was frontrunner Donald Trump, who surrendered to Fulton County authorities a day later in the Georgia 2020 election subversion case. In today’s episode, we head to Milwaukee to recap the moments that mattered and to get a sense of how the debate could shape the race going forward. 

Guests: Dana Bash, CNN Anchor & Chief Political Correspondent 

Jeff Zeleny, CNN Chief National Affairs Correspondent 

Kit Maher, CNN Campaign Embed 

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