People For National Political Director Markus Batchelor reflects on the debate performances in the Republican CNN Debate.
A day after Republicans saw major losses in elections across the country, five 2024 GOP White House candidates took to the stage for the party’s third presidential debate.
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Markus Batchelor, national political director at People For the American Way, called Ramaswamy a “proxy-Trump” running a “2015/16 anti-press, ‘fake news’ playbook.”
“It’s vile and dangerous, but it’ll get clicks, views, encouragement, and donations from the darkest, most hateful corners of the Republican base,” Batchelor told theGrio. “The fact that he’s remained center stage for three debates should be a clear sign to voters where the center continues to remain in this Republican Party.”
