At tonight’s debate, former vice president Mike Pence, Vivek Ramaswamy, and former governor of New Jersey Chris Christie had the most airtime, while former governors of North Dakota Doug Burgum and Arkansas Asa Hutchinson received the least.
Pence spoke for 12m 26s while Ramaswamy spoke 11m 38s followed by Chris Christie.
Asa Hutchinson was the briefest with 7m 24s.
Former Vice President Mike Pence used his closing arguments to pitch himself as a proven leader who can “move a conservative agenda forward.”
He said that when he was serving as vice president, the administration showed “we could turn this country around and I have faith we will again,” but said that “different times call for different leadership.”
Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy used the closing remarks to double down on what he described as “common ideals” — including “there are two genders,” “open border is not a border” and “parents determine the education of their children.”
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“I grew up into a generation where we were taught to celebrate our diversity and our differences so much that we forgot all of the ways we are really just the same as Americans, bound by a common set of ideals that set this nation into motion in 1776,” Ramaswamy said. “And this is our moment to revive those common ideals.”
In his closing statement, Gov. Doug Burgum said he understands America is hurting because “Biden’s inflation is choking us.”
“Our economy is being crushed by Biden’s energy policies, which are raising the costs of every product you buy,” Burgum said. “One thing that I will do as president, I will secure the border. I will get this economy sprinting, not crawling like it is right now.”
Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said the country needs new leadership and a president who will bring out the best in America.
“The solution is not four more years of Joseph Biden. The solution is not four more years of Donald Trump,” he said to some boos from the crowd at the mention of the former president. ”The solution is new leadership that can bring bold ideas to America and to bring out the best of America.”
