When Donald Trump – the Republican presidential candidate frontrunner – chose to skip Wednesday night’s first debate in Milwaukee, it was thought that Ron DeSantis, polling in the second spot, would be the prime target by the other candidates.
Instead, it was 38-year biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy who was attacked, perhaps an indication that his rising poll numbers and momentum are beginning to be seen as a serious threat by some of the other candidates. And it may also be telling that DeSantis was mostly left alone.
Here are three key takeaways from the evening:
The ‘pinata’ of the night
The debate was an
