Takeaways from the second Republican presidential debate | News Channel 3-12

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : "And you know who else is missing in action?
50% : "Christie took a similar path, arguing that his two terms as governor of New Jersey, a traditionally blue state, showed it was possible for anti-abortion leaders to win in a environments supportive of abortion rights.
39% : He began his line of attack - which Haley interjected with a "Bring it" - by accusing her of spending $50,000 on curtains in a $15 million subsidized location during her time as the US ambassador to the United Nations.
36% : When Perino pushed Pence one more time to explain why Obamacare remains not just intact but popular, the former vice president once again demurred.
28% : Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he was "missing in action."
26% : Donald Trump is missing in action," DeSantis said.
18% : North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum said Biden was interfering with "free markets.
13% : Asked about the Trump administration's failure to end the Affordable Care Act as promised, Pence opted instead to answer a previous question about mass gun violence.
6% : DeSantis equated Trump's absence in California to Biden, who DeSantis said was "completely missing in action for leadership" on the economy, blaming him for inflation and the autoworkers strike.

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