GOP Debate – Meg
The Wake Forest University campus had a strong reaction to last night’s GOP Republican debate with the general consensus being that the seriousness was undercut by the theatrical fights between the candidates on personal issues.
Catherine O’Connor, England native and WFU freshman, thought “the candidates were not entertained by the moderators’ questions and were pinned against each other when they would rather have talked about the issues.”
The GOP debate, while bringing up the issues of gun control, tax reform, healthcare, and trade, was dominated by heated words exchanged between pairs like Trump and Cruz and Christie and Rubio.
Lindsey Graham, a junior Mathematical Economics major, found it “uncomfortable to watch a cage match” as she saw the heated, popularity-driven spat between the candidates.
Kelly Dugan, a sophomore from Huntersville, NC, wished the debate had focused on asking more pertinent national questions instead of pitting candidates against each other on character issues like Cruz’s citizenship. In her opinion, “while competition is good, so is humility and ownership of action.”
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