Sparks Fly During GOP Debate When Rand Paul Goes After Chris Christie: ‘Use the Fourth Amendment!’
By Oliver Darcy. Sen. Rand Paul faced off with Gov. Chris Christie over the Fourth Amendment Thursday during the first Republican presidential debate.
The debate came after moderator Megyn Kelly asked the New Jersey governor about criticism he has leveled against Paul over the Kentucky senator’s opposition to the the NSA’s bulk collection of phone records.
“Do you really believe you can assign blame to Senator Paul just for opposing the people’s bulk collection of phone records in the event of a terrorist attack?” Kelly asked.
“Yes, I do,” Christie replied, noting his national security experience and recalling how he was in the area of the 9/11 terror attack.
Paul quickly responded. (Read more from “Sparks Fly During GOP Debate When Rand Paul Goes After Chris Christie: ‘Use the Fourth Amendment!'” HERE)
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Social Media Says Fiorina Wins Early Republican Debate
By Adelle Nazarian. Carly Fiorina was the clear winner of the early Republican presidential debate–at least according to social media.
The former Hewlett Packard CEO joined six other contenders who failed to qualify for the evening’s main event, which is restricted to the top ten candidates in recent polls. However, her performance in the undercard event generated a great deal of online enthusiasm.
Nate Silver of fivethirtyeight.com weighed in:
Carly Fiorina's crushing it so far, based on Google search traffic. https://t.co/lGFrZqoyLY
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) August 6, 2015
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