The Second Republican Debate's Biggest Highlights: Revisit 6 Key Moments

CBS Los Angeles

September 28, 2023

Seven Republican candidates met for the second primary debate in California on Wednesday, taking aim at President Biden and each other while the clear front-runner in the race for the GOP nomination was speaking nearly 2,000 miles away.

The candidates tackled issues like the strike by United Auto Workers, the looming government shutdown, immigration policy and education, placing the blame squarely at Mr. Biden's feet for most of the issues currently facing the country.

But it was former President Donald Trump who loomed large over the gathering at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, even as he skipped the contest to deliver a speech outside Detroit. A new CBS News poll this week found Trump with sizable leads over his rivals in both Iowa and New Hampshire, the first two contests of the nomination process.

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