NEWS AND OPINION:

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“We’re all going to need a break to regroup after another grueling election season, regardless of the outcome,” Brent Bozell, founder and president of the conservative media watchdog, stated in a written assertion concerning the future plans,

The group is providing a “2024 Post-Election Caribbean Cruise” aboard Holland America’s Nieuw Amsterdam. The ship is scheduled to depart from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Nov. 10, and return every week in a while Nov. 17.

The stops embrace Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and St. Thomas and Half Moon Cay, Bahamas.

“Guests will also have the opportunity to meet with, hear from, question, and dine with a host of well-known conservative commentators who will be joining them,” the host group stated in a information to the upcoming journey.

And who're these esteemed commentators? Here’s the official record:

There’s Mr. Bozell, in fact. Also alongside for the nice journey: Jason Chaffetz, Fox News contributor and former Utah congressman; Charles Hurt, opinion editor and columnist for The Washington Times and likewise a Fox News contributor; Rachel Campos-Duffy, co-host of “Fox & Friends Weekend”; and her husband Sean Duffy — a former Republican member of Congress from Wisconsin.

Then there’s Sean Spicer, former White House press secretary; Joe Concha, politics and media columnist and Fox News contributor; Cal Thomas, nationally-syndicated columnist, writer, and radio commentator; Sara Carter, journalist and Fox News contributor; and Kevin Sorbo, actor and movie producer.

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HOW DID THEY DO?

So the primary Republican presidential debate has come and gone. But don’t fret. The subsequent one shall be right here earlier than we all know it — to be staged on the spectacular Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute in Simi Valley, California, on Sept. 27.

Meanwhile, listed here are a collection of headlines concerning the Thursday bout, all from the final 24 hours:

“Ramaswamy seizes spotlight as DeSantis hangs back” (The New York Times); “Body language told me everything I needed to know about the GOP debate” (Politico); “Candidates fight each other and mostly line up behind Trump” (Associated Press); “First Republican debate: Here’s what voters in New Hampshire and South Carolina thought” (USA Today); “The winner of the first GOP debate: Glenn Youngkin” (The Hill); “Debate spat reflects divide in GOP over Ukraine aid” (Axios); and “Republicans showed their cards: Trump is still holding the aces” (Vox).

VIVEK’S ‘TRUTH’

Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy provided a terse tackle his personal beliefs following the Republican presidential debate Thursday.

Here’s what he posted on “X” — previously Twitter — about an hour after the large occasion ended, in a numbered entry titled “TRUTH” — based mostly solely on his remarks in the course of the debate. Here it's, verbatim from the tweet:

1. God is actual.

2. There are two genders.

3. Human flourishing requires fossil fuels.

4. Reverse racism is racism.

5. An open border is not any border.

6. Parents decide the training of their kids.

7. The nuclear household is the best type of governance recognized to mankind.

8. Capitalism lifts folks up from poverty.

9. There are three branches of the U.S. authorities, not 4.

10. The U.S. Constitution is the strongest guarantor of freedoms in historical past.

BERNIE’S MOTIVATION

Saturday is a big day for unbiased Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, a self-described democratic socialist. He will ship a speech titled “The Agenda America Needs” on the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College in Goffstown.

And his motivation?

“I have always believed that good public policy is good politics, The American people are increasingly disgusted at the growing levels of income and wealth inequality in our country and the rampant corporate greed we are seeing. Now is the time to stand up to oligarchy and create a vibrant democracy which works for all, not just the few,” Mr. Sanders stated in a written assertion, this in response to the New Hampshire Journal, a information group centered on the Granite State.

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POLL DU JOUR

• 64% of U.S. adults would describe the nation’s political system as “dysfunctional”; 61% of Republicans, 72% of independents and 58% of Democrats agree.

• 58% would describe the nation’s political system as “corrupt”; 68% of Republicans, 64% of independents and 42% of Democrats agree.

• 37% would describe the  system as “unfair”; 33% of Republicans, 47% of independents and 30% of Democrats agree.

• 14% would describe the  system as “effective”; 13% of Republicans, 9% of independents and 21% of Democrats agree.

• 12% would describe the  system as “fair”; 8% of Republicans, 9% of independents and 20% of Democrats agree.

• 7% would describe the system as “honest”; 6% of Republicans, 3% of independents and 13% of Democrats agree.

SOURCE: A CBS News ballot of two,061 U.S. adults carried out Aug. 16-19. Respondents have been equipped an inventory of descriptors and requested to “check all that apply.”

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