Reader Questions for the GOP Candidates
Welcome to Up for Debate. Each week, Conor Friedersdorf rounds up timely conversations and solicits reader responses to one thought-provoking question. Later, he publishes some thoughtful replies. Sign up for the newsletter here.
Last week I asked readers, “If you could pose one earnest question to any of the Republican candidates, what would it be?”
Replies have been edited for length and clarity.
Glen posed one of the most popular questions: “Who was the legitimate winner of the 2020 presidential election?”
JoAnn asked, “Would you still support Donald Trump for president if the January 6 crowd had hung or harmed Mike Pence or Nancy Pelosi?”
Greg offered an amusing variation: “If, as Trump and many of his allies claim, he won in 2020, wouldn’t this mean that he had won the presidency twice and therefore could not run again?”
Dean wrote:
One question I would want
