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Five takeaways from the last GOP debate before the Iowa caucuses

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Happy new year! The Republicans are debating. Again.

Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley are the only two left. Donald Trump, now within Ms Haley’s striking distance in New Hampshire, is still hiding in the comparatively safe arms of a Fox News audience and host. Chris Christie and Vivek Ramaswamy are gone. It’s just the would-be runners up, dueling for the title of “credible Trump alternative”.

With that extremely tired dynamic in mind, let’s take a look at what we learned tonight.

Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley call each other liars for two hours

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