Vivek Ramaswamy dominated, Ron DeSantis dodged, Chris Christie attacked the wrong guy—and Donald Trump and Tucker Carlson talked about Jeffrey Epstein. Tommy Vietor and Dan Pfeiffer recap the lowest lows of the first Republican debate, and Republican strategist Sarah Longwell joins to explain whether any of this matters to real-life voters. CHAPTERS 0:00 - Intro 1:05 - Republican debate recap 28:30 - Ad break 30:57 - Trump and Tucker Carlson 36:47 - Ad break 38:41 - Sarah Longwell joins CHECK OUT THESE DEALS FROM OUR SPONSORS: SIMPLISAFE: https://www.simplisafe.com/crooked REEL PAPER: https://www.reelpaper.com/crooked use code CROOKED ARTICLE: https://www.article.com/crooked BETTERHELP: https://www.betterhelp.com/psa Want Pod Save America ad-free? Subscribe to Friends of the Pod: crooked.com/friends Subscribe to our channel! https://www.youtube.com/crookedmedia?sub_confirmation=1 Crooked believes that we need a better conversation about politics, culture, and the world around us—one that doesn’t just focus on what’s broken, but what we can do to fix it. At a time when it’s increasingly easy to feel cynical or hopeless, former Obama staffers Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, and Tommy Vietor have created a place where people can have sane conversations that inform, entertain, and inspire action. In 2017 they started Crooked with Pod Save America—a no-bullshit conversation about politics. Since then, we continue to add shows, voices, and opportunities for activism, because it’s up to all of us to do our part to build a better world. That’s it. End of mission. Learn more about Crooked at http://www.crooked.com Follow the pod on Twitter https://twitter.com/podsaveamerica Follow Crooked on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/CrookedMedia/ Follow Crooked on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/crookedmedia/ #podsaveamerica #trump #republicans #republicandebate