GOP Eight Take Debate Stage in Milwaukee

(From left) Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former Vice President Mike Pence, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, entrepreneur and author Vivek Ramaswamy, former South Carolina governor and U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley, U.S. Senator from South Carolina Tim Scott, and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, arrive to take part in the first Republican Presidential primary debate at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wis., on Aug. 23, 2023. Pedro Ugarte/AFP via Getty Images

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MILWAUKEE—Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, the candidate in second place, and perhaps the challenger who former President Donald Trump fears most, was not the top target of the evening. Instead, in what seemed a rare moment of unintended unity, Vivek Ramaswamy was.