An hour and fifteen minutes into Wednesday night’s presidential debate, Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley started arguing over Social Security reform.

The Florida governor said he wouldn’t raise the retirement age when the average life expectancy was falling. The former U.N. Ambassador reminded voters that he had voted to do just that in Congress. They talked about the impact of inflation and what younger generations should expect.

And then DeSantis accused Haley of engaging in ballistic podiatry … as in, shooting oneself in the foot.

The moment summarized the night as a whole. The fifth Republican primary date — the first to feature just two candidates — had its share of sharp exchanges and subs...

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