Last night the University of South Florida hosted a GOP presidential debate, the first of two scheduled in Florida leading up to the state’s January 31 primary. The crowd was silenced by a no-applause policy which seems to have muted the effect of Newt Gingrich, who in the past has received accolades from the audience after partisan broadsides. The debate sets the agenda for the next week as candidates prepare for a primary which may ultimately decide the nominee to challenge President Obama in November. Todd Zwillich, The Takeaway’s Washington correspondent joins the program along with Sergio Bustos, state politics editor at The Miami Herald.
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