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Welcome to Trail Mix, a fun but nutritious snack for your election news diet. See something interesting on the trail? Email me at jake.lahut@thedailybeast.com.
This week, we go behind the scenes of the debate stage battle nobody asked for but we all deserve. Plus, a look at what to expect from Chris Christie, and a Rhode Island congressional candidate makes a classic Beltway mistake.
With Donald Trump set to skip the first Republican presidential debate, the clash between the two leading hopeful heirs to the MAGA movement—Gov. Ron DeSantis and Vivek Ramaswamy—is likely to produce plenty of fireworks.