Natasha Korecki says: Haley stands out in this crowd for taking a more moderate approach on abortion, asking to find consensus on the issue. She said tonight what she’s said in the past: There will be no federal ban because there aren’t 60 votes for one.

Adds Dasha Burns: Haley is perhaps the most moderate candidate on the stage when it comes to abortion rights. Listening to her language might be an indication of how Republicans start to change their messaging after seeing losses like last night.

From Texas: Texas Republican voters want fewer people coming into the country period. Even when it comes to legal immigration, according to the Texas Politics Project, in 2022, 61% of Republican voters believe there are “too many” people coming to Texas legally.

A candidate cannot talk tough enough on immigration and border security to make inroads with Texas GOP primary voters. Even in the state government, 61% of Republican voters in August 2023 said the state was spending too little on border security. For context: Texas leaders have spent roughly $12 billion on border security and Gov. Abbott’s Operation Lone Star in the last few years.

Phil Prazan is the political reporter and anchor of the public affairs show Lone Star Politics on NBC DFW/KXAS.

Sen. Tim Scott said gas prices are “40% higher right now than they were just a little over two years ago,” but government data shows prices are about the same now as they were in November 2021.

This is false. A gallon of regular gas costs about $3.40 per gallon on average this week, compared with $3.41 per gallon in November 2021, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Prices did spike over the course of 2022 (to as high as $5 per gallon in June 2022), due in part to the war in Ukraine, but have since come down.

Haley’s most sustained applause in the room of the evening came on that abortion answer.

Philadelphia recorded more than 1,400 deaths to overdoses in 2022, an 11% jump from 2021, per the city’s health department.

The Kensington section of the city has become known for its visible drug use and open-air drug market — and political candidates including Mehmet Oz and Vivek Ramaswamy have documented trips there.  

Recently, Mayor-elect Cherelle Parker said the National Guard could be part of a “comprehensive approach” to address crime and drug issues there.

Lauren Mayk covers politics for NBC 10 (WCAU), reporting throughout the Philadelphia region. She also hosts the Battleground Politics podcast.

Pro-abortion rights advocates are trying to get a ballot initiative going in Florida in 2024, much like the one that passed in Ohio last night.

DeSantis often implies that abortion rights issues should remain with the states, but he has not been clear about what he would or would not do at the federal level.

The first question on abortion goes to DeSantis — who signed a 6-week abortion ban here in Florida.

Ramaswamy calling for a border wall along the U.S. border with Canada. Didn’t have that one on the bingo card.