Open this photo in gallery: Chris Christie, Nikki Haley, Gov. Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, and Tim Scott during the third Republican presidential primary debate, at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County in Miami on Nov. 8.SCOTT MCINTYRE/The New York Times News Service The night before Wednesday’s Republican debate, The Grand Old Party suffered several stinging losses to the Democrats in electoral tests, primarily on account of its anti-abortion policies. The defeat was in keeping with a brutal pattern for the Donald Trump-dominated party. It ratcheted up to four the number of beatings – including two...