Running Republican Debate Thread

[93Devil]

So who looks the best?

No left vs right.

Which candidate did the best tonight?

 

[93Devil]

Carson seems to have trouble speaking in this forum.

Trump, whoa boy, he is not disappointing.

Bush seems polished.

 

[93Devil]

Paul seems very smug. Very smug.

 

[Spartan Squad]

Carson seems over his head.

Trump is digging himself a hole and proving he's a joke.

The two Florida boys sound the best to me.

Favorite moment for me was Paul and Christie getting into a shouting match. I was waiting for the audience to begin chanting Jerry, Jerry, Jerry!

 

[Shropshire Slasher]

Didn't watch a minute of it. Was Paul just trying to bait Christie into losing it?

 

[old_tony]

Trump should have lost a fair amount of support right at the start, though we'll see.

Huckabee is taking the bull by the horns. If you didn't watch the earlier round with the other seven candidates, Fiorina and Perry showed that they should have been in with the big boys.

 

[93Devil]

Still on.

 

[93Devil]

Does it hurt Huckabee that he's not really come close in the past?

 

[93Devil]

I just got an ESPN commercial during the debate.

Unsure if I have ever seen an ESPN commercial on another network.

 

[exmediahack]

I'm a little behind and not watching live. FOX is doing its best to stoke the base which is irritating.

Both Baier and Kelly are asking veiled questions where they lick around the edges of a specific candidate.

 

[exmediahack]

Does it hurt Huckabee that he's not really come close in the past?

Yes.

Huckabee isn't a serious candidate. He won a few states in 2008 because most Republicans knew better than to run after two terms of Bush.

He and Santorum are only in this to keep their speaking fees in the five figures.

 

[Shropshire Slasher]

Didn't realize it was still on.

 

[93Devil]

I wonder if Kasich moved his needle there.

 

[exmediahack]

Coming from a slightly different angle than many here still in sports in that I cover politics a lot.

Think Kasich is only one I haven't interviewed in last four years. Bush, Huckabee, Graham and Christie most enjoyable people to chat with while reporting. Worst ones to deal with... Rand Paul, Rand Paul and, uh, Rand Paul.

 

[Spartan Squad]

Didn't watch a minute of it. Was Paul just trying to bait Christie into losing it?

It was a question about collecting phone data. Christie was playing up 9/11 hard to argue security over liberty. Paul augured no threat justifies ignoring the Constitution. It turned into a NeoCon/Libertarian pissing match.

 

[Riptide]

Trump should have lost a fair amount of support right at the start, though we'll see.

Huckabee is taking the bull by the horns. If you didn't watch the earlier round with the other seven candidates, Fiorina and Perry showed that they should have been in with the big boys.

Tony, I didn't watch. How did Mitt do?

 

[Stoney]

My main takeaway from the parts I watched was how clear it appeared that Fox News was trying to skew the results. Could plainly tell they don't want the rogue candidates Trump and Paul to do well from the obvious loaded questions they reserved for those two. Which is hardly surprising considering the republican establishment/moneymen who've virtually bought Fox News don't want those guys either.

And, fwiw, I nearly spit up a lung when ole Jeb declared that "Al Qaeda was done for" until that damn Obama pulled troops outta Iraq. These people have not an ounce of shame. **** the truth, just say whatever the rubes in the audience wanna hear....

 

[SFIND]

Christie vs. Paul details.

Christie, Paul have epic clash at debate | TheHill

 

[SnarkShark]

I can't ****ing believe they asked if God has spoken to them. Even a parody of a Republican debate wouldn't feature that question.

 

[SnarkShark]

Trump should have lost a fair amount of support right at the start, though we'll see.

Huckabee is taking the bull by the horns. If you didn't watch the earlier round with the other seven candidates, Fiorina and Perry showed that they should have been in with the big boys.

That question about supporting the future candidate and not running as an independent was a direct shot at him. They knew exactly what was going to happened and I'm kinda surprised the so overtly torpedoed him.