Posted on 03/04/2016 6:27:06 AM PST by xzins
Trump won the debate with Kasich tied. Trump prevails because he was forced to debate 3 moderators who had coordinated with Mitt Romney, who had done his share a few brief hours earlier. He also had to debate 3 candidates, one of whom was independent and the other 2 clearly hitching to the Romney bandwagon.
1. Trump A-
2. Kasich A-
3. Cruz B
4. Rubio - F
I. Fox moderators have stated they spend huge amount of time and analysis preparing their questions.
Then they got down to business, talking through questions. The moderators have spent weeks writing (and rewriting) about 100 potential questions, roughly half of which will actually be asked. Though they have eight to 10 broad topics they plan to raise, including immigration and the economy, the moderators found themselves working down to the wire to refine their questions and think through smart follow-ups.
“Every day I spend a fair amount of time on my iPhone tightening them, redoing them, refining them, further researching them, bolstering them, eliminating them, and starting anew on some,” Ms. Kelly said.
II. One caveat to this process is 'late breaking news'.
Bill Sammon, vice president for news and Washington managing editor, urged the group to keep in mind two additional types of queries: timely ones off late-breaking news and ones “we might have missed.”.
III. So, leaving their carefully scripted questions they have agonized over, the moderators picked up LAST MINUTE orchestrated attempt to INFLUENCE the debate, AND they made it the headliner in their questioning of only one candidate.
IV. Likewise, two other candidates took their cues from the Romney attempt to influence and hung their responses on that same intrusion by a failed former candidate.
V. Trump was hit with this at the last minute on a debate day. One has to truly admire his ability to deal with it.
VI. Fox committed journalistic bigotry by coordinating their questions with an obviously bitter, partisan attack.
1. Trump, A-....For the above reasons and for still being standing, Trump wins the first half of the debate.
2. Kasich, A-...Kasich refused to participate in the Romney attack and in the moderator instigated attacks. Additionally, his answers were very substantial. His response to the Flint water crisis was truly a response from an experienced man. His reminder that he actually worked with Ronald Reagan was another home run. Kasich wins 2nd half of the debate.
3. Cruz, B...Cruz gave some good responses on the legal system about which he is very knowledgeable. He made no real stumbles except his using the Romney coordinated attack.
4. Rubio, F-....Rubio called for an all-out war with full commitment of our troops in the middle east. It went by unnoticed. The guy fancies himself a Little Napoleon.
They were so obviously prejudiced against Trump.
Also, to be honest, the time they consumed asking questions was sometimes so lengthy as to border on boring.
Priebus came up with this plan.
And, heaven help us, these idiots signed on to EXTRA debates.
Why?
So their candidates could have more chances to try to take down their OWN frontrunner in public.
I agree, three minutes of Trump Video from MK and only one minute for Trump to respond. No videos for the other three candidates. FOX is a damn joke..
Great post/thread. BTTT!
In Trump's level of business, you give everyone money....to keep them off your back.
You need to get over this. Its just not an issue. Its not advancing your agenda. Business people in NYC and everywhere give to both parties. Trump is not an exception.
I am truly surprised that Rubio’s call for an all out war is not getting at least a little notice someplace.
A bunch of anti-Trump graphics and media, and not one directed at any other candidate.
Kelly’s intro said it all, “Well, we did it to them in the last debate.”
So what?
B-O-L-O-G-N-A.
He supported Hillary multiple times.
All Kasich did all night was whine and try to sell Big Government.
Trump sells Big Government much more effectively.
No, Megyn did NOT lie. The rating had been A, but it’s dropped to D- after the complaints came in.
So it’s Trump who’s lying.
Kasich ate Cruz and Rubio’s lunch last night.
They looked like the youngsters that they were all snapping at the big dog.
Trump withstood a huge onslaught after a coordinated attack between Fox and Romney.
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Last night’s spectacle was a 6 on 1 concerted attack against Trump. Actually, 7 to 1 if you add in all the Romney quotes from the Fox stone throwers. Romney may as well been on the Fox panel.
Fox is more interested in ratings than it is in informing the people of this country about pressing national issues, some of which are existential.
Never in a million years will any Democrat candidate ever have to withstand such a coordinated attack.
TRUMP 54.69% (268,546 votes)
CRUZ 25.69% (126,143 votes)
KASICH 14.62% (71,808 votes)
RUBIO 5% (24,574 votes)
Fox wants to make news, not report it. Make no mistake about that.
If Fox had landed a Hillary, Bernie debate, they would have licked the dirt off their feet and groveled their thankfulness to be considered for such a lofty opportunity.
They would have sucked up so bad that they’d have left hickeys on the candidates!
Do we have any reports of Fox’s ratings last night?
Fox relished displaying their attacks on the screen in bright graphics when they attacked Trump. Not so much when it came to the other candidates.
Fox will devote significant time to congratulate itself on its performance. That you can count on.
Fox is a joke.
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