Posted on 09/17/2015 8:49:39 PM PDT by Red Steel
Carly Fiorina had a big fan at Wednesday night’s GOP debate watch party — Susan Lew, owner of the host Emerald Chinese Cuisine restaurant in Kearny Mesa.
“I am Carly supporter,” Lew said, displaying one of the placards made available to guests. “I’m here to watch her beat Mr. Trump.”
Pundits may have given the former Hewlett-Packard CEO the edge in the CNN debate, but a straw poll tallied midway through the 3-hour show saw front-runner Donald Trump win the night locally.
San Diego Republican GOP Chairman Tony Krvaric announced the top five finishers in the poll taken at the party-sponsored event: Trump, Ben Carson, Fiorina, Sen. Rand Paul and Sen. Ted Cruz. No percentage breakdown was given, but an overheard ballot-by-ballot tally indicated the vast majority of votes went to the top three.
Before the debate, North County Supervisor Bill Horn said: “I’m just here to see who I’m going to vote for.”
Who might prevail? he was asked.
“Given the fact that Trump doesn’t need any money and really is politically incorrect — I’m close to that side,” Horn began. “But I like Ben Carson. I think he is extremely intelligent.”
During the debate, shown on seven screens, the audience of 300 was fairly quiet and attentive. But the most excitement came when Fiorina challenged Trump.
“You ran up a mountain of debt,” Fioria told Trump, which brought cheers and a woman’s loud “Yes!” at the upscale restaurant. “Thank you for pointing that out.”
When Fiorina suggested arming the Kurds, yells and applause were heard.
The real-estate billionaire drew laughter as well, especially when he suggested Randy Paul provided plenty of material to mock the Kentucky senator’s looks.
Only scattered applause greeted Trump’s assertion that “nobody has control of me.”
Carson received applause for his flat tax modeled after biblical tithing, and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie drew San Diegans’ applause when he addressed Trump and Fiorina with the idea that average workers “could care less about your careers.”
Krvaric, the party chair, arrived about 90 minutes into the debate to cheers of “Tony! Tony!”
“This is a bottom-up party,” Krvaric said, standing in the center of the restaurant. “This is not where party elites get to decide who the nominee should be. So don’t stand on the sidelines.”
He said no matter who gets the nomination, the San Diego GOP “will campaign for him or her vigorously.”
“When Fiorina suggested arming the Kurds, yells and applause were heard”
Why? I’m guessing that they never met a Kurd.
Trump wins straw poll, but gets like earm applause. Works for me/s
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Trump will build the WALL! No one else will! He is making a “deal” with the American people and will keep it!
democrats will,destroy Fiorina because of her incompetence at HP..just like Boxer did
The loudest applause in the video. ;-)
Bingo! And they'll throw in Lucent, too.
She's a loser.....perfect for the GOPe.
On mobile. Videos difficult. Hope you are correct. Going by what the article said.
If she wasn't a woman, she wouldn't be there, period.
She was in charge at Lucent and HP too just because she is a woman.
She's not presidential material.
I'm a Trump supporter but I believe Rubio probably won the debate. Christie was the most improved.
Pundits are going to have egg on their face tomorrow and I wonder how many claim they said she won the debate or avoid it at all costs
They're desperate to stop Trump and are disappointed that he didn't do something to injury himself last night.
(Albeit, I wish he hadn't said that about Rand Paul...served no useful purpose)
Can’t find the actual results of the straw poll?
This guy, San Diego Republican GOP Chairman Tony Krvaric didn’t give us the counts, but read the results after they were tallied. You can watch him announce them to the crowd in the 2 to 3 minute video at the link.
Thank you!
Trump said on Hannity that he has Carly’s tapes on trashing Barbara Boxer’s looks and Meg Whitman’s looks and called her a weak women playing the double standard game.
You know, I wondered about that too - Trump came right out of the gate at Paul. However, I then remembered that Rand was all over the media blabbering and poking at Trump a few days before the debate. SO, I guess Trump just took his lunch money and shut him down for the night to keep him from yapping at his heels.
I’ve been very clear I don’t support deportation. I don’t support amending the Constitution or challenging the 14th Amendment,” Fiorina told NBC News
Where do they dig up these people to either watch the debates in a group or participate in a focus group afterwards? These people don’t seem real.
I felt that way initially but as I processed it, I decided he was right on the money as usual. Paul had no business being on that stage. CNN only put him there so he could be one more voice attacking Trump, adding to the frenzy. Trump was rightfully pi55ed and Rand needed to be put in his place and he surely was. I’m not sure others will process it the same way I did however.
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