Posted on 09/16/2015 11:41:57 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Tonight's GOP debate, to be broadcast on CNN, will almost certainly enjoy the type of record ratings generated by the previous debate on the Fox News Channel. The 11 candidates on the main stage will again have a potent opportunity to change how they are perceived by the Republican electorate -- one of the main purposes of these media events.
What follows are my nominations for challenges faced by specific candidates on a number of dimensions leading into the debate.
Most to Gain in Terms of Name Identification
The first debate worked significantly to the advantage of Ben Carson, Carly Fiorina and John Kasich in terms of these candidates' name identification among Republicans. All three saw their familiarity move up by double-digit amounts after the debates, although Kasich has faded some in the minds of Republicans since that time.
Heading into the current debate, here's who has the most to gain in terms of basic familiarity among Republicans:
•Kasich remains an unfamiliar face to 56% of Republicans (based on the fact that this is the percentage who don't know enough to give him a positive or negative rating). As noted, he gained recognition after the previous debate, going from a 41% familiarity rating to as high as 51%, before dropping down to his current 44% (leaving 56% who can't rate him).
•Fiorina is still unknown to 47% of Republicans. Her familiarity had been as low as 35% prior to the first debate, some 18 percentage points lower than where it is today. But a comparison of her current 53% familiarity rating to the 93% familiarity rating enjoyed by Donald Trump shows just how far she has to go if she is to become a serious contender for her party's nomination....
(Excerpt) Read more at gallup.com ...
Does anyone know a live link to the debate. My Democrat brother wants to see =)
I’m not changing who I’m voting for regardless of the outcome of this stupid debate. Who wins is subjective.
I heard on the Levin show last night that you could watch it on the Reagan library website.
With 11 people on the stage it will not be a debate anyways.
All this stupid show is going to do is provide more fodder for liberal comedians to make fun of Republicans and Conservatives.
With all this talk about someone taking down Trump, I think the deck is being stacked against Trump’s opponents. If, after all these months and speeches and they haven’t been able to “take him down”, why should a few minutes of face time on national TV make any difference? However, you have to factor in the dynamic of the completely objective CNN moderators who will try to stir things up. The initial “stirring up” will involve Trump, bouncing him up against Firiona. What Trump said about her in private doesn’t measure up to the hatred proclaimed to the world by Jindal.
wow your right I forgot about the library thanks =)
The above link and info was provided by International Business Times at the following link.
Ok thanks I’ll email my brother the links. I found another one:
http://www.livenewschat.eu/the-republican-debates-live-stream/
Chris Christie
Rand Paul
Scott Walker
Lindsey Graham
should drop out.
send him to N. Korea LOL!
LOL
O thanks for the laugh, that reminds me when I was working as an export coordinator for a south korean company, who had an office here in the us. We exported food products so they can make their product over there. I was preparing a shipment and I had to prepare the bill of lading.
About a week later just as the ship was about to leave I got a call from custom asking if I was sure I wanted to ship a container of tomato. I told her yes but then she said are you aware you can’t ship it there. I said Huh? lol I asked her how come I can’t ship it to South Korea. She then said “O so that is where you want it shipped” I said yes, she then said you better change the destination of your shipment on the bill of lading. LOL
There will be one Gainer and 10 losers. The Gainer is already winning, and the losers are already losing.
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