The bashing of ALL candidates should stop. Regardless of who gets the nomination, they will need the support of all of the GOP to win, and gratuitous bashing causes bad feelings (see McCain, John, who got lackluster support due to his constant stabbing of Bush).
Whether you support him or not, Cain has managed to make himself a contender without attacking anyone but Barack Obama. There is a lesson there for those who are paying attention.
Yes. The ‘debate’ formula is not conducive to doing what you suggest as the networks who put them on (and who decided that was okay?) want fights and fights between the candidates not against Obama.
The candidates need to rise above that, ignore the barbs and concentrate on their plan and the need to defeat Obama.
Cain was definitely the grown-up in the debate and Santorum took over Michelle’s role as the screaming baby.
But people have short memories and there is plenty of time for the candidates to give mature, well thought out plans for the future.
They would have all been better off to tell the News Channels to stuff it.