[Servant of the Cross]

No one could have ever scripted such a moment ... Newt gets to make his final point, hammering it home with a fantastic soundbite ... and they immediately cut to the break and close.

Brett Baier was grinning ear to ear (mostly because Juan got his arse handed to him (imho) ...)

[C. Edmund Wright]

TRUE STORY: I’m watching this debate at my home in Raleigh. It’s the Monday debate in SC, with another one on Thursday and a Saturday primary.

The Super PAC I’m consulting is all down in the dumps after leading Iowa, then slumping late, and then a poor New Hampshire. I’m telling them not to worry, that SC loves to reverse what Iowa and especially NH do.

They don’t believe it.

Then Newt takes down Juan in the Monday debate per the video. I text all of the others and say “we’re back in the game guys” - and we were. Then Newt wrapped up the state in the Thursday debate.