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Who Was The Winner of Tonight's Debate?
Elephant Watcher ^ | August 11, 2011

Posted on 08/11/2011 8:19:24 PM PDT by DeskCaptain

"The third primary debate was held tonight. Which candidates helped themselves, and who ended the night in a worse position?

Tonight was Jon Huntsman's first appearance at a primary debate. Unlike Michele Bachmann and Herman Cain, who offered "red meat to the base" during their first appearances, Huntsman just fit in. Being a firebrand is simply not in Huntsman's personality, and he never attacked Mitt Romney, the man standing in his way in New Hampshire. Huntsman also suffered from receiving few questions. It's still unclear whether Huntsman is willing to do what's necessary to make a genuine run for the presidency...."

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To: ClearCase_guy

I second that...Bachmann, Cain, Santorum


21 posted on 08/11/2011 8:37:00 PM PDT by abigail2
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To: DeskCaptain

Herman Cain


22 posted on 08/11/2011 8:37:12 PM PDT by Java4Jay
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To: yetidog

Romney did not lose anything as frontrunner.

That is because he re-framed every question to suit his prepared answer.


23 posted on 08/11/2011 8:38:11 PM PDT by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: DeskCaptain

24 posted on 08/11/2011 8:39:10 PM PDT by maggief
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To: Java4Jay

Newt looked and sounded the most presidential. My friends who are Cain supporters were really impressed with Newt. Newt, hands down.


25 posted on 08/11/2011 8:39:38 PM PDT by hillarys cankles
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To: DeskCaptain

(Romney did not lose anything as frontrunner.)

What you smoking ?


26 posted on 08/11/2011 8:40:52 PM PDT by Java4Jay
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To: DeskCaptain

Who won the debate - it definitely wasn’t the questioners. But then I turned it off after Byron York’s lame question to Bachman.


27 posted on 08/11/2011 8:41:50 PM PDT by OrioleFan (Republicans believe every day is the 4th of July, democrats believe every day is April 15.)
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To: abigail2
Note also that, 45 minutes in, Santorum had been given just one question. And he let the panel know. Then, when he did have a question, the buzzer rang and they cut him off immediately -- "We have rules!" but when Ron Paul got the buzzer, they let him ramble repeatedly.

I like Santorum, and though I don't think he's the biggest threat to Obama, it sure felt like the panel wanted to freeze him out, shut him down, and end his campaign.

But Ron Paul is useful to keep around, because he makes the GOP look like a home for lunatics.

28 posted on 08/11/2011 8:42:01 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (The USSR spent itself into bankruptcy and collapsed -- and aren't we on the same path now?)
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To: ClearCase_guy
I liked Bachmann, Cain and Santorum.

Me too. Pawlenty was pathetic and mean spirited. Paul was deranged. Romney was slick, but they never even asked him to comment on Cap and Trade -- a program he supported last year. It's as if climate change has fallen off the face of the earth, except it's just laying in wait to bite us in the ankle.

29 posted on 08/11/2011 8:42:04 PM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: DeskCaptain

No one won. We just witnessed 2 hours of rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.


30 posted on 08/11/2011 8:42:18 PM PDT by mek1959
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To: hillarys cankles

Newt won. Too bad I can’t trust him on so many issues.


31 posted on 08/11/2011 8:43:00 PM PDT by Round 9
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To: DeskCaptain

Gingrich had the only real content.. repeal Sabanes-Oxley.. repeal.. Obamacare... repeal.. Frank-Dodd... as starters... NOW not on 2012...


32 posted on 08/11/2011 8:43:01 PM PDT by hosepipe (This propaganda has been edited to include some fully orbed hyperbole...)
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To: Red_Devil 232

Newt is a LIBERAL. Accept it.


33 posted on 08/11/2011 8:43:09 PM PDT by Terrence DoGood
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To: tomkat

What a beautiful picture!


34 posted on 08/11/2011 8:43:09 PM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: DeskCaptain

Blogpimps. Definitely the blogpimps.


35 posted on 08/11/2011 8:44:55 PM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: ClearCase_guy
I like Santorum, and though I don't think he's the biggest threat to Obama, it sure felt like the panel wanted to freeze him out, shut him down, and end his campaign.

Agreed.

36 posted on 08/11/2011 8:45:01 PM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: Terrence DoGood

Newt won but I know he doesn’t have a chance in hell. I wish Santorum had more of a chance. I was leaning Bachmann but now im firmly leaning toward Cain.


37 posted on 08/11/2011 8:48:07 PM PDT by hillarys cankles
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To: FreeAtlanta

They printed 3T+ and are ready to ship it out to all the banks, but the banks don’t want it. They have the paper (IOU) and can call for it but they know that inflation is going to kick in soon so they won’t draw it from the Federal Reserve because it will then be sitting on their books. If they drew and loaned it and inflation kicks in, the loans will be repaid with inflated dollars. The inflation rate will far exceed the interest rate they can currently demand and they would lose alot of money, hence, no one is loaning money and they are happy to get .25% interest instead.


38 posted on 08/11/2011 8:49:21 PM PDT by John.Galt2012 (I'll take Liberty and you can keep the "Change"!)
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To: DeskCaptain

Herman Cain if you listened to what he would actually do.

Overall the debate was unfair as each candidate should have been given the same number of questions.


39 posted on 08/11/2011 8:49:34 PM PDT by Trteamer ( (Eat Meat, Wear Fur, Own Guns, FReep Leftists, Drive an SUV, Drill A.N.W.R., Drill the Gulf, Vote)
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To: afraidfortherepublic
"It's as if climate change has fallen off the face of the earth, except it's just laying in wait to bite us in the ankle. "

I hate chiggers!

40 posted on 08/11/2011 8:50:12 PM PDT by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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