This is by far the most sane analysis.
Great analysis.
Excellent analysis!
The ‘Joe The Creeper’ photo cracks me up.
I think Trump wounded Carly Fiorina and Jeb Bush pretty bad. How much they bleed from their wounds remains to be seen. He hit Carly hard when he brought up her tenure at HP and Lucent. Hopefully this gets traction. He hurt Bush on immigration and on his brother’s legacy. Given the level of hostility leveled against Trump from before he even took the stage, I think he did pretty good. Not many people could weather that kind of hostility. His brutal comments to Rand Paul might not go over so well however. Time will tell.
and Cruz did an excellent job with the short amount of time he had allotted to him. His command of the issues was obvious. If this doesn’t advance him, I don’t know what will.
Spot on!
I have the TV going with the recording of the debates but with the sound muted.
Just watching reactions, body language and facial expressions, Fiorina looked staged, rehearsed and practiced. It was obvious that she was given some type of heads up on the questions.
Also, with the audio on, it’s obvious the audience was stacked in her favor.
Cruz was constantly cut-off and even when he had time to make excellent points, no applause from the audience.
As far as Trump, this was an ambush from the start.
Rush predicted this all week long.
He should have a great show and analysis later today.
2016 election cycle winner: Sundance.
One of the very few professional (?) pundits worth reading.
Despite the across the board attacks, Trump remains standing. Even the other candidates had to agree with him on points, which I am sure hurt. I like the "Actions speak louder than words – what you heard tonight was a lot of words, what I will deliver is action." Only Trump can answer that by evidence of his past. Especially when that is in comparison to Carson and Fiorina, his only two earstwhile competitors. The others are dead men walking, all avoiding Perry's fate and dropping out, which is what they should all do.
I did not tire of the long 3 hour format. I do think this is a win and overall SO MUCH BETTER than Fox. I did miss a few minutes of it do to dinner and family, so I'll watch and listen to it again as I have a long day of travel this weekend.
So my take:
Trump has a special place for some because so little is expected of him when it comes to policy or knowledge. Not knowing things makes him appealing to those who feel America needs another amateur, a dilettante in the Oval Office. (It’s worked so well in the last six years, right?) Trump seems authentic to his supporters, too, because he doesn’t mind being boorish. That’s the real him and some people like a man who can toss off insults when he has no ideas beyond slogans.
The GOP-e urinated away reasons to support them until we finally arrived at last night's.. er... "debate." ("You keep using that word... I do not think it means what you think it means.") What a spectacle!
Mr. niteowl77
Ted Cruz won!
The Democrat media has been up early this morning spinning for Fiorina, promoting the idea that she was the runaway winner. However, many viewers will remember her sourpuss face rather than what she said. Would you want to hear Fiorina pontificating on TV for four years? It would be as tiring as Obama’s filibuster has been.
Telling it like it is. And that picture of creepy Joe and Hillary says it all, to finish.
Trump didn't have a great night but was the center of attention. The plan to destroy him is obvious. Will it work? I don't think so as of the moment. /my two cents
I liked how both Carly Fiorina and Ted Cruz described in detail the horrors of the Planned Parenthood videos. I was very impressed with how Bobby Jindal put Pataki and Graham in their place by highlighting their defeatist whining about not wanting to vote on something that Obama would veto. I was not impressed by Trump talking about how he would get along and do deals with Putin.
