[no dems]

Thank God, there are enough rational thinking Republican voters in America that, I promise you now, Rick Perry will NEVER be the GOP nominee in 2012.

[A CA Guy]

He bad on immigration and did not do well with the foreign policy question about the 3am nuke call.

Am I wrong?

[fightin kentuckian]

Perry just blew the illegal immigration issue. That’s a major biggie with me (us in Arizona).

This will cost him. He got a lot of boo’s after his answer. He doesn’t want a wall and is indeed soft on illegals.

[Clintonfatigued]

I’m amazed that a mediocre establishment type like Rick Perry is being portrayed as some sort of TEA Party type. If he’s the nominee, I could only lukewarmly support him.

How’s this for a campaign tune? “I’m Just Mild About Perry.”

[Pinetop]

From your lipa to God’s ear. The guy is not too bright and he is not authentic. That’s a big problem.

[Paradox]

I am not big fan of any of the candidates so far. The more I see, the less I like of the front runners honestly.

One more thing, I tire of the term "x-Bots". Sort of like the term "epic", just so over used.

[Williams]

He was weak on the foreign policy question and I don’t like his position on illegals’ education. However he DID say he will secure the border.

They all get my vote vs. Obama (except Ron Paul).

[dangus]

Is it me, or does that tall, white collar and oversized suit make him look like Mile Dukakis?

[ExtremeUnction]

Perry will be the nominee. Sorry, but it will happen.

[jbp1]

I am getting ill. These bunch of dumbassess need to stop attacking each other and get on the problems with nobama.

Gingrich had it right

[ExtremeUnction]

A 2nd tier candidate will not get the nomination.

[fluffdaddy]

Don't make promises you can't keep. Nobody on that stage tonight has a prayer of stopping Perry. Without a late breaking entry, Perry wins.

I'm not happy about that, but that's reality.

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

Perry has made an ass of himself tonite. They really ganged up on the tuition thing and deservedly so. Going to get my fork to stick in him. Not good.

[LongWayHome]

This is the first debate I have watched. Perry really comes across as weak. I’ll hold my nose and vote for him over Obama, but I’m not impressed.

[se_ohio_young_conservative]

9 CANDIDATES STANDING UP ON THAT STAGE AND I CANT PICTURE MY SELF VOTING FOR EITHER ONE OF THEM...Even for dog catcher

[novascotianative]

Perry is toast.

[Eric Blair 2084]

Your opinions can get easily lost in the middle of a 1,000 post live debate thread.

[Sun]

Why doesn’t Perry just explain S.S. like Paul Ryan does, that people over 55 won’t be touched, etc.. Does he want to scare seniors?

[hinckley buzzard]

This is the first debate I have watched anywhere near all the way through. If I was watching as a naive neutral independent, I would say Newt and Mitt Romney have had the best of it by far. Perry has looked vague and evasive. Sorry Perrybots, that's what he looked like tonight.

BTW, Rick Santorum, a doing nothing going nowhere also ran, pinned Perry's ears to the wall on subsidizing illegals' education at the expense of native born Americans. Perry puked all over the stage on his answer.

I think Perry is a dead duck waddling.

[Cicero]

In-state tuition rates for illegal immigrants makes no sense. Why should illegals get a better deal than Americans?

But he stuck to it, and said that anyone who disagrees is mean and unfeeling.

[Ben Ficklin]

Hullabaloo, Caneck, Caneck
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