Posted on 08/06/2015 8:10:06 PM PDT by mystery-ak
Poll is open to guests
Oh, bull poop, they've given equal exposure to all the pub candidates.
No one was hurt in the “debate”.
Cruz was the best!
Huckabee, Rubio, and Walker were very good too.
The two I most dislike are Jebbie and Kasich; Jebbie was not hurt by his performance. Kasich may have been hurt with his virtual endorsement of same-sex couples. Dr. Carson is talented but seemed befuddled at several points.
Paul seemed like a gadfly, unorganized and unimpressive.
Christie, I rank him 8th of the ten.
Trump probably helped himself; any harsh rhetoric will strengthen him with his base.
Total setup from the git-go.
Ted Cruz.
Completely respect your opinion on Trump, though it differs from mine.
I have never considered FOX to be conservative. I have always considered them to be just slightly less liberal than the rest of the networks.
I’m not sure what sort of game FOX is playing or what their end game is. Do they want Bush? Hillary? I’m very cynical about the whole thing.
Cruz won, and because he answered every question asked to him accurately, and stylishly.
Had they not gone over an hour between questions for Cruz he would have walked away with it.
Trump, Rubio, and Carson all very good.
Winners Trump, Carlson, Huckster
losers Paul and Fox News.
1. Cruz, 2. Trump, 3. Carson
Nobody. There was no winning that poorly run, biased hit job. I’m extremely disappointed in Fox.. enough where I may just not even bother watching anymore. I’ve always disliked them, just disliked them the least of all the choices. All I see them as now is another bunch of media hacks who have no interest in real truth, it’s all about what they want. They can burn
The Drudge poll reflects the bias Fox had against Trump.
Cruz was the best, but the Trump set up by Fox was obvious and often.
How much did it cost him?
How much did it cost him?
A couple of Megyn Kelly fans.
We have good choices.
Period
yes, I turn the sound down whenever she’s on.
but I don’t change the channel, because I like looking at her. sorry about that.
Instantaneous impressions:
Kasich - looked and sounded good, presidential. Not flapplable. Surprising.
Cruz - As I expected, excellent. He did however forget a few times that he is not running against Obama. Blew opportunities to tie Obama/Hillary
Christie - He may have “won” vs Paul, but somehow he managed to look “small (!)” in winning.
Paul - disappointing; angry; defensive; Christie got the better of him although I believe Paul is right.
Trump - hard to recover from early “low blow” and a clearly hostile audience/moderators; missed some opportunities.
Rubio - Came off very well. May have been thrown a few softballs.
Carson - Got better as things progressed; still a concern about credentials and toughness.
Walker - OK, but not Mr. Excitement.
Bush - still not a great speaker; doesn’t “feel” presidential; seemed uncomfortable.
Huckabee - was thrown a “bomb” as the first question; never recovered. If YOU can’t explain how you will win, get out.
I wouldn’t pick a winner, but I found Kasich and Cruz the best of the bunch, Kasich being somewhat of a surprise. The “Fat Man/Little Boy” exchange between Christie and Paul was probably not helpful for anyone.
If Fox wanted Trump to look bad, I believe that it will backfire, because Fox looked worse and if anyone didn’t believe that Fox was the instrument of the country club/chamber of commerce wing of the GOP, they do now.
He doesn’t need to buy Drudge. Trump will be going up in the polls again in the next weeks.
They could not spell her name right?
Yes.
Cruz and Carson
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