I guess I expect my politicians to come across like politicians. I think Romney comes across as presidential, and since we are a movie-of-the-week kind of world, it doesn’t surprise me that he looks like “movie-of-the-week” presidential to some.
Fred definitely has a different delivery. It will be good for him to get into the race when there are fewer candidates — I’m not sure his style would have stood out on the stage tonight, although I’m certain he would have done well.
I think Romney benefited the most from Fred not being there, because Romney came across in my mind as the leader in framing the answers, and not just because he got to go first so much. I think Fred would have done just as well with it, which would have detracted from Mitt.
Fred Thompson should be thankful he wasn’t a part of this 10-ring circus.
I cant argue with any of that