Quick Analysisi: Undecided leaning Fred Thompson is my bias.
1)The media take is nothing changed with the 3 leaders (I disagree)
2)The media take is of the “other” challengers, nobody set themselves apart (I agree)
1)McCain looked old, tentative and grasping for the language he has used in the Sentate for along time (I think he hurt himself the most because his age can’t be changed)
2)Giuliani was fair but very defensive on his liberal positions on abortion and stem cell...(No major gaffes but I think he hurt himself moderately with the issues that will drag on him throughout a GOP Primary, abortion)
3) The winner, was Mitt Romney. (He looked Presidential and was confident in his answers. He appeared aggresive on fighting WOT...and he seemed genuine and hammered his pro family theme. )
*The “others” were undistinguised. Some had good answers but none really stood out. They can’t play it safe like the top 3, they need to be aggressive and get recognized. Of the “others” I think Huckabee,Gilmore did the best and Duncan Hunter did OK...They all need to be more telegenic and get noticed...Just my opinion...Kind of neutral since I’m undecided but leaning Fred Thompson.
Fair analysis....
One thing that should not go unmentioned is how utterly irrelevant and juvenile many of the questions were. Not bad training for responding to the White House Press Corps... but not real helpful for informing the populace about the candidate’s vision.