I’ll take him. I’ll take Bachmann. I’ll take Cain. I’ll take Santorum. The rest are RINOs.
Same four I like best.
I've watched every debate and scored every response in each debate, A, B, C, D or F. I base my grade mostly on whether or not I agree with the answer, but I sometimes penalize if the answer isn't stated well or doesn't answer the question. (Sorry, Perry)
Converting that to a 4 point GPA, my current standings thru 11 debates are: Gingrich 3.90, Bachmann 3.61, Santorum 3.60, Cain 3.58, Romney 3.12, Perry 2.96, xPawlenty was 2.66, Paul 2.40, Huntsman 2.38, Johnson 2.28.
When my state votes, I'll probably look at InTrade to see who, at that time, are the two most likely candidates to win the GOP nod, and then vote for the one of the two that I've graded higher. Most likely Romney will be one of the two... most likely the other will be someone I grade higher than Romney.
I don't see anyone catching Gingrich in my mind. I'm darn near dead even on Cain, Bachmann and Santorum, so if they stay that tight, my "intangibles" preferences have them in that "CBS" preference order. Several more debates to go, to see if anything changes.
As far as Perry goes, I definitely don't want him as our nominee, but I'm still paying attention since I'm still effectively undecided as to who I'd go for if, God forbid, Perry and Romney are the top two candidates when my state votes.