Hey, what do you know, I was essentially right.
Winner: Newt - The line of the night was by far the “Ted Kennedy” line. That stung.
Loser: Romney - He was pi$$ed after the TK remark, never regained his balanced, then everyone went after them.
Surprises: (2) - Santorum - Very strong answers, went on attack, but was able to bring it home with complements in the final question. Got a lot more TV time thanks to Huntsman not being there. Could really benefit from the Trump debate
Perry - See, what I tell ya. He did draw blood on Romney when everyone else was, but tried to have that “above the fray” moment on the foreign policy Q talking about the captured drone.
OK: Bachmann. Hey, the real story of tonight is that all those detractors saying she never goes after Mitt, well she did tonight. Staffers finally let her pull the gloves off. I knew she’d take heat over bringing up Herman Cain with her previous criticism of 9-9-9. A part of me though thinks it was in reaction to the “good ole boys club” on stage. Not a single person acknowledged her in the final question. Sometimes, a girls gotta do what a girls gotta do. I was just glad to see her go after Romney, but in honesty, Santorum got the better answers. But there was a big time drop-off between the 1st and 2nd hours. From 9:45-10:40, Michele got 2 questions. I was upset she didn’t get to answer the immigration question. On the Israel question, like Santorum mentioned, Romney had the right angle, but I know Michele didn’t want to acknowledge that because it’s finally come clear to her that people think she’s a shrill for Romney, so she went down a whole other tangent. That and the poverty question were the only two questions she got in the second hour. It was a big drop off from the first hour when the time was more equal.
Ron Paul is a 9/11 truther and American Apologist. I don’t care how many fiscal plans he comes out with that are sound, they will never eclipse his lunatic foreign policy.
Overall, nothing changed. Newt will be in a double digit lead with Romney losing another point or two. But I suspect there may be a slight movement among Perry/Bachmann/Santorum voters to make one final push to stop Newt. At this point, I don’t know who that person could be, but if that Trump debate goes on as planned, it may really be an opportunity for Santorum.
>>Winner: Newt - The line of the night was by far the “Ted Kennedy” line. That stung.
That and the terrorism “How does he know?” question. The only reason a Palestinian would say that is because he will USE NEWTS COMMENT to create terrorists.
Newt did really well.
Indeed you were. I began wondering if you worked for ABC or one of the campaigns as your predictions were almost spot on.
Santorum surprised me as well as he wasn't as whiny as he's been in the past and answered what was asked. As for Bachman, frankly I was greatful we didn't hear much from her in the second hour. As I said previously on this thread, to listen to her boast of her accomplishment makes me wonder if she will next announce she can walk on water. You said no one acknowledged her in the final question which I hadn't noticed. What I did notice was her only acknowledging Cain, refusing to recognize merit in the others. She's a smart cookie and by doing so, she's hoping to garner his supporters. Even with that, I don't believe she stands a chance nor does Santorum.