Posted on 01/14/2016 10:17:21 PM PST by ScottWalkerForPresident2016
Since unexpectedly jumping into the Republican race this past summer, Donald Trump has shaped the political conversation, dominated the national polls, and bended long-held electoral laws to his will. But on Thursday night in South Carolina, the blustery billionaire did something he had still yet to do during the past seven months: He lived up to his campaign trail performance on the debate stage.
During the first five GOP get-togethers, Trump repeatedly found himself absorbing attacks from everyone from Fox News‘ Megyn Kelly to Carly Fiorina. And when Trump wasn’t fending off parries from his rivals or the moderators at past debates, he often went MIA for long stretches—particularly when the conversation veered into policy specifics—ceding the prime-time spotlight to his attention-starved rivals. When he did turn up, it was generally to take cheap shots at the already beaten down Jeb Bush. In North Charleston, though, Trump was the type of "high energy" candidate that he sees when he looks in his high-end, ornamental mirror.
The night finally produced the expected clash between Trump and fellow firebrand Ted Cruz—the two polling leaders in the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses and national surveys—and, while it was close, Trump seemed to get the better of their exchanges. Pressed by the Fox Business moderators, Cruz offered a lengthy explanation for why Trump‘s birther-themed claims that Cruz might not be eligible to be president because he was born in Canada were bunk. "Now since September, the Constitution hasn't changed, but the poll numbers have," Cruz said, reminding viewers that Trump had previously dismissed the question out of hand earlier in the campaign. It was a strong answer, but it set Trump up to play the role of counter-puncher.
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GO TRUMP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
His counter punch is strong.
And in another of his wins, Megyn Kelly was not in the panel. Go Trump.
“ScottWalkerForPresident2016”.....lol
Trump’s strongest points were his invocation of William F. Buckley and his rousing defense of New York values.
He really dominated the debate and no one else topped him.
The race is his to lose.
It was interesting to have Trump give the explanation on Corporate Inversion. No generalities, and detailed as one of Cruz’s Constitution explanation. There were a couple of other times. China trade was one. And then talking about 9/11, and the smell of death. Trump was at the best in any debate he was in.
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Easily won the debate. This was Cruz’s worst performance to date. Rubio, Christie did well. K and Jeb did horrible. Carson....nice guy.
The reason Cruz lost this debate badly is because he lost the debate to Trump and New York and Rubio to the list of flip flops he made recently. Couldn’t seem to rebut well tonight. I think his head may have been to inflated.
You know, it’s not inconceivable that you’ll have to change your screen name in a few months....
TRUMP/WALKER
Governor, executive experience, great track record, a proven winner. Sounds like just the kind of guy Trump would hire. Whaddya think?
I wonder if at the regular Fox debate they will remove Megyn. Maybe just have Baier and Wallace.
Even Krauthhammer said Trump won.
Won’t be Trump/ Haley. Heh
Nope.
Well at first I thought they would, but they will leave her. She was the best thing to happen to Fox News. It gave them a weeks worth of attention. I know it sucks but it really does bring in the eyeballs.
Mr. T would love to take her on again, this time loaded for bear. Last time he winged that shrew. That was unprepared. This time he will let her have it. She might cry.
Krat said that. I am on my mobile otherwise I’d post a pic of Rufus and Martin sitting together (dog & cat).
he may have won the debate but he obviously has clue as to what a blind trust is if he thinks his wife and kids are gonna run it
I didn’t watch the debate, but am picking up snippets of what was said. Ted Cruz totally made me dislike him very much with his put down of NY’ers. Trump’s heart-felt response put him in his place. What an arrogant, a**hole Cruz has turned out to be. He’s smug and thinks he’s the only conservative in the world - I hardly call taking teddy bears and soccer balls to the border to welcome foreign invaders a conservative position. Crawl back under your slimy rock Mr. Cruz - I can’t stand you any more.
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