Those two are better than the rest.
Perry lost me with his open borders nonsense.
Agreed.....but hey, as GWB said and Perry has insinuated, I’m just a nativist for believing our immigration laws should be enforced.
Tonight’s Winners and Losers
Winners (Nobody) Several Candidates battled to a draw but based on weaknesses kept them from claiming victory. In the best order I can think of:
1. Gingrich - Best Debater, but as been mentioned before he’s got the baggage.
2. Romney (Tie) - Came out slightly ahead in the Romney/Perry scuffles. That doesn’t mean people will vote for him, I just see this as the performance tonight.
2. Cain (Tie) - Was good as Gingrich, but Cain didn’t get a lot of speaking time.
4. Perry - He was hurt on his two weakest issues. However, if he comes out of tonight unhurt, he is well poised to carry on to the nomination because this is about the worst they can take at him. I don’t think he’s a great debater though.
5. Bachmann - Well, she tried to take swipes at Perry because that’s where her voters went. It’s not what she said anything bad, some people will accuse her of being shrill, but what alternative was there? Repeat talking points and go quietly?
6. Santorum - He was OK, but is getting no traction.
7. Paul (Tie) - This dude just won’t go away.
7. Huntsman (Tie) - Oh my God, this guy has no base. Get him off the stage now.
Like I said, if Perry survives tonight, he is in the driver’s seat because these issues (HPV and Immigration) will have come out in the open. If he falters from tonight, then Palin’s window may be time to jump in. If she waits to long and allows him to recover, her time will past.