I don’t think Perry won the debate. Sometimes people might say that one person “won” the debate because that person performed better compared to expectations than other debate participants. I think compared to expectations going into the debate that Perry did perform best. This would not be difficult for Perry to achieve given the very low expectations we have for him.
But judging the performances on an absolute basis, and not compared to expectations going into the debate, Gringrich and Romney still come out on top. Having said that, Romney really screwed up in my opinion with his $10K bet challenge.
Bachman - true conservative, the one that should be on top
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Yes, she should. But her endless annoying self promotion and hacking on the competition is what has brought her down. She is shameless. I ‘ve known women like her — they will stop at nothing to WIN — to me it’s a character flaw.
Just be WHO YOU ARE. That’s what Newt is doing — that’s why he’s winning. He doesnt’ need to bring anyone else down, because he just naturally rises above them.
And it’s sad — because Bachmann is genuinely conservative ...she’s just not genuinely herself.