Unfortunately, the vast majority will only remember Romney's quip about Gingrich appearing only once in Reagan's book and then only as a backbencher with whom he disagreed. Such is the power of the media.
For all of Newt's purported debating skills, he, not Romney, appears to have the glass jaw. Romney has learned how to get under Newt's thin skin through sudden, multi-pronged attacks. Newt normally has the presence of mind to dissect that and respond, but my sense is that he becomes emotionally wounded and then defensive. He then retreats to saying fallback things like "I will respond later on my website". Newt needs to get in a room for a day with debate coaches to get this corrected. It's not hard, but it must be done now. I saw ample evidence last night that Romney has been getting intensive debate coaching. Romney has become an extremely dangerous debater.
Newt must prevent Romney from standing next to him on national television and rewriting history to Newt's detriment.
“Romney has become an extremely dangerous debater.”
Only because it is not beneath him to lie. Romney is NOT a good debater...he has preplanned lies to tell. I don’t think he scored points over what he did to Newt. However, we will see how the polls change or don’t over the next few days.
Romney has learned how to get under Newt’s thin skin through sudden, multi-pronged attacks
I think it had more to do with the debate format ala Brian Williams. Who I believe intentionally let the debate get away from him.
It felt to me like Romney overwhelmed Gingrich with multiple questions. I’m not sure how Gingrich could have answered Romney’s charges satifactorily because romney was all over the board.
Except may he could have said Romney is all over the board?
“I saw ample evidence last night that Romney has been getting intensive debate coaching. Romney has become an extremely dangerous debater.”
i disagree - BHO would mop the floor with deer-in-the-headlights Mittens.
BTW - GREAT interview with Newt tonight on Hannity (Wed.) and his detailed answers to every recent Romney false accusation.
Great interview - And Newt answers Romney’s false charges: