As LS stated, Trump is the best mechanism conservatives have in place to get out their message. 24 million tuned in to hear Trump and heard what the other conservatives (and some RINOs) had to say as well. Suffice to say it may have been a first for many of them to hear real ideas.
For many, it was probably the first time they realized Ted Cruz was not an evil gnome but is truly Presidential Material.
== 24 million is a huge signal that the natives are wrestless and are sick and tired of the same old political lies and liars.
== FoxNews had basically signaled several days earlier that they would be gunning for Trump.
== Trump had never been in a political debate, so his novice status certainly made him an easy target.
== Kelly basically opened the attack and Trump basially responded in kind. Notice Kelly’s smirk when she asked her editorialized question. Notice that Trump’s response wiped that smirk off her face. Kelly liked dishing it out; she just didn’t expect ‘incoming’.
== Trump still drove the media headlines yesterday and is doing so again this morning.
== Some posted in related threads ‘live’ polls by various media websites of the debate results. Those were certainly not all conservative media. Trump’s numbers were in line with the results of Drudge’s poll. Trump was in the 40-55% range and the nearest competitor was in the 10-15% range.
== Luntz said debate ended Trump’s campaign. Luntz was shoveling dirt on Trump’s dead campaign a couple of weeks ago after the McCain-Trump flair-up. It seems that Trump’s campaign is not dead yet.
== Other media (other than FoxNews) seem to be crowning Kasich as the real winner because he came across as a jovial good-ole-boy.
== I thought it interesting that new-comer Kasich — governor of Ohio — managed to make the big table debate which was held in — {drum roll} — Ohio. Who’da’thunkit? A co-winki-dink?
== So far, Trump seems to be forcing people to, as the Twix commercial says, “Pick a side.” He is forcing people out of their comfort zones.