Yes, for me Newt was the best, because he could always draw from his command of our history. You’re right.
Which just goes to show, that it’s a fallacy that the best debater makes the best president.
Reagan was mediocre as a debater, but was good for a couple lasting comments.
“Well, there he goes, again.”
Agreed. The current “debate” format doesn’t really help either. Tricky one-liners or zingers may be a special talent for some but doesn’t tell us anything about their intentions or capabilities a President, as you point out and as Obama also has amply demonstrated.
This two-hour Q&A session is just a group press conference with the MSM in charge and everyone else vying for attention. Pretty stupid setup IMO.