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Mitt Romney looked good and sounded good in the debate last night. Image is a key part of politics and Romney did very well at projecting a very good image. His answers were articulate and on target. I haven’t thought very highly of Romney in this contest, but he did very well last night. He exuded charisma.
Giuliani also did very well. While looking older than Romney, he did a very good job of addressing the issue of terrorism and showing his toughness and good sense. His answers were sharp and to the point. When he embarrassed CNN’s Wolf Blitzer by asking whether the media would cover good news in Iraq with as much relish as it covers bad news. Rudy entered the debate as the front runner and left it in the same condition.
The loser was John McCain. His immigration answer hurt him in the Republican primary. His answers lacked the snap of Rudy’s or Romney’s. With McCain vying with Romney and Thompson for second place, he slipped in this debate.
And let me say it again. Mike Huckabee showed a unique ability to turn a phrase, project his values, and reach the people on a basic level. He deserves to make it to the first tier.
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CNN debate managemenht was sad - puny questions - puny moderators - tne network is in disarray - except for Lou Dobbs -
Romney (as always) looks very presidential and polished. But he is such a clean-cut “nice guy”. I like him but I just don’t know if he is tough enough to climb in the gutter and do battle with the Clinton machine. Now Rudy on the other hand, DOES have this quality which is why he is appealing.
I agree with you on Huckabee. He is just very “genuine”. But does anyone else notice?
McCain took heavy fire for the immigration but I think he redeemed himself at the end when he talked about how Hispanics too have their names on the Vietnam Wall, etc. At least McCain gave a rest to that old “spending like drunken sailors” line. He was getting to be like a broken record, “my friends”.
Brownback, Gilmore, and Tommy are so boring that I have been hitting the fast-forward button. In the past I was always for inclusion, but with these debates I really think the sponsors need to have a rule of 5% or 10% support. That is reasonable. I mean come on, can you picture Ron Paul giving a State of the Union address? Well I can’t so why are we wasting his time and ours??
I thought the Republican debate well worth watching and I think it allowed the candidates far more freedom to express themselves and their answers were much more varied and interesting. The questions seemed Ok to me. Much better debate than the previous one and I was able to see much more of the candidates real persona.
I must say that I was skeptical before the debate started as to how it would be handled on CNN and unlike Chris Mathews (the drill sargent) it was certainly more relaxed.