The Official CNN/Tea Party Express Debate Discussion Thread

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The Romney-Bachmann kiss looked painfully awkward.

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Romney's hitting Perry hard as flip-flopper. Kind of ironic, but true.

Perry won the exchange, though, in my opinion.

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Romney hitting Perry hard as flip-flopper.

Ironic.

Perry won the exchange, in my opinion.

How? He didn't answer the attacks thrown at him. That isn't winning.

His base doesn't care, and Romney stumbled a bit at the end. The people will watching will think Perry successfully defended himself since he seemed to get in the last word, even though he never actually made a counterpoint.

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Jobs? Please have Cain talk about the 9-9-9 plan!

I have to say that with each debate, my respect grows for Romney.

I've found that a lot of left-leaners I know respect him. One of my best friends, a liberal from a Democratic family, just loves the guy.

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The crowd just eats up anything Newt says. Why is he doing so bad in the polls?

I have to say that with each debate, my respect grows for Romney.

I've found that a lot of left-leaners I know respect him. One of my best friends, a liberal from a Democratic family, just loves the guy.

Don't get me wrong, I still hate him and think that he's a craven/spineless douchebag but at least he isn't acting like a dolt when it comes to entitlements when he could easily make his rhetoric sound closer to the conservative norm.

I know, I know.

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Cain: I'm going to bring some humor to the White House because America is too damn uptight.

Easily the best line of the night.