CNN Republican You-Tube Debate -- Wednesday, November 28, 2007

[Meeker]

Wow, the Democratic one was only in September? It seems so long ago.


Predictions:

1) The moderators will try to create conflicts

2) Everyone will accuse each other of being soft on immigration

3) Huckabee will tell a somewhat humorous joke

4) Paul will piss everyone off

5) Giuliani and Romney will bicker

6) Everyone will ignore Fred and McCain

7) We'll be reminded that Hunter and Tancredo are in fact still running, only to forget five minutes after it ends

Likely YouTube questioners: Gays, someone on the border/a Minuteman, Chris Dodd, a pastor


Will Alan Keyes be there? Because Alan Keyes is making sense. 

[Meeker]

My rankings:

1) Huckabee
2) Giuliani
3) McCain
4) Thompson
5) Romney

Tancredo and Hunter were just there. Paul did his Paul thing and isn't really trying to win over voters from the other candidates but rather bring in voters who haven't participated in the past. So it doesn't really matter how he performs in comparison to the others.


Romney really needed a good night to curve Huckabee's momentum, and it mission failure on that one. Iowa is about to become a bloodbath between these two and Giuliani very shortly.

[Meeker]

Wow, the Democratic one was only in September? It seems so long ago.


Predictions:

1) The moderators will try to create conflicts

2) Everyone will accuse each other of being soft on immigration

3) Huckabee will tell a somewhat humorous joke

4) Paul will piss everyone off

5) Giuliani and Romney will bicker

6) Everyone will ignore Fred and McCain

7) We'll be reminded that Hunter and Tancredo are in fact still running, only to forget five minutes after it ends

Likely YouTube questioners: Gays, someone on the border/a Minuteman, a pastor
 

Wow... 9-out-of-10 correct on the serious predictions.

Good job.

Hardball panel here I come...

[Meeker]

NY Times should have it up by tomorrow along with their fancy transcript thingy.

[Meeker]

Those post debate polls are remarkable. Huckabee definitely has the big mo' at this point.


Oh, and for those who missed it the debate is up on YouTube: http://youtube.com/republicandebate  Never would've seen that one coming...