The Official Fox News/Google Debate Discussion Thread

[Wonkish1]

Perry bombed, BIGTIME!

At one point, he tried to go after Romney for flip flopping and sounded like a stoner trying to do calculus. Just stumbling all over his tongue.

Cain and Newt will move higher in the polls this next week. Both had strong performances. Expected for Newt, but most would say it was his best yet(he seems to out do himself each time). A strong performance for Cain is less expected and he had a very, very good night with definitely the most memorable moment of the debate(his battle with cancer and how he would be dead if it occurred under ObamaCare--standing Ovation).

Romney kept up with his usual polished presidential routine. I don't think his performance was really any better than his previous ones. But I think Perry was so bad, he ended up making Romney look like he had his best in comparison. Luntz group voted Romney as the winner by about 80% when only 1/5 came in as Romney supporters.

Luntz group had about 1/6 switch candidates. Evenly spread from Perry to Romney, Perry to Gingrich and Perry to Cain.

[Wonkish1]

Bachmann's finished. She probably had the 2nd worst performance and she wont shut up about Gardasil.

Johnson had the best 1 liner of the debate. Right before it ended he said that, "His neighbors dogs have created more shovel ready jobs than Obama has." Otherwise just about every answer of his started with, "Since I plan to balance the budget in my first year..."

Paul is Paul. His debate performance is exactly how you would expect it go. Same points, same temperament. He has to be the most remarkably consistent debater I've ever seen. You've seen him once you've seen them all.

Santorum is a tough one he had a couple of his best moments I think, but also a prolonged period of time where he was really, really whiny about something it slips my mind. And he's getting more and more frustratingly aggressive and combative(if he wasn't to much of that already). My bet is that he stays the same in the polls.

Huntsman had a good debate. He had some good unique answers on education and healthcare. Not enough though for him to leave low digit hell in the polls.

[Wonkish1]

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2011/09/22/who-won-debate/

Online poll after debate.

1. Romney
2. Cain
3. Gingrich

Of course anybody above the age of 8 would tell you that the Rick Perry vote on their is a joke. And as we all know Paulites will give RP a straw poll win regardless of his performance.