ABC/Facebook NH Republican and Democratic Debate Thread

[M]

Prediction - Dems:

Clinton, Edwards attack Obama, who stays positive.

Richardson, I have no idea. Why the hell is he still running?

Prediction - GOP:

Romney attacks McCain, and pretends to be the change candidate - but a mean one. Sort of the Republican John Edwards.

McCain defends himself against Romney with flip-flopper charge; and goes after Paul on security.

Rudy also goes after Paul, and perhaps Romney. Talks about Hillary-and-Obama as if they're one entity largely represented by Hillary. (Hope I'm wrong, but that's my hunch).

Thompson flails randomly at Rudy, Romney, McCain, and Huck, and possibly goes for a confrontation with Paul or the moderator to recapture a moment. He's so lackluster that it's rarely been noticed, but after Romney he launches in-party attack sequences most often. Unlike Romney, they're sort of uncoordinated.

Huck stays positive, even if he gets attacked - which would only happen from Thompson.

Paul sort of rants a lot.

[M]

Well Romney's whole anti-Obama argument was entirely not geared to the Republican party. I understand he's going for the independents, but that's leaning waaaaay too far. This proves again how, less than Rudy, Huck, or anyone else can Romney connect with the base. No one else is that fake or has such impressive and well-deserved negatives.

I just wish one of them would punch Romney in the teeth. That would make this great night complete.

[M]

It's amusing that Romney is asking that the other candidates to stop attacking him but yet he was the first one to air negative ads against the other candidates.

Payback is a bitch isn't it?

Agreed. The chickens are coming home to roost, Rom tard.

[M]

Take that, u frigging dousche!

[M]

Richardson takes on Musharraf = most irrelevant moment of the night.

[M]

I have to say that, especially on the Republican side, this debate was a trillion times better than all the past one's combined.  Even Paul seemed relevant.

I also should say that Huckabee impressed me.  I'm now only leading towards "no, I would not vote for him" instead of "Hell, no...."

The best part was the gang rape of Romney though.

Yes! It's not every day you get to see a soulless bastard publicly humiliated on national television.