GOP Presidential Debate - Discussion Thread

[bullmoose88]

Pretty horrible crop of candidates.

Is there a Republican out there, who could contend for the nomination, that you would say is better than horrible? And if so, how would you rate him/her.

[YRABNNRM]

- Matthews was awful and was a pushover and seemed to give Romney special treatment.
- Giuliani was hit and miss. His good answers were great and his bad answers were so-so. Nice catch on that retarded Sunni-Shiite question. I just wish he would stop tip-toeing around abortion issues.
- McCain has the Bob Dole syndrome: eight years too late.
- Huckabee was articulate. I don't think I'd vote for him but I sure do like him.
- Gilmore was a non-factor. He didn't really say anything to make him noticeable.
- Paul did alright; it was interesting to hear his perspective.
- I felt bad for Tancredo; they kept cutting him off (while giving Romney all the time) and he seemed defeated.
- Brownback took his place as the religious right candidate.
- Hunter is obviously running for Secretary of Defense.
- Tommy Thompson had a good answer on Iraq but not many besides that.
- As I said before, car salesman Romney seemed to get the most time for some reason, as I said before. Most of his answers came off as fake and horribly scripted to me.

And here may be the most important thing I noticed....
-I did not see a President on that stage tonight.

[TheresNoMoney]

Is there a Republican out there, who could contend for the nomination, that you would say is better than horrible?

I thought Duncan Hunter was better than horrible. He was the candidate I thought did the best and made the most sense.

[bullmoose88]

Is there a Republican out there, who could contend for the nomination, that you would say is better than horrible?

I thought Duncan Hunter was better than horrible. He was the candidate I thought did the best and made the most sense.

So you basically picked somene who really isnt a viable contender...unless you consider types like Kucinich or Paul to be viable contenders.

[TheresNoMoney]

I'm ready to declare a win on behalf of Rudy.

Really? I thought he was horribly mealy-mouthed and not very informed on the majority of issues. He's really not a good speaker.  

 Of the big three he was certainly the best.  

Well, it would be hard to do worse than McCain did. Romney was certainly the most polished of the three.

[StateBoiler]

And here may be the most important thing I noticed....
-I did not see a President on that stage tonight.

Do you support Fred Thompson's entry into the race more or less now?

[TheresNoMoney]

So you basically picked somene who really isnt a viable contender...

Well, McCain was absolutely horrible. Guiliani was slightly less horrible. Romney is polished but would be the last candidate I'd ever trust.

[YRABNNRM]

And here may be the most important thing I noticed....
-I did not see a President on that stage tonight.

Do you support Fred Thompson's entry into the race more or less now?

Just about the same. It would be pretty hard to seem less presidential than what was on stage tonight but I've always welcomed Thompson into the race; I just hope that jokes like Tommy Thompson and Jim Gilmore (perhaps even McCain) will drop out soon.

[TheresNoMoney]

I think Fred Thompson wins the Republican nomination if he enters the race.

[YRABNNRM]

I think Fred THompson wins the Republican nomination if he enters the race.

Oh, definitely. Especially after tonight.

[ThePrezMex]

Is there a Republican out there, who could contend for the nomination, that you would say is better than horrible?

I thought Duncan Hunter was better than horrible. He was the candidate I thought did the best and made the most sense.

Really??? so you liked what he said about Clinton??

I concur that Matthews was horrible as moderator, although that's not a surprise.

I already posted my ranking previously but just to re-state, in my opinion Giuliani did the best of the three major candidates. Romney was totally fake, however, I don't know if to the general public he could have come as likeable.
I ranked Gilmore pretty high based on his performance. I do recognize that he is basically a non factor though - he is like Doddd - I think he did well on the Democratic debate, but that doesn't help him at all.

In terms of overall grasp of issues and knowledge, I think Giuliani was the best, followed by Huckabee and McCain.

[MODU]

So when do the democrats stand in front of Brit Hume? 

[YRABNNRM]

I don't even know if I could rank all the candidates because I think all of them were pretty underwhelming/awful. If I had to pick who did the best job I suppose I would pick Huckabee. As I said before, Giuliani was off and on. I actually don't think McCain was as bad as everyone is making him out to be.

MSNBC is saying that it's believed to be that Romney is the winner....hold on, my pizza is coming up....

[ThePrezMex]

So when do the democrats stand in front of Brit Hume? 

Touche

[TheresNoMoney]

Really??? so you liked what he said about Clinton??

I didn't agree with 80% of what he said, but at least he had some good answers on the border and trade. He also was a better speaker and more geniune than the other candidates.

[TheresNoMoney]

So when do the democrats stand in front of Brit Hume? 

Chris Matthews voted for Bush twice. Nice try though.

[Eraserhead]

So when do the democrats stand in front of Brit Hume? 

Chris Matthews voted for Bush twice. Nice try though.

How do you know that?

[12th Doctor]

So when do the democrats stand in front of Brit Hume? 

Chris Matthews voted for Bush twice. Nice try though.

So did I... doesn't mean I don't wish there had been a better option.

[Eraserhead]

Looks like MSM will proclaim Romney the winner.

[TheresNoMoney]

How do you know that?

He's mentioned it before.

[YRABNNRM]

So when do the democrats stand in front of Brit Hume? 

Chris Matthews voted for Bush twice. Nice try though.

He's definitely a left-leaning independent though, I'd say.

[MODU]

So when do the democrats stand in front of Brit Hume? 

Chris Matthews voted for Bush twice. Nice try though.

And that has what to do with the price of tea in China?  

[ThePrezMex]

Looks like MSM will proclaim Romney the winner.

Yes, even Scarborough said that.. wow... especially taking into account how Matthews gave him more time than the rest of them. hmm.

[YRABNNRM]

especially taking into account how Matthews gave him more time than the rest of them. hmm.

Yea...WTF was up with that?

[Eraserhead]

Looks like MSM will proclaim Romney the winner.

Yes, even Scarborough said that.. wow... especially taking into account how Matthews gave him more time than the rest of them. hmm.

I hope they do because if he is nominated he will be savaged by the Democrat in the general election.