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My preliminary evaluation after the first debate is that Bush-Rubio is the pragmatic choice. Unfortunately another Bush means disqualification in the FBH handbook of rules regarding politics.
I think Bush was the loser in the debate. His education answer was terrible and he did not win any new voters. I bet loses a couple of points. I agree that Rubio should be on any ticket. He is old news. Kasich would be a much better choice.
Huckabee and Fiorina are the winners. Carson blew away expectations. Cruz is had a great night. Paul scored well. Kasich proved that he belonged on the stage. Walker held his own. Trump didn’t implode. He did well the first hour then faded. Christie may be replaced by Fiorina by the next debate.
“Huckabee and Fiorina are the winners. Carson blew away expectations. Cruz is had a great night. Paul scored well. Kasich proved that he belonged on the stage. Walker held his own. Trump didn’t implode. He did well the first hour then faded. Christie may be replaced by Fiorina by the next debate.”
Cool, suggest you vote for them all.
Bush was the biggest loser — he stumbled over his words more times than all the others combined.
Christie and Paul debating NSA spying was the only real exchange all evening, and I think each did major damage to the other. The goal in a beauty pageant like this is to mush-mouth the specifics and stick to your message while projecting charisma. By engaging each other, each looked like a parody of his position — Christie as a pro-NSA extremist, Paul as an ideology-first fanatic. Christie was otherwise fairly good, sort of a polite Trump. Paul came off as a pipsqueak, easily put down by Trump.
Cruz played strictly to his base. Carson gave his well-compensated rah-rah speech, which should keep him in speaking fees for years to come (and to think he could be passing on his knowledge to a new generation of surgeons instead of this).
Huckabee came off as a religious extremist — full civil rights for zygotes? Really? Have you thought that through? Walker and Rubio didn’t hurt themselves but didn’t stand out. Kasich stood out, but not in a way the Republican electorate would like (IOW, he doesn’t hate the poor).
A little disappointing as the first episode of a reality show, but it sets up story lines for Episode 2.
That’s about the best summary I’ve read so far.