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Posted on 09/06/2007 6:01:57 AM PDT by Reaganesque
Riehl World View's Dan Riehl: "Based solely on my viewing the flow of the numbers from start to finish - on average, I honestly believe Romney resonated most strongly with the most people, conservative and moderate, in terms of the over all debate." (Dan Riehl, Riehl World View, http://www.riehlworldview.com/, 9/5/07)
Conservative Blogger's William Smith: "Mitt gives a great answer with regard to the responsibility of city government and state government." (William Smith, Conservative Blogger, http://www.conservativeblogger.com/, 9/5/07)
The American Spectator's Jennifer Rubin: Romney "[s]ays we have to have concern for the mother and change hearts and minds. Very nicely done." (Jennifer Rubin, The American Spectator, AmSpec Blog, http://www.spectator.org/blogger.asp#7970, 9/5/07)
The Washington Post's Chris Cillizza: "The focus on Romney and Giuliani reinforced the notion that the race right now is between those two men with former Sen. Fred Thompson who did not attend the debate as a potential wildcard." (Chris Cillizza, "GOP Debate Wrapup: Frontrunners Under Fire," The Washington Post's The Fix, http://blog.washingtonpost.com, Posted 9/5/07)
Heading Right's Macranger: "Romney immediately scored with his point about de facto amnesty, and he talks about shutting down the 'magnets'. Romney's doing great so far..." (Macranger, Heading Right, Heading Right Blog, http://headingright.com/page/2/, 9/5/07)
The Washington Post's Eric Pianin: "Romney's response drew loud cheers; Giuliani's polite cheers. It speaks to the difficulty of any candidate who has something less than a black and white position when it comes to immigration." (Eric Pianin and Chris Cillizza, The Washington Post The Fix Blog, http://blog.washingtonpost.com/thefix/, Posted 9/5/07)
- Pianin: "Romney is working hard to make sure viewers know that he and Giuliani differ when it comes to immigration, seemingly slipping in the fact that New York was a 'sanctuary' city at every turn." (Eric Pianin and Chris Cillizza, The Washington Post The Fix Blog, http://blog.washingtonpost.com/thefix/, Posted 9/5/07)
National Review Online's Kathryn Jean Lopez: "That was a serious answer from Romney [regarding intelligence and the War on Terror]. It channelled [sic] his own decision to refuse protection for an Iranian tyrant - one of those who is against us - while governor of Massachusetts. Going into mosques if they preach terror is a reasonable and necessary position. And one that someone who gets the stakes would espouse." (Kathryn Jean Lopez, "Going Into Mosques," National Review's The Corner, http://corner.nationalreview.com, 9/5/07)
The Atlantic's Marc Ambinder: "Otherwise, Romney, being very familiar with New Hampshire's inner maw, had well-thought out answers for every other question, even as three of the first four turned, in some measure, on whether he flip-flopped." (Marc Ambinder, "And The Winners Are......," The Atlantic Blog, http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com, Posted 9/5/07)
National Review's Kate O'Beirne: "Romney's '462 events' In Iowa and New Hampshire alone also effective." (Kate O'Beirne, "Ready For The Questions," National Review's The Corner, http://corner.nationalreview.com, Posted 9/5/07)
Townhall's Mary Katherine Ham: "Mitt has a good line about his 'right to be kept alive' with respect to the government's response to terror." (Mary Katherine Ham, Townhall, Townhall blog, http://www.townhall.com/blog/MaryKatharineHam, 9/5/07)
Heading Right's JASmius: "So far, I think Romney gave the best answer [on immigration and sanctuary cities]." (JASmius, Heading Right, Heading Right Blog, http://headingright.com/page/2/, 9/5/07)
Everyones candidate seemed to do well tonite, according to their supporters
Had Daffy Duck appeared in the debates, Daffy Duck supporters would have said he done well
Of course, the source of this is the Romney Campaign. I notice they don’t mention the local sheriff who nailed Romney right between the eyes.
True. Speaking of which, by what margin did Ron Paul win the debate last night? Three, four hundred percent? ;-)
He did good. Problem is that there are too many candidates on stage and he never gets a chance to say more than a few sentences.
Bump! Go Fred Go!
PRESIDENTIAL MATERIAL.... for sure!
Every supporter thinks their candidate won...its the nature of the beast.
oh yea,
Paul supporters ...internet voting does not a president make.
Don’t worry, Yellowhammer, most of the twits on stage with him will be gone soon.
I thought Huckabee did himself alot of good last night. Very good performance!
You are kidding right? Ron Paul was the big loser last night. He was awful, no...... worse than awful, he was pitiful!
All of the other candidates came off pretty good.
Wasn't that the artifice used to justify legalized abortions in this country?
Yeah that was all about feelings. What kind of response would have made you feel better?
Rudy slayed Mitt.
Mike also did better.
I’m with you. I thought he not only erased any vestigial chances of him being elected president but he may have hurt his future political career with that shrill, hysterical rant on the war. Iran is not a threat to Israel?! What planet are you on Mr. Paul?
That local sheriff was a whiny sniveling A$$#0LE.
I'm not a Romney fan, but that whole scene was scripted by someone who probably was shilling for Giuliani and it was WAY out of line.
It was at that point that I knew this whole debate was a farce. I wanted to turn it off at that point, but it is hard to turn away when you are observing a train wreck in progress.
Separated at Birth.
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