Amen!
If yeb? doesn't call it off now, he has no good sense and no shame.
The debates remind me of the movie They Shoot Horses, Don’t They.
Agreed. How about a final 4 debate to start out the new year.
Did that 20+ years ago, when the idiot box went to the Salvation Army.
Heck, their support IS the margin of error.
A poll with a 3-5% margin, and they're polling in the 3-5% range.
Amen!
If yeb? doesn't call it off now, he has no good sense and no shame.
Wasn’t it the RNC that wanted the low pollers on stage?
What's funny is some of the same people who are now making that claim in years past have complained when the threat or actual shutout of their pet candidate was about to occur or did. There were claims of silencing candidates and more. Funny how the worm turns sometimes.
That Trump and Cruz permit these things suggests again that they suffer from lapses in judgment from time to time.
Here's the link to the Drudge Poll: http://drudgereport.com/nowlv.htm
The top four candidates are registering 90% of the vote. I believe in more scientific polls, the top four are registering something similar. IMHO, they should take an average of the intervening polls and then allow only the top four or five on stage for the next major debate.
I disagree with the idea that it was a snoozefest. I thought the highlight of the night was that finally Rubio had to answer for his amnesty plan and involvement with the “gang of eight”. I was loving that and Rubio was furious about it. Payback for a huge betrayal. He tried to weasel out of it, but he was unable to. Best day of the campaign season.
Before anybody jumps on me, I voted in Florida and contributed to Rubio long before anyone knew who he was. I followed him closely and supported him against that snake Crist. When he started hanging out with Chuck as hummer and pushing amnesty. I sent an email and let him know I was done. I have been waiting many years for this accountability to come through.
If you don't like the format blame the RNC and the candidates.
...the media has utterly swindled the GOP....
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Uh, no. The GOP is actually in on the attempt to dampen Trump’s surge.
The questions from Wolf were reasonable and relevant and candidates were given ample opportunity to respond to each other. Even fringers like Christie and Paul had some valuable input into the debates raging in the party and country.
The problem with winnowing the field is giving that awesome responsibility to our mostly hated enemies - the GOPe, the polling firms and the television networks. Anybody see opportunities for shenanigans there?
I also think CNN wanted as many bodies behind podiums as possible in an attempt to MINIMIZE THE IMPACT OF ANY ONE CANDIDATE. That CNN tactic didn't go unnoticed by FReepers, I'm sure. I thought Christie did a great job of sticking it to Hillary. Almost every remark included a jab at Hillary.
Getting beat by “Margin of Error.” It would be funny if it wasn’t hurting my candidate. Primary voters would be amazed by Cruz in a real debate.
I want both parties to debate with multiple candidates. With that, we could at least show the country just how bad the democrats’ ideas are.
It was a bore fest which was set up by CNN.
rand paul, Fiorina, and Christie should have been at the kiddie table debate.