Posted on 06/14/2011 6:06:54 AM PDT by chessplayer
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney was the winner of the first major presidential debate tonight according to a survey of Republican and Democratic political operatives, campaign consultants, and party strategists, in a special National Journal Political Insiders Poll conducted tonight. Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann also had a good evening.
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In actual polls of PEOPLE, Romney gets 0 to 5%.
Distinction without a difference.
I just don’t get how people think Romney is so impressive. I see him and “snake oil salesman” comes to mind. I just can’t take him seriously. And I just won’t vote for someone from MA. That state is evil.
What a load of crap. He came off as a smarmy liar.
From the clips I saw (I refuse to watch CNN), there was no debate. Everyone had a stump speech memorized and delivered it. Then the political class tries to show their expertise and relevance to the process by spending hours on TV analyzing nothing.
The winner was Sara Palin, who isn’t bothering to play this stupid, out-moded game.
Romney is from Mexico, Utah, California, NH, Michigan,
and who knows where else.
Romney is NOT FROM Massachusetts, and after
imposing BOTH RomneyCARE, RomneyMARRIAGE, and his
BIG DIG coverup, he FLED to California and NH.
ALL of the media (and Dems) want Romney.
Quite simply, it takes ObamaCare off the table, which is HUGE. Therefore, no matter what he says in a debate he scores 0% among conservatives.
The polls were right about one thing Bachmann slammed last night. She is now the one to beat. Unfortunately for me and other Freepers Cain was weak last night - too general, not enough direct response. He didn’t seem as up on the issues as any of the other candidates sorry to say.
> And I just won’t vote for someone from MA. That state is evil.
I am no Romney fan. No, I am not.
However, would you prefer 4 more years of Chicago commie thug politics, or the soft socialism of a Romney?
Obama lies to your face.
Romney stabs you in the back.
You decide.
Cain and TPaw hurt themselves, and since they were the most direct challengers—of those in the debate—to Bachmann and Romney, Bachmann and Romney won.
This is the first round of the presidential playoffs and Palin got a bye. But she’ll have to beat Bachmann in the conservative quarterfinals and Romney in the GOP semifinals in order to face Obama in the finals.
Romney’s got to flick away TPaw in the RINO quarterfinals before likewise moving on.
I’d say the chances are 80% that it comes down to Romney versus Palin, but last night Bachmann made Palin’s road a little tougher and TPaw made Romney’s a little easier. They now both probably have an equal chance of moving on.
(But Palin can’t dawdle. She needs to be in by the next debate n part to help her become seasoned in the format by the time the stakes are higher.)
Nah...can't be.
I watched the debate and was not at all impressed by Romney. Michelle Bachmann, however, was quite impressive. Pawlenty could have been a bit tougher and more specific. Herman Cain was a bit discombobulated at times.
They were all focused on the horrible policies of Obama....and that is good. Hopefully, people who support Obama will begin to reconsider and see the reality of what is happening.
I’ll worry about that when he gets the nomination.
Now why is it we care about what admitted “political insiders” say again?
Did they declare him the winner before or after the debate?
Pray for America
Ruling class votes for one of its own.
Film at eleven.
Bachmann made a mistake by using that forum to announce her candidacy. As a result, this morning, the newsies are glossing over it.
She should have, as most candidates do, called a presser, which would have received national coverage. That would have given her an opportunity and forum to state many of her positions on major issues.
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Cain. He muddled his response to his previous comment about not having a Muslim in his Cabinet. He may be okay on economic/home issues, but he is extremely weak in foreign relations. With the continuing threats of terrorism and numerous international conflicts ongoing, he needs a lot more studying to get up to day.
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Pawlenty did well. Some of his responses did sound ‘canned’ and over-rehersed.
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Santorum was surprisingly strong, but unconvincing. Losing his Senate seat and some of the politicians he has supported are heavy negatives.
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Gingrich was Gingrich. He says good things, then sticks both feet in his mouth.
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Romney continues to try to distance himself from Romneycare/Obamacare. Sorry, Mitt, Romneycare is stuck on you. Even Obama admitted it was the basis for his own Obamacare. You can’t praise one and decry the other.
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