B+
I just watched the highlights at ronpaulflix. No touchdowns to my mind, but solid answers all around. No harm done. If I were to compare it to American football, I might call it a three yard gain.
Edit: Fixed mixed metaphor.
Like I wrote in another thread, RP took only 3.5% of the vote in 2008. We should consider ourselves lucky to beat Santorum for third. Expecting anything beyond that is just kidding yourself. Even expecting to beat Santorum is stunningly optimistic.
I would consider beating Santorum a major win. Simply pulling double digits would be a win. Remember in 2008, RP won only 3.5% of the vote. If he doubles or triples his vote, like in IA and NH, he's still barely registering.
I happen to think that some professional debate coaching would do him a world of good, but I strongly agree with what you wrote there. Calm down, guys. Realistically, the best we can hope for from the Paul campaign is that he turns more people on to libertarianism than he turns off. I think he...