ABC Drake University Debate (12/10) Official Thread

[Perry]

Ron Paul saved Newt Gingrich's ass!

 

[squirekyle]

Paul had his best performance tonight. That's REALLY going to help with the debate being in Iowa.

 

[opinionatedfool]

is there a rerun of debate?

I'm sure it will be on MoxNews on youtube soon, if not already.

 

[Johncjackson]

Romney and his people were praising Paul to try and make Newt lose Iowa. Be careful what you wish for, cowboy!

Exactly.

 

[kill the banks]

thx

 

[LibertyEagle]

Fox News just attacked Ron Paul hard.

"How good is Ron Paul doing in Iowa... polls show him in a solid third... and how does he jump up there?"

"I don't think he is doing even that well in Iowa..."
"Also, he has a cap of 10%"...

End segment

"Wait, one more thing -- He's an isolationist"

We should try to tube some of these things they are saying. It will make a wonderful YouTube after Paul wins Iowa.

 

[Jtorsella]

Guys,
This isn't about the general. It's about Iowa. Mitt wants Ron to win if he doesn't. Look at this:
http://twitter.com/#!/johnsberman
telling spin from Romney insider, "Ron Paul had a great night..." Wow #IowaDebate
Really interesting from an ABC guy.

 

[bluesc]

Guys,
This isn't about the general. It's about Iowa. Mitt wants Ron to win if he doesn't. Look at this:
http://twitter.com/#!/johnsberman
telling spin from Romney insider, "Ron Paul had a great night..." Wow #IowaDebate
Really interesting from an ABC guy.

Stop pushing that meme. It's a way of downplaying Ron's victory.

 

[milo10]

If you are talking about the lady in white that I am watching on stream, that is not what she said. She said that Ron Paul IS doing well in Iowa and that Romney knows this and gave him a shoutout to hurt Newt. That is Romney loses Iowa it would help him if Ron Paul does better and Newt does not win by a large margin. FWIW this was my interpretation- not that Mitt is trying to get Ron paul supporters ( he knows he can't) but that helping Paul can hurt Newt in Iowa. Romney might not bounce back if he gets blown out by Newt. Strategically, if its close in the top 3 going into NH, Romney will have a better shot at keeping his NH lead/win. Ron polls pretty low in a lot of the next primaries and Newt is seen as the bigger threat, and probably the only guy that could blow people out if things keep going the way they have.

That is how I saw it too. They have the implicit assumption that Ron won't get anywhere overall, but he might deflate Newt a little.

Just let them keep thinking that....

 

[parocks]

Yeah, that would be better. The Rothschild candidate.

Right, well, Lady Rothschild. Not arguing that Huntsman is better, just that he's below Romney. We win in Iowa, if some of Gingrichs and Romneys support scatters to the other candidates. 6 candidates between 10-20 and Ron Paul above 20.

 

[wgadget]

TheAbbabond Clayton Abbey
I love and respect @BarackObama, but for the sake of the #US, I believe I have to vote @RonPaul in 2012

 

[kylejack]

Guys,
This isn't about the general. It's about Iowa. Mitt wants Ron to win if he doesn't. Look at this:
http://twitter.com/#!/johnsberman
telling spin from Romney insider, "Ron Paul had a great night..." Wow #IowaDebate
Really interesting from an ABC guy.

Nah, he wants Ron to take steam from Gingrich.

 

[Jtorsella]

Stop pushing that meme. It's a way of downplaying Ron's victory.

Pushing that meme? I'm just reporting what I see. Seriously.

 

[gmc1988]

It seems like based on the media coverage tonight that the talking heads are trying to hurt Ron's momentum by once again making him look like a long shot, and by doing so hurt him in the eyes of the people who are on the fence, who are not committed to Ron, making them think they are wasting their vote. They HATE him, but can't outright say it, so they attempt to downplay his momentum. This is going to be very interesting!!!

 

[Jtorsella]

Nah, he wants Ron to take steam from Gingrich.

Yeah thats what I meant.

 

[NorfolkPCSolutions]

http://ronpaulflix.com/2011/12/ron-paul-abc-drake-university-debate-highlights-dec-10-2011/

Drake University Debate Highlights, Ron Paul.

 

[LibertyEagle]

To tell you the truth, I was kind of disappointed that Gingrich wasn't splayed out more than he was. He was allowed to crawl out from under his record. No one hit him with his support for the Brady gun control and conservatives HATE that. He worked to establish the Dept. of Education and no one even mentioned it. Also, the UN's No Child Left Behind. Cap and Trade too. I mean, this guy's voting record is horrible. All of these things are red meat to conservatives and he should have been hung out to dry.

 

[FreedomProsperityPeace]

When Dr. Paul beats Gingrich in Iowa, Romney comes in 3rd. The talk will immediately become about the death of Mitt's campaign.

 

[wgadget]

KaliZara Eruthinna
@RonPaul's OPPONENTS gave him more coverage than ABC did! #RonPaul2012 #IowaDebate

 

[ctiger2]

Gingrich got so SKEWERED by Paul that everyone was laughing (I thought they needed to call 911) on his Fanny connection and ABC still had the balls to claim he stood out from the pack.

That was GREAT ! ! ! The entire place was laughing at Gingrich cause they ALL KNEW HE WAS LYING.