Fox News 2016 Republican presidential debate in Cleveland - Official Thread

[Muwahid]

And here comes Krauthammer spinning as usual.

 

[AuH20]

I will believe it when I see it. The man has an emotional bond with his supporters. Its not what he says but how he says it that counts for them. He could answer all the question they ask him with nursery rhymes and he would still be leading after the debates.

So yes, I will believe when it happens, my money is on his lead increasing come tomorrow.

Trump is about personality. Issues are secondary.

 

[Badger Paul]

"Frank Luntz focus group just torpedoed trump... Made him look like he lost a lot of support but who knows lol"

Either one of two things is going to happen: 1). Fox viewers buy the network's anti-Trump spin or 2). Or the viewers completely revolt and basically say Hume and Luntz and Company are full of sh*T and aren't buying it because they've gone so overboard. We'll see when the next batch of polls come out.

If I'm Trump, I go after Fox and say the debate was rigged.

 

[limequat]

krauthammer calls this the "Collapse of Trump".
Whatever.

 

[euphemia]

I'm watching a clip from the introductions. Trump's squinty eyes and pouty mouth remind me of Walter, the Jeff Dunham puppet.

 

[eleganz]

Rand really could have added a couple minutes to his total, but some of his responses were short.

They were definitely planned to be that way. Concise soundbites that are not drawn out with rambling and rushing to get as many words in.

 

[Legend1104]

Doopey, I mean sourkraut, I mean Krauthammer on Fox just said that Christie moves up because he bested Rand Paul in that exchange. All I need to know.

 

[Sola_Fide]

Krauthammer hates Trump and Rand.

Why do you keep trying to make it seem like Trump is anti establishment?

 

[Crashland]

Krauthammer and Hume think that Christie won the exchange with Rand. Drudge readers think differently if you look at the comments on the linked theblaze article
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/201...-christie-on-govt-surveillance-get-a-warrant/

 

[Anti-Neocon]

Wow, I'm shocked. Israel-firsters like Krauthammer try to frame Rand as doing poorly.

 

[Liberty74]

Krauthammer hates Trump and Rand.

Someone needs to get Charles some oxygen. How could anyone think Christie got the dig on Rand? Oh yeah if you are an establishment warmonger neocon...

 

[nyrgoal99]

"Frank Luntz focus group just torpedoed trump... Made him look like he lost a lot of support but who knows lol"

Either one of two things is going to happen: 1). Fox viewers buy the network's anti-Trump spin or 2). Or the viewers completely revolt and basically say Hume and Luntz and Company are full of sh*T and aren't buying it because they've gone so overboard. We'll see when the next batch of polls come out.

If I'm Trump, I go after Fox and say the debate was rigged.

Calling out the debate format/questions would really be doubling down. Wouldn't surprise me.

 

[devil21]

I'm watching a clip from the introductions. Trump's squinty eyes and pouty mouth remind me of Walter, the Jeff Dunham puppet.

The siamese twins Carson separated? There's a meme here somewhere.

 

[AuH20]

Why do you keep trying to make it seem like Trump is anti establishment?

Koch Bros hate him. Wall Street hates him. CoC hates him. Bush hates him. FNC hates him. He has all the right enemies.

 

[squirl22]

I didn't think cruz talked at all...wow...good thing rand spoke out of turn...they tried to shut him up...how could they say christie won the exchange with rand...weird...i thought the opposite

 

[rich34]

It worries me that Rand and Fox are both gunning for Trump.

Does it worry you that Rand got asked ONE question in the first hour and 20 minutes? What about Rand getting lumped in with Trump as being the only two candidates that got hurt in this debate according to there post debate coverage? These two issues is what you ought to be worried about and if this happened to Ron this forum would be on fire!!

Oh and according to Kruthammer just now Christie was one of the winners in this debate due to him getting the best of Rand Paul! This is BS and totally scripted by fox news they new that exchange was planned just as their postive debate biased coverage!!

 

[DisneyFan]

Trump and Rand could have knocked it out of the park tonight and Faux still would have said they did a bad job.

They don't like the fact that Trump is beating their boy Jeb. Jeb is supposed to be the chosen one and Donald is messing with the narrative.

And it doesn't matter what Rand does from this point on. The establishment will never forgive him for his comments and actions on the NSA, War, etc. He must be destroyed to set an example.

 

[adam220891]

Doopey, I mean sourkraut, I mean Krauthammer on Fox just said that Christie moves up because he bested Rand Paul in that exchange. All I need to know.

You disagree, right?

I do not see how anyone can interpret the exchange as a positive for Christie.

 

[Sola_Fide]

The Luntz focus group are ALL plants.

True.

 

[AuH20]

Brett Baier admits that they loaded up on Trump. LOL