October 28th Republican debate on CNBC - Official thread

[SilentBull]

The debate was a farse, but it was very bad for Rand, IMO. Not only did he not get any time, the time he did get was basically squandered. He did not have a break out moment and did nothing but pump his (only 20 min) filibuster.

Not sure what positive spin you all can put on this. Boobus voter only saw Rand being shown the door.

He's by far the best candidate, but Rand didn't have the fire in the belly. He looked like his family was being held hostage or something.

A very bad 48 hours for Rand Campaign. I donated to him again just to feel better. SMDH.

I disagree. He didn't have memorable moments but he didn't hurt himself either and did accomplish a few things.

1) He kept referring to the "establishment republicans" to remind people that he is anti-establishment.
2) He kept talking about the debt and how we borrow a million dollars a minute to remind people that he's very fiscally conservative.
3) He didn't attack anyone and focused on his message.

I think to us it may have looked like a bad night, but I think this debate is going to help him.

 

[Paul4Prez]

Carly last night quoting Mr. Perkins from H-P Board : "The leadership she brought to H-P is exactly the leadership we need in Washington DC"


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Hey, if she will lay off tens of thousands of government workers, even I might consider voting for her.

 

[jllundqu]

And Rand's "it's your grandparent's fault for having so many damn kids!" joke went over like a ton of bricks... it drew audible gasps from the crowd.

:facepalm:

 

[devil21]

And Rand's "it's your grandparent's fault for having so many damn kids!" joke went over like a ton of bricks... it drew audible gasps from the crowd.

:facepalm:

Gasps usually accompany the truth, in an empire of lies

They did have a ton of kids (by design) and accepted the empty promise that there would always be enough gainfully employed people to support the ponzi scheme.

 

[timosman]

Hey, if she will lay off tens of thousands of government workers, even I might consider voting for her.

She will not do that, unlike HP, the government has no budget constrains.

 

[Jan2017]

The debate was a farse, . . .

The doctors on stage - Dr. Rand Paul and Dr. Carson - kinda held back, for the most part letting the chaos enfold.

CNBC's debate draws record 14 million viewers - well short of Fox and CNN
http://money.cnn.com/2015/10/29/media/cnbc-republican-debate-ratings/

The first debate of the season, televised by Fox News in August, averaged 24 million viewers.
The second, televised by CNN in September, averaged 23 million viewers.
By that standard, CNBC's 14 million viewer total might seem disappointing.

But CNBC's prior viewership high was 3.9 million viewers -- set in 2002 during Winter Olympics coverage.

In past elections, GOP primary debates have averaged 3 million to 5 million viewers at this point in the cycle.