Rate Ron's Performance in the Debate

[Dave Aiello]

1-10.. Let's try to put our bias aside

 

[dvictr]

a few home runs, a few stumbles - 7
showed he had the most debate experience


gave a lot of bait for the haters

 

[Koz]

He didn't get asked very many questions that suited him. He did answer well except for his closing remarks he fumbled and rushed them.

 

[pauladin]

6/10

ron paul really needs to improve his speaking skills. too many elmer fudd moments. he still won the debate imo.

 

[brandon]

10/10

He is the only candidate truly speaking extemporaneously and not from prepared talking points. He is the only candidate that comes across as having an in depth understanding of history and modern issues.

 

[brandon]

10/10

He is the only candidate truly speaking extemporaneously and not from prepared talking points. He is the only candidate that comes across as having an in depth understanding of history and modern issues.

 

[parocks]

What is Ron Paul's policy on drugs?

He should be able to have a sentence prepared, and ready to say.

If "There is nothing in the Constitution that says that Federal Government can ban drugs.
These laws are Unconstitutional, and I believe in Limited Constitutional Government.
States can still ban drugs if they want. I doubt many, if any, states will legalize Heroin. But many
will legalize Marijuana, and many others won't. Voters in each of the states should decided themselves."

The key point to get out there is that Heroin will still be illegal even without a Federal Law.

He argued about what would happen if Heroin was legal. Would it be legal if we got rid of all the Federal Laws regarding it?
Is Ron Paul arguing against State laws regarding Heroin? Because his argument "would everybody in South Carolina start using Heroin,
and then he started waving his arms around. It was pretty funny, but it was off point, I think.

 

[mello]

I thought he crushed it! He was concise and even managed to get some laughs.
He was getting a lot of applause. He even got a round of applause for heroin
which I thought was friggin' amazing!

 

[Live_Free_Or_Die]

nt

 

[outspoken]

Unfortunately most watching don't know much about history or true liberty. All they know is that them there dark skinned non-christians in the middle east bombed us because they hate we are rich and free. Ron Paul's philosophy cannot begun to be digested in 30 second rebuttals.

 

[Rothbardian Girl]

I voted 7. There were a few stumbles here and there, which adds to his charm for me, but he definitely performed better than the other candidates at the debate. I felt Santorum in particular made himself look foolish on a lot of issues. But as dvictr mentioned, there were definitely some moments where RP showed his trademark tremendous passion for the constitutional agenda. I do also agree with Koz in that some of the questions that I was dying to hear him answer weren't directed at him, which was disappointing, but all in all they did give him a good amount of coverage compared to 2008.

 

[Kludge]

9/10 - 10/10, and you know how negative I am. His performance was very exciting. He was very clever and energetic. His points were solid, and there wasn't a single time where I was feeling uncomfortable with Paul's rhetoric, even with my Baptist-Reaganite grandparents in the room. His position on Israel was particularly well thought-out. He made sure to point out that more money is going to Arab nations and that Israel should free to do as they please to truly be sovereign. Fantastic rhetoric the whole way through.

The segment of FNC with Luntz afterword was absolutely ridiculous, so much so that I think even "casual" voters will reject its legitimacy, and hopefully most turned off the TV after the debate. It was a very powerful statement for RP to skip the FNC panel and instead go to what FNC called (with a surprisingly positive smile) a "Tea Party rally."

Overall, FNC coverage of Paul (with the exception of Luntz's nonsense) was extremely favorable. Their treatment of Johnson was terrible, but I could laugh at it this time, at least. "If you could host any type of reality show, what would it be?" - "I know you run a lot of marathons.... What are you running from?" (paraphrased)

While my thoughtful grandparents will probably come up with a more favorable opinion on Paul, my mom said she won't vote for him because he can't win, and that was because Paul isn't likeable. She said she'd vote for Rand (who has almost no record) after complaining none of the candidates are experienced enough. Four years later, my heart is much lighter, and I can just shrug it off, because even though she's still... herself... we've increased the support for RP by tenfold, and I think between that debate and the news coverage by this moneybomb, it's going to grow a lot more.

I'm very, very excited by Paul's performance, and hope he'll continue with this standard in coming debates.

 

[Jeremy]

I didn't like Ron's performance as much as I thought I would. I blame it on the questions, though. They weren't very good questions for him, but hopefully the next debates won't repeat them over and over. I think Ron should say the word "Constitution" as much as possible. He didn't do that tonight.

 

[sailingaway]

Several pwns of fox, but some good answers to bad questions (for that audiance) and some stumbles. Santorum was the most composed at set questions, but Ron was the only one who didn't fluster. Loved how he handled the Bachmann question!

 

[R3volutionJedi]

7/10

If only he had a bit more time. It's hard to answer questions so fast, I think he did fairly well though.
I am very disappointed that fox does not has a test to vote poll

 

[fcmagic01]

Ron Paul needs a speech coach.

His message is by far the best, but he needs to work on delivery in order to win.

Hit on major talking points, instead of rambling.

 

[Kludge]

I'm also very, very impressed with the campaign's performance just in keeping the website up. - And it isn't just "up" - It's snappy!

This server has been UPGRADED (significantly) since the '08 run. This was a relatively minor debate, and the server's overwhelmed. I think that speaks volumes about Paul's performance and our odds this year. I had no intention to prior to seeing the debate (actually I forgot about it and was @ Lowe's at the beginning), but after seeing the game Ron's bringing, am going to make a solid donation to the pool today.

Congratulations Ron Paul, C4L, and all of us. Solid performance by people in the audience, too! Nothing but positivity, I heard. No shouting, just clapping and cheering. Great job!

 

[kliquid]

Pretty good night for him, in my opinion. I gave him an 8.

But apparently Herman Cain "won" the debate. I don't know what those people were watching, but okay.

 

[alex_florida]

Dr. Paul should work on the bugs - he could do better. Unfortunately, the most people who watches such debates do not know a lot about liberty issues, etc. They looked at this debate as a TV political show where Cane and even Johnson looked more likable.. He should be more prepared. I hope he will do better at the next debates but for now I would give him 5-7 points only, unfortunately

 

[The Dude]

8, would be a 9 or 10 if he had a stronger closing statement. Ron showed humor and that he's an immensely likeable person. Should have referenced the CNN poll at the end.