USF Tampa Debate (1/23/12) NBC 9:00 pm ET Official Thread

[dancjm]

Hey guys, its 03:54am here, and I for one am glad I stayed up to watch the debate. It was not a great debate, but I still feel that Paul won by staying above the rubbish and speaking truth as always. For me that is a win.

Sometimes a football match is crap. But rarely do you say "I wish I never went", especially if your team is playing and especially when, dispite a crap game, your team won!

Tonight was another good night, ground gained, in a long and slow struggle.

We covered some miles today, this is a marathon, take on some fluids and get ready to go again!

 

[Windsurfer_For_Paul]

Don´t think the debate really helped anyone, so that´s good for Romney Gingrich I guess.

If any of the people had their ears open then it should help Paul.

 

[seawolf]

As I said earlier only one more on Thursday Night and then 27 days without!!! God doesn't that sound wonderful!!!

WAY TOO MANY DEBATES THIS PRIMARY CYCLE!!! Ten max would have been just fine and kept everyone's interest.

The numbers watching for this Debate are going to be very low!!! Not even shown live on the West Coast!!

 

[WD-NY]

To Reddit: The Founders Had a Revolution and Wrote a Constitution

That won't get votes.. change the title to: "How can you be conservative and cut food stamps, but you won't cut spending overseas." There's not a nickel, a penny that anyone on the conservative side is willing to cut overseas"

Also, Ron Paul is winning the debate according to A LOT OF POLITICAL BLOGGERS.

 

[Hyperion]

TalkmasterNeal Boortz





Ron Paul is the only guy up there with the correct answer to each of those questions.

 

[bluesc]

That won't get votes.. change the title to: "How can you be conservative and cut food stamps, but you won't cut spending overseas." There's not a nickel, a penny that anyone on the conservative side is willing to cut overseas"

Also, Ron Paul is winning the debate according to A LOT OF POLITICAL BLOGGERS.

That's a good one to feed the liberals.

 

[sailingaway]

Yes and he ought to keep it up. Start going on the offense like that. Make them explain why they aren't.

Except they are.

 

[jay_dub]

Winners>>>> Ron Paul and Newt.

Losers>>>>>Romney and Santorum

Santorum can't afford to lose momentum and he did tonight. He'll be gone soon.

I don't think I heard anyone criticize RP tonight, and he actually got some props a couple of times from Newt.

The debate was a sleeper, but I put Paul 1st, Gingrich 2nd, Romney 3rd and Santorum 4th.

 

[WD-NY]

That's a good one to feed the liberals.

lol, yep

 

[green73]

 

[MrTudo]

They have 3 alleged republicans on the local ft myers nbc who are leaning "santorum" as the "real" conservative. How much of this bullshit can we stand?

 

[freneticentropy]

Winners>>>> Ron Paul and Newt.

Losers>>>>>Romney and Santorum

Hmm. I don't think this debate will move the needle much. Ron didn't hurt himself, and may have picked up a handful of votes. I think Newt lost actually. His defense on the lobbying charges seemed weak and ineffectual. I think voters are going to quickly pick up on the fact that Gingrich can't beat Obama, and we're going to see Romney bounce back and Gingrich fade out. I still foresee a two man Romney/Paul race. It just may take a little longer to get there.

 

[SaulPaulinsky]

NO one in the Fort Myers market is awake right now. They all went to sleep shortly after their Metamucil and iced tea.

 

[PreDeadMan]

Rick wants to spread Santorum into Cuba

 

[kill the banks]

NO one in the Fort Myers market is awake right now. They all went to sleep shortly after their Metamucil and iced tea.

ha ha

 

[pacu44]

I give Ron a F based on what I watched. The last question he got on "battle for the soul of the GOP" was completely a strike out....Let's face it RON IS NOT RUNNING TO WIN....or he is completely clueless on how to win a debate...WTF??? Money is going to dry up now watch.

Closet Santorum supporter

 

[Natural Citizen]

Is Mars an Open Primary?

 

[Vet_from_cali]

any tube up for us that missed it? (work)

 

[dfb]

I think he should say something like this to to the 3rd party questions

Why do you keep asking me if I am going to run 3rd party? are you afraid i am going to leave the republican party? If anything the party is leaving me. look around. I am the most conservative candiate here. Then Paul points out various conservative stances. Then say look at these guys and then one at a time name past liberal stances. Then say, why don't you ask these guys if they are going to run third party? They are true liberals running in conservative clothing.

 

[daviddee]

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