Hoping they won't ask about the newsletters. If so, RP needs to give a strong answer in how he did not write these missives and give examples off how they go against his values AND then ask the moderator why he does not ask Huckabee about his state ethics violations and pardoning of murderers, Giuliani about backing a criminal in Kerick for homeland security while using state funds to guard a mistress while married, Romney for his flip-flopping on abortion, gun control and everything else, and McCain for the un-American and anti-First Amendment McCain-Feingold bill, calling for amnesty and not intially supporting Bush tax cuts - plus his initial miscalculation on how Iraq would be a cake walk when he now keeps saying he was right that we needed more troops and he was right on the surge. Somebody better get McCain on that because he as gotten too much of a free ride on being "right" about the surge - which has not accomplished half its goals - including the main one of getting a unified government. RP needs to explain he did not write them, give examples of how they go against his values, and then say: "Your asking me about things I did not not write and do not believe in, but why don't you ask the others about things they actually DID do, such as....."
The way to answer, IMO, is a quick but STRONG statement against the newsletters, then to his personal values, and then play the one being bulllied and deflect to the shortcomings of others. That is the political way to do it and that is what works - you leave those watching thinking about the shortcomings of others with your last words - but we all know RP does not play politics.
If asked, I just hope he is really prepared because he should be by now. I'm sure he won't deflect to others, but if this question comes up it had better be a good answer because he has had a lot of time to prepare. Otherwise, a poor answer to this question could really do him in. Maybe if he won't deflect to other candidates he can deflect tp the MLK money bomb, but he has to deflect to something.
This is how NBC will seek to marginalize RP if they choose to do so - especially if they make it his first question.
The way to answer, IMO, is a quick but STRONG statement against the newsletters, then to his personal values, and then play the one being bulllied and deflect to the shortcomings of others. That is the political way to do it and that is what works - you leave those watching thinking about the shortcomings of others with your last words - but we all know RP does not play politics.
If asked, I just hope he is really prepared because he should be by now. I'm sure he won't deflect to others, but if this question comes up it had better be a good answer because he has had a lot of time to prepare. Otherwise, a poor answer to this question could really do him in. Maybe if he won't deflect to other candidates he can deflect tp the MLK money bomb, but he has to deflect to something.
This is how NBC will seek to marginalize RP if they choose to do so - especially if they make it his first question.
