I liked the format that gave more time for developing a thought -- and some give and take.
Impressions:
McCain is a .... well wait..... I'm not a McCain fan.
Romney was roundly attacked -- but I thought that he had his best debate overall.
Rudy is shrinking to seeming like a mid-pack candidate -- he and Thompson about the same level.
Huckabee was strangely absent for a long time in the second half of the debate -- though he finally had one of the strongest soundbites of the night when he said that the GOP needs to give people something to be for and not just things to be against. You can see how Huckabee is the most populist, surely the best small room campaigner.
Thompson was typically quippy and sarcastic -- he is definately a conservative.I was glad that the social issues were largely off the agenda.
As for Ron Paul -- this is what the official ABC Political blogger who was offering real-time blogging during the debate:"7:50 pm: So far, Ron Paul is having a very good night. He's center-stage, and centered around the action. (And ponder this: He could beat Fred Thompson and maybe even Rudy Giulianin in New Hampshire.)"
Sunday, January 6, 2008
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