Friday, January 29, 2016

On the Trumpless GOP debates

No Surprise: Fox Debate Ratings Destroy Pathetic CNN Trump Event   "CNN is actually trying to spin this in Trump’s favor, which is just sad." . . .  
. . . "Trump was boasting he’d win the ratings battle. There’s no way to save face with his disastrous stunt. Needless to say, other media are also desperately trying to spin Trump’s bombing.

Trump is likely to declare victory for the lower Fox ratings on Thursday night, though the debate still won more viewers than CNN and MSNBC combined as they showed Trump’s rally.
CANDIDATES

Four Big Takeaways From Last Night’s GOP Debate  To summarize:
FIRST: TRUMP WON IN ABSTENTIA . . .SECOND: FOX LOVES THE ESTABLISHMENT AND RUBIO . . .THIRD: SOME LOST BIG . . .FOURTH: EVEN WITHOUT TRUMP, THE LINEUP IS UNCHANGED  . . .
More on all these at the link.
¡Ay, caramba! Rubio's 'Gang of 8' vs. Cruz 'lies'   "Megyn Kelly launches immigration smackdown on GOP debaters."


From left: Chris Christie, Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush, and Ted Cruz share a light moment after Thursday night’s debate in Des Moines, Iowa.
After the debate
Candidates discuss anything but Trump   "The final debate before the Iowa caucuses gives GOP presidential hopefuls a breather from the theatrical front-runner"

ROUGH NIGHT! Des Moines Register RIPS Ted Cruz on debate performance  "The state paper endorsed Rubio a few days ago so take that into consideration as you read the stinging rebuke of Cruz's performance last night . .  . 

Rush Limbaugh: Heartland Viewers Say Fox News ‘Not Considered The Conservative Network That It Used to Be’

Political Cartoons by Glenn McCoy

Enough, Donald!  "I have finally had enough of Donald Trump.  I have supported his presidential campaign for months based on his immigration policies.  However, his continued baiting, childish, crude, cruel, narcissistic behavior has caused me to question his fitness for command.
I am seeking a presidential candidate who will enact most of Trump's policies while being a full-fledged adult." . . .

The GOP debate minus Trump: who’s happy and who’s sad today?
"Last night’s GOP debate with Trump absent allowed for much more airtime for candidates, with varying outcomes for them. Rather than try to declare winners and losers, I am going to focus on who might be happy and who sad today, as they look back. Of course, this is only a guess."

"The happy club
"Happiest of all is Megyn Kelly, who was the object of all the talk about Trump not attending, and whose questioning was tough. She is now one of the most prominent TV news figures in the United States.
 "Two other happy campers must be Ron Paul and Chris Christie. Both men got ample time to make their trademark pitches, and both delivered their points well. More ...
"The unhappy club
"Marco Rubio had a tough night. Megyn Kelly took after him on immigration, his serious vulnerability with the base. " . . .
"Cruz shot himself in the foot early in the debate by complaining and got booed." . . .

"The Right Scoop put together a clip showing her debate questioning, and then her post-debate interview with Cruz, where she makes up with Cruz.  Go to 7:30 for that part of segment. The post-debate interview begins at 4:20" . . .




Much more commentary on the debates here:
  • http://www.nationalreview.com/
  • http://www.redstate.com/2016/01/29/mike-huckabees-desperate-loathsome-attack-ted-cruz/
  • http://legalinsurrection.com/2016/01/live-reactions-fox-news-google-gop-debate/


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