1- 5 How do You Rate the GOP Candidates' Performance in the South Carolina Debate? 1 is best 5 is worst.
Without reflecting on your preferences of candidate and limited to what was said in this debate how would you rate them? And Why?
imho - I'm going Newt, Perry, Santorum, Mitt, Paul (Clarification - how they did not who I favor necessarily)
1 Newt got a standing ovation when he said that unlike obama the candidates actually think work is good. He handed Juan William's @ to him in a hand basket when he played the race baiting card. Juan - Low Ball, Newt - HOMERUN
2 Perry came on better than I've ever seen him. He made sure people knew about his job creating score card and as someone tweeted, while the other candidates were answering questions about guns, he slipped off stage and shot two coyotes.
3, Santorum sounded strong, forceful and put Mitt on the spot more than once. He also took on the NDAA with references to how it should have been changed to protect citizens.
4 Mitt made a good point about putting an end to Pac Ads but that is so much less important than the fact that he said he would have signed the NDAA bill as is and doesn't think Obama would abuse the power it grants against citizens.
5 Paul seemed off tonight and out of his element much of the time. His points became lost in his lengthy answers. He even got booed for mentioning the golden rule!
Top Opinion
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Kane Fernau 2012/01/17 05:46:06
+10Newt won the debate. I wish Perry would have had his shit together from the start. Paul didn't come across very well. S. Carolina is not New Hampshire. Mitt or Santorum didn't hurt themselves.
2-Santorum- Stronger than usual. Made Romney squirm. Appreciated his candor.
3-Romney- overconfident at first then like a deer in the headlights. Not prepared.
4-Perry- I thought he was shaky. Not sure of himself and redundant.
5-Paul- All over the place and really just not coming across as electable.
This is also how I felt they did and not necessarily who I prefer.
Obama will have to be forced fed history and maybe even given some if not all of the questions ahead of the debates with Newt so he can study up on them. With Newt, the answers just naturally come flowing out. We get to see just how much of an intellectual Obama really is. I can't wait.
What is a nation that BOOOs the Ten Commandments?
2 The rest is like being in a chicken house!
I have a personal distain for sales/marketing in general for not really providing a good or service.
Look at a college debate competition, where the competitors position is drawn at random(out of a hat, so to speak). A good debater disregards or possibly lacks entirely, personal principles.
In political strategy, the positions are not drawn at random but carefully chosen by the powerful elite and sold to the people by the politician.
There is one candidate that is not particulary good at sales or debate that happens to hold very strong principles of limited government, strong national defense, individual liberty and rule of law (The Constitution). My results are based on this, not "whose the best debater".
1. Ron Paul
2. Santorum
3. Tie for third for the rest.
South Carolina is largely evangelical and stung on military and the audience reflected that - No matter who wins in SC, I think Florida may be the one that gives a clear front runner and, perhaps, the nominee.
A liars festival in front of a crowd that only cares about anti-aborition and blaming someone else for their lack of success.
2 Sentorum came in second. God I loved it when he handed it tor Romeny about the ad. I also loved it when he spoke about Obamas policy's that are actually hurting poor black girls - something that needed to be said and is the truth.
3 Perry - I thought he had one of this best nights ever - I love the limited congress idea - give them less time to mess things up - I'm also for flat tax so it works for me.
4 Mitts only really good point was the Pac Ads comments at the end. He is a flip floper and I really don't rust him.made a good point about putting an end to Pac Ads but that is so much less important than the fact that he said he would have signed the NDAA bill as is and doesn't think Obama would abuse the power it grants against citizens.
5 Paul - agreed Paul seemed off , I get lost in his answers since they never stay on point. I found the results of the tweets interesting - he must of had a bunch of people just plugging for him. It just shows how radical they are - there was hardly a reason for that .
Overall I hope either Newt or Sentorum drop out before SC - that would be a sure win for the other. As it stands Mitt might take it and I would hate that.
Although Ron Paul did have some good ideas, once again I did not care for comments concerning foreign policy, and he came across as smart alec in a couple of statements. I think he was making an attempt at humor, but it did not come across that way.
Gov Perry did well, and I think that unfortunately he has improved too late in the game to pick up the votes. It is too bad that he did not find his footing until the last couple of weeks
Santorum and Romney both had some good remarks, but did not excite me in this debate. I would vote for either of them in a general election though.
Ranking among the rest is not so clear for me (except I know Gingrich is very very corruptible and Romney is the born flipflopper).
Here is a maybe offensive ad.
But to hear obummer tell it ...