Last night was the third of a series of scheduled Republican debates with I believe two more scheduled over the next two or three weeks. I don't know that these are helping us know how any of the candidates might govern, but they are helpful in letting us get a glimpse of the style and a bit of the substance.
As much as it pains me, I think MSNBC ran the best of the three so far. There were fewer 'gotcha' questions than came from either Fox or CNN and more questions that the people really want to be asked.
It is probably a pipedream, but I would like this to be an ongoing thread through the remainder of the campaign to evaluate how well the candidate's handled themselves and whether the debates are making a difference in our perception and evaluation of the candidates.
Currently those participating are:
Michelle Bachmann, Congresswoman from Minnesota
Herman Cain, Business Executive most recognized as former CEO of Godfathers
Newt Gingrich, Former Congressman from Georgia; former Speaker of the House
Jon Huntsman, Former Governor of Utah; former U.S. Diplomat
Ron Paul, Congressman from Texas; physician
Rick Perry, Current Governor of Texas
Mitt Romney, Businessman and former Governor of Massachusetts
Rick Santorum, Former U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania
(Gary Johnson, former contractor and Governor of New Mexico is still a candidate but has been dropped from the debates due to him only polling at 1% or less.)
So are you watching? What is your impression of the candidates? Are the debates making a difference to you?
(P.S. I don't expect everybody to like the candidates or the GOP or have an intention of voting for any of them. But if we could keep this as civil as possible, it would be much appreciated.)
As much as it pains me, I think MSNBC ran the best of the three so far. There were fewer 'gotcha' questions than came from either Fox or CNN and more questions that the people really want to be asked.
It is probably a pipedream, but I would like this to be an ongoing thread through the remainder of the campaign to evaluate how well the candidate's handled themselves and whether the debates are making a difference in our perception and evaluation of the candidates.
Currently those participating are:
Michelle Bachmann, Congresswoman from Minnesota
Herman Cain, Business Executive most recognized as former CEO of Godfathers
Newt Gingrich, Former Congressman from Georgia; former Speaker of the House
Jon Huntsman, Former Governor of Utah; former U.S. Diplomat
Ron Paul, Congressman from Texas; physician
Rick Perry, Current Governor of Texas
Mitt Romney, Businessman and former Governor of Massachusetts
Rick Santorum, Former U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania
(Gary Johnson, former contractor and Governor of New Mexico is still a candidate but has been dropped from the debates due to him only polling at 1% or less.)
So are you watching? What is your impression of the candidates? Are the debates making a difference to you?
(P.S. I don't expect everybody to like the candidates or the GOP or have an intention of voting for any of them. But if we could keep this as civil as possible, it would be much appreciated.)