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Final time tally

Holy shit, what the hell happened to Jeb!, he needed to come out fighting for time and trying to save his campaign.

Does his camp still think they are going to cruise to the nomination?

 

[jurgen]

I agree that Rubio is probably the nominee when things are all settled... And he'd put up a pretty good fight against HRC.

Luckily, the Dems have a pretty good buffer in the electoral college that should help even if FL ends up going red this cycle.

I remember hearing multiple times on NPR over the summer that Rubio is the one candidate that the Clinton campaign fears giving them a tough time.

 

[FiggyCal]

Holy shit, what the hell happened to Jeb!, he needed to come out fighting for time and trying to save his campaign. Does his camp still think they are going to cruise to the nomination?

I read that they were freaking out prior to the debate. It's really done for him now.

 

[Manmademan]

I remember hearing multiple times on NPR over the summer that Rubio is the one candidate that the Clinton campaign fears giving them a tough time.

only by the merit of the rest of the field being complete clowns.

Rubio doesn't really have anything that's a threat to clinton- she's a far better fundraiser, has the experience argument, the foreign policy argument, and (so far) is better in debates.

Marco can string a sentence together without drooling on himself, but that's about it.

 

[benjipwns]

Holy shit, what the hell happened to Jeb!, he needed to come out fighting for time and trying to save his campaign.

Does his camp still think they are going to cruise to the nomination?

He and Carson mostly stuck to the questions or segments directed to them.

Carly, Kasich and Christie weren't having any of that.

It's also why Trump's not at the top, he batted away things thrown at him quickly and kept quiet otherwise.

 

[Smokey_Run]

I agree that Rubio is probably the nominee when things are all settled... And he'd put up a pretty good fight against HRC.

Luckily, the Dems have a pretty good buffer in the electoral college that should help even if FL ends up going red this cycle.

I'd run the clip of him saying she was the better candidate and they'd lose from the first debate over and over and over again if I were her campaign.

 

[Trouble]

Holy shit, what the hell happened to Jeb!, he needed to come out fighting for time and trying to save his campaign.

Does his camp still think they are going to cruise to the nomination?

It's pretty apparent Jeb! has given up. He didn't think winning the nomination would take, you know, work.

 

[jurgen]

only by the merit of the rest of the field being complete clowns.

Rubio doesn't really have anything that's a threat to clinton- she's a far better fundraiser, has the experience argument, the foreign policy argument, and (so far) is better in debates.

Marco can string a sentence together without drooling on himself, but that's about it.

I don't know. He's a very agile and talented politician and I think a lot of people underestimate him just because he's surrounded by ten clowns during a debate.

 

[Zzoram]

On CNN their panel of regular folks seem to love Caryi Fiorina and they all seem to think she had good command of the issues.

 

[Brinbe]

I remember hearing multiple times on NPR over the summer that Rubio is the one candidate that the Clinton campaign fears giving them a tough time.

Makes sense. Rubio offers a really large contrast visually. There's almost 25 years difference there in age, and he's Latino? It's only when you look at things substantively, on policy, that see how he pales in comparison ... Unfortunately, when you consider the voting populace at large, you see where they'd be right to be worried...

They'll have to hope that as the GOP field gets whittled down the likes of Trump or other candidates (other than Jeb) really start to tear him down and wound him before he gets into the general.

 

[danm999]

I still can't believe they tried to re use the bankruptcy question with Trump. He's already shown at past debates he has a pre packaged answer ready to go. You'er just wasting everybody's time.

Like, there's probably a way to do it now I think about it. Something about being a businessmen and getting out of Atlantic City is fine etc etc, but you can't declare bankruptcy and walk away from the people of the United States when the going gets tough or something.

But to ask almost the same question just shows how poorly prepared the moderators were.

 

[Manmademan]

I don't know. He's a very agile and talented politician and I think a lot of people underestimate him just because he's surrounded by ten clowns during a debate.

Hillary handled Obama pretty well during the 2008 debates- she won as often as he did, give or take. And obama had the benefit of not having to defend completely insane GOP talking points.

There's no real win strategy for Rubio one on one vs. Hillary. That woman is capable, prepared, and has no real weaknesses for him to exploit.

 

[LosDaddie]

It's going to be Rubio. I think this debate solidified it.

The crazies just need to rub one out over Trump and Carson first. After that, the adults in the GOP will tell them to sit down and let the real campaign begin. Hilarious to realize that Trump was able to do what Dems could never do in take down Walker and Jeb.

I remember hearing multiple times on NPR over the summer that Rubio is the one candidate that the Clinton campaign fears giving them a tough time.

And the Hillary campaign should worry. The very optics of a Rubio vs Clinton race will make a lot of liberals squirm, not to mention how FL comes immediately into play with Rubio on the ticket.

Young & minority Rubio vs old & white Clinton.

 

[Veritigo_X]

It's not impossible. Dig up ones from say 1988, both parties handled it just fine with eight plus candidates.

What you do is pose one question to all candidates, let them all briefly answer, and then they can bat it back and forth a bit with the moderator directing or move on if they all agree/some allotment of minutes is up.

That format would be much better. Also the fact that the moderators had no control over the debate didn't exactly help either.

 

[layzie1989]

Nearly choked to death when Christie said the democratic debate was a shit show insult filled debacle compared to the honorable GOP debates...his ability to lie straight faced is astounding.

 

[Brinbe]

Nearly choked to death when Christie said the democratic debate was a shit show insult filled debacle compared to the honorable GOP debates...his ability to lie straight faced is astounding.

Remember, it's not a lie if you believe it.

 

[Manmademan]

And the Hillary campaign should worry. The very optics of a Rubio vs Clinton race will make a lot of liberals squirm, not to mention how FL comes immediately into play with Rubio on the ticket.

Young & minority Rubio vs old & white Clinton.

its always amusing to see who actually looks at polls, and who just makes assumptions.

Rubios numbers with minorities AND with florida in general aren't good. TRUMP does as well in florida as Rubio and Bush combined

 

[Rafa=FedKilla]

I love this shit on the Kelly File right now about the CNBC moderators attacking candidates. And this focus group. Ahahahahaha

 

[layzie1989]

Remember, it's not a lie if you believe it.

It literally made me question my own reality

 

[benjipwns]

7 Democrats debate in 1987: http://www.c-span.org/video/?3685-1/democratic-presidential-candidates-debate-1987-iowa-state-fair

7 Republicans debate in 1995: http://www.c-span.org/video/?63441-1/new-hampshire-republican-forum

9 Republicans debate in 1995: http://www.c-span.org/video/?69366-1/republican-presidential-candidates-debate

They also used to do candidate forums where each went one at a time with moderator questions:
10 Republicans in one in 1995: http://www.c-span.org/video/?67578-1/republican-presidential-candidates-forum

You can find a lot more of those forums in the 1980s and 1990s. But it's hard to create drama if the candidates can't insult each other back and forth about the SCANDAL OF THE WEEK.

 

[LosDaddie]

Holy shit, what the hell happened to Jeb!, he needed to come out fighting for time and trying to save his campaign.

Does his camp still think they are going to cruise to the nomination?

Seems like an odd question. What makes you think the Bush campaign thinks that? You think a campaign presumes to be the nominee when they recently had to slash staffer wages?

Of course not. They know they are in trouble. Very deep trouble.

its always amusing to see who actually looks at polls, and who just makes assumptions.

Rubios numbers with minorities AND with florida in general aren't good. TRUMP does as well in florida as Rubio and Bush combined

😂
Polls don't mean shit when Carson is still polling at the top in Iowa. He's not a serious candidate.

 

[Diablos]

*Looks at Rubio's time*

Fuck

Anyone but him.

 

[RustyNails]

Nearly choked to death when Christie said the democratic debate was a shit show insult filled debacle compared to the honorable GOP debates...his ability to lie straight faced is astounding.

Yep, easily the biggest lie of the night. We joke and laugh that the republicans live in a different universe, but I'm starting to think it's true...

 

[kess]

*Looks at Rubio's time*

Fuck

Anyone but him.

Have faith

Our national motto is "In God we Trust," reminding us that faith in our Creator is the most important American value of all. - Marco Rubio, 2012 RNC Keynote

 

[Schattenjäger]

Kasich/Rubio

Make this happen!

 

[ShooterMcTavish]

The moderators looked like three clowns asking there vindictive questions. Came off immature and biased.

I'm not a diehard republican but Cruz had a point. Why can't we have a democratic debate moderated by three real right-wingers. Republicans are too nice sometimes and let democrats take some low blows and they get away with it.

 

[chubigans]

Man Fox News is even ripping the moderators apart. Haha wow.

 

[jtb]

Seems like an odd question. What makes you think the Bush campaign thinks that? You think a campaign presumes to be the nominee when they recently had to slash staffer wages?

Of course not. They know they are in trouble. Very deep trouble.




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Polls don't mean shit when Carson is still polling at the top in Iowa. He's not a serious candidate.

Carson can be not a serious candidate (he isn't) and also be tailor made to win Iowa (he is). If anything, Carson leading Iowa is one of the few ways the race is shaping out to be very conventional.

 

[ShooterMcTavish]

Man Fox News is even ripping the moderators apart. Haha wow.

They should, they were complete amateurs. Dude did you watch the democratic debate? It was softball after softball. I don't really care but watching with unbiased eyes I think the republicans get the short end of the stick with the debates.

 

[Antiwhippy]

The moderators looked like three clowns asking there vindictive questions. Came off immature and biased.

I'm not a diehard republican but Cruz had a point. Why can't we have a democratic debate moderated by three real right-wingers. Republicans are too nice sometimes and let democrats take some low blows and they get away with it.

Have you actually seen the moderators talk post debate?

They're about as right wing as the people on stage.

 

[jurgen]

Hillary handled Obama pretty well during the 2008 debates- she won as often as he did, give or take. And obama had the benefit of not having to defend completely insane GOP talking points.

There's no real win strategy for Rubio one on one vs. Hillary. That woman is capable, prepared, and has no real weaknesses for him to exploit.

Hillary doesn't really seem that capable and prepared now. She was squirming in a lot of situations during the last debate. It's easy to dismiss the LOLBENGHAZI bullshit that the hardcore right loves to bring up against Hillary, there's still a lot of negative favorability associated with her. I think the email servers issue is yet to completely rear its ugly head as it is actually a separate issue than the Benghazi conspiracy theories.

The last big "word association" poll that Quinnipiac released had Clinton more associated with the words "liar, untrustworthy, and dishonest." It also had her favorability/unfavorability ratings at 39% positive 51% negative. Rubio's were 41% positive, 27% negative, having him as the second highest favorability rating among (potential) nominee at the time. First place? Joe Biden.

its always amusing to see who actually looks at polls, and who just makes assumptions.

Rubios numbers with minorities AND with florida in general aren't good. TRUMP does as well in florida as Rubio and Bush combined

It's also amusing to see who puts weight into early head-to-head polls. But if you want to look at that stuff, there are plenty that put Rubio ahead or within points of Clinton. There's still far too much noise with the other primary candidates to properly look at that stuff though.

 

[LosDaddie]

Kasich/Rubio

Make this happen!

Putting FL and Ohio in play immediately.

It's a good ticket for the GOP.

 

[SolarPowered]

They should, they were complete amateurs. Dude did you watch the democratic debate? It was softball after softball. I don't really care but watching with unbiased eyes I think the republicans get the short end of the stick with the debates.

Yeah, tell that to Jim Webb when he complained about time, Chaffee when he got wrecked over the patriot act vote, Hillary when she was cornered on banks and Bernie when he got destroyed over gun control.

 

[jurgen]

I love this shit on the Kelly File right now about the CNBC moderators attacking candidates. And this focus group. Ahahahahaha

I can think of one CNBC moderator that is an ignorant shitbag though and it's not Jim Cramer...

 

[ShooterMcTavish]

Yeah, tell that to Jim Webb when he complained about time, Chaffee when he got wrecked over the patriot act, Hillary when she was cornered on banks and Bernie when he got destroyed over gun control.

Not arguing that, the way these questions were asked and the tone were totally diff then democratic debate.

 

[Modest Mauser]

Yeah, tell that to Jim Webb when he complained about time, Chaffee when he got wrecked over the patriot act vote, Hillary when she was cornered on banks and Bernie when he got destroyed over gun control.

I thought Cooper asked some decent, fairly hard-hitting questions. I think the candidates during that debate (besides "it was my first day") just had better responses instead of refusing to answer and getting the crowd to boo.

 

[RustyNails]

They should, they were complete amateurs. Dude did you watch the democratic debate? It was softball after softball. I don't really care but watching with unbiased eyes I think the republicans get the short end of the stick with the debates.

What am I reading. Are you fucking real? Do you consider these questions from Anderson Cooper "softball"?

This is how the fucking debate started:

COOPER: Secretary Clinton, I want to start with you. Plenty of politicians evolve on issues, but even some Democrats believe you change your positions based on political expediency.

You were against same-sex marriage. Now you're for it. You defended President Obama's immigration policies. Now you say they're too harsh. You supported his trade deal dozen of times. You even called it the "gold standard". Now, suddenly, last week, you're against it.

Will you say anything to get elected?

COOPER: Secretary Clinton, though, with all due respect, the question is really about political expediency. Just in July, New Hampshire, you told the crowd you'd, quote, "take a back seat to no one when it comes to progressive values."

Last month in Ohio, you said you plead guilty to, quote, "being kind of moderate and center." Do you change your political identity based on who you're talking to?

Another

COOPER: Denmark is a country that has a population - Denmark is a country that has a population of 5.6 million people. The question is really about electability here, and that's what I'm trying to get at.

You - the - the Republican attack ad against you in a general election - it writes itself. You supported the Sandinistas in Nicaragua. You honeymooned in the Soviet Union. And just this weekend, you said you're not a capitalist.

Doesn't - doesn't that ad write itself?

COOPER: Governor Chafee, you've been everything but a socialist. When you were senator from Rhode Island, you were a Republican. When you were elected governor, you were an independent. You've only been a Democrat for little more than two years. Why should Democratic voters trust you won't change again?

CHAFEE: Anderson, you're looking at a block of granite when it comes to the issues. Whether it's...

COOPER: It seems like pretty soft granite. I mean, you've been a Republican, you've been an independent.

Do you call these softball questions? Fuck outta here.

 

[chubigans]

They should, they were complete amateurs. Dude did you watch the democratic debate? It was softball after softball. I don't really care but watching with unbiased eyes I think the republicans get the short end of the stick with the debates.

Oh totally yeah, I agree. Embarrassing show by CNBC.

 

[Schattenjäger]

Putting FL and Ohio in play immediately.

It's a good ticket for the GOP.

Exactly - they also are real candidates

 

[Trojita]

They should, they were complete amateurs. Dude did you watch the democratic debate? It was softball after softball. I don't really care but watching with unbiased eyes I think the republicans get the short end of the stick with the debates.

Softballs? Anderson Cooper was firing from all cylinders.

 

[jtb]

The biggest problem with these debates and the reason why the candidates can gang up on the moderators so easily all comes back to the same, simple, mind-boggling fact. THERE ARE TEN CANDIDATES ON THE STAGE. Holy shit. You have a kiddie debate. Fucking use it. Start sending people home.

 

[LosDaddie]

The moderators looked like three clowns asking there vindictive questions. Came off immature and biased.

I'm not a diehard republican but Cruz had a point. Why can't we have a democratic debate moderated by three real right-wingers. Republicans are too nice sometimes and let democrats take some low blows and they get away with it.

It would be interesting to see a Dem debate on Fox, but there's no incentive for Dems to do it.

 

[Antiwhippy]

What am I reading. Are you fucking real? Do you consider these questions from Anderson Cooper "softball"?

This is how the fucking debate started:



Another


Do you call these softball questions? Fuck outta here.

But if they were so hard why didn't the democrats complain about the biased conservative media?

 

[Avon Barksdale]

I'm not convinced that anyone but a gringo will be the Republican nominee.

 

[RDreamer]

They should, they were complete amateurs. Dude did you watch the democratic debate? It was softball after softball. I don't really care but watching with unbiased eyes I think the republicans get the short end of the stick with the debates.

Are you in the same reality I'm in?

The democratic debate threw plenty of hardball. The republicans are so far divorced from reality that nearly every everything is a hardball.

 

[SolarPowered]

Not arguing that, the way these questions were asked and the tone were totally diff then democratic debate.

I'll give you this. Overall Trump in particular was hounded and chased for the last three debates or so. I don't believe that Republicans as a whole have been mistreated by moderators, especially in this debate where they practically rolled over once the powers the be on the earpieces told them to cut it out. See below for an answer regarding the "tone" of questions in the democratic debate.

I thought Cooper asked some decent, fairly hard-hitting questions. I think the candidates during that debate (besides "it was my first day") just had better responses instead of refusing to answer and getting the crowd to boo.

Yeah, for the most part. That didn't stop moderation from asking about Hillary's emails and what it said about her character. O Malley and Chaffee were looking for blood there, but Bernie preemptively shut that down and gave Hillary some major help in that regard. Both parties' presidential candidates have been given some dubious questions as far as I'm concerned. Democrats just aren't nearly as big crybabies about it.

What am I reading. Are you fucking real? Do you consider these questions from Anderson Cooper "softball"?

This is how the fucking debate started:



Another


Do you call these softball questions? Fuck outta here.

Thanks for these. The mail one stood out to me in particular, but Cooper certainly didn't let anyone rest on their laurels for too long. That aspect of the democratic debates felt really present in the first thirty minutes or so of the Republican debate, so I felt that it was a good watch. Everything afterwards was a joke not worth tuning in for (except Jeb getting mauled by Rubio lol).

 

[jurgen]

Exactly - they also are real candidates

Kasich is only on that stage to get attention for himself to be someone's VP.

A Rubio/Kasich ticket could be the GOP's best bet though, not just for geographic reasons.

 

[ShooterMcTavish]

What am I reading. Are you fucking real? Do you consider these questions from Anderson Cooper "softball"?

This is how the fucking debate started:



Another


Do you call these softball questions? Fuck outta here.

It did start strong and cooper was harsh but questions got soft and tone was fucking jovial. There is no way you can sit here and say democratic debate had moderators that tried there best to cut the candidates down. Cooper would ask a tough question then back off.

I can tell you this, Anderson cooper is a million times better then these assclowns. Dude was a great moderator and I like him moderating any side.

Bottom line, tonight the moderators looked like amateurs

 

[B-Dubs]

They should, they were complete amateurs. Dude did you watch the democratic debate? It was softball after softball. I don't really care but watching with unbiased eyes I think the republicans get the short end of the stick with the debates.

You kidding?

 

[kess]

Are you in the same reality I'm in?

The democratic debate threw plenty of hardball. The republicans are so far divorced from reality that nearly every everything is a hardball.

lol, in CNNs last Republican debate Hugh Hewitt prefaced one of his questions with this:

HEWITT: I'd like to talk about winning because I think all of you are more qualified than former Secretary of State Clinton...