Originally posted by: ZeroIQ
Huck is getting the shaft but so far he is doing very well with what he is getting.
Originally posted by: ZeroIQ
So far I'm liking Huckabee's answer. First one to answer directly.
Huckabee, I think, stood out in this debate as the one who made sense, talked as ordinary people do, and rose above politics. They may have scored. He connected. And that?s a problem for Romney, who would like to become the alternative to John McCain among conservatives who oppose the Arizona senator. But he has very tough competition from Huckabee, who?s forcing people to re-think his run at a time when he was supposed to be out of the game.
But this has always been the way he?s worked: Romney uses money to stay competitive. Huckabee has debates.
I don?t think McCain made many gains ? and I think he may have caused people to re-think the race. I don?t think this was his strongest night, not because he was under attack. But because he wasn?t a straight talker. He talked very much like a politician. He was making a lot of charges at Romney ? some of which, like the timetable charge, seemed very questionable.
A couple of Romney?s answers were quite good, particularly on the Iraq timetables issue. I don?t think he did himself any harm. But I think the one who really helped himself was Huckabee.
All in all: Huckabee gained ground, McCain probably lost ground, and Romney didn?t help or hurt himself ? although he did effectively defend himself. McCain sounded petty ? and that?s not the McCain voters know and like.
But to the extent that Huckabee may have made any gains from his performance, Romney?s got bigger worries out of tonight than the Arizona senator.
Originally posted by: teclis1023
Well, McCain really bombed tonight. Yikes. Huckabee was well spoken, as was Romney...and Paul did okay, though Anderson was a wimp and let McCain and Romney muscle their way into the limelight for about 97 percent of the damn time.
Originally posted by: Aztech
Originally posted by: teclis1023
Well, McCain really bombed tonight. Yikes. Huckabee was well spoken, as was Romney...and Paul did okay, though Anderson was a wimp and let McCain and Romney muscle their way into the limelight for about 97 percent of the damn time.
Wow, this is exactly how I saw things as well. McCain always seems to get flustered and unpresidential. He got called on that lie about Romney and he should've just owned up to it. The audience was clearly on Romney's side (by applause).
Has anyone ever heard him answer a question fully without sidetracking to how he was the only one who supported the surge
Originally posted by: loki8481
Has anyone ever heard him answer a question fully without sidetracking to how he was the only one who supported the surge
it's a fair comparison against Romney.
McCain put his political career on the line, while Kerry... er, Romney gave a non-answer and flip-flopped.
Originally posted by: loki8481
Has anyone ever heard him answer a question fully without sidetracking to how he was the only one who supported the surge
it's a fair comparison against Romney.
McCain put his political career on the line, while Kerry... er, Romney gave a non-answer and flip-flopped.