And The Winner Is...

There were seven winners of the Republican Presidential Debate that was held last night in Manchester, New Hampshire.  All of the candidates acquitted themselves well.  The minor gaffe I predicted from Herman Cain never developed, and with one exception candidates answered all the questions.  What they refused to do was go on the attack against each other, though invited to do so time and again by CNN moderator, John King.

GOFFSTOWN – The contenders in the Republican presidential primary spent Monday's debate at St. Anselm College talking about themselves, the economy, job creation, tax cuts and beating up on President Barack Obama.

The seven candidates for president – U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota used the debate to officially announce her candidacy – continuously attacked the president on health care, spending and taxes, but also continued to avoid any pointed attacks on each other.

“Any person on this stage would be a better president than President Obama,” said former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.

I thought each of them had at least one good answer, one applause line.  But none of those lines came at the expense of any of their fellows on stage last night.  In that regard that debaters presented a united front against Obama, his administration, and his policies. 

Of course, that's not going to last.  It's simply too early to risk attacks against fellow Republicans by playing the pit bull, but as we get further into the campaign the attacks will materialize.  For now, though, there's the sense that this election is too important to waste, and the focus is on getting Obama out.  I anticipate that that focus will disappear over the next several months then re-emerge when the ultimate nominee finally locks it up, and that spells trouble for Obama and the Democrats. 

But the really big winners for the night were the Boston Bruins who sent the Stanley Cup finals to game seven, which will be tomorrow night in Vancouver at 8:00pm EDT.

Comments

[Great Golf Strategies]

This wasn't debate, it was a gathering of republican’s/tea baggers that all want the same thing, that is for President Obama to not be re-elected. No plan to help Americans, just more tax breaks for corporations. They're all afraid to step on each others toes and not willing to be honest about anything. Typical republicans/tea baggers.