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Scoring the GOP Debates - Round 11 - Detroit, MI

Scoring the GOP Debates – Round 11 – Detroit, MI

  “Oh, I can count to ten, Ted, just you watch… 1…2…3… uhhh…”

My personal assessment of the GOP debate – Main Event:

Talking times via NPR news

Ted Cruz  (Talking time – 17:04) Was. On. Fire. Very strong attacks on Trump’s positions and record. Had the best line of the night when he said that “Donald has a tenuous relationship with the truth.” Great takes on pointing out that Trump has been part…

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Scoring the GOP Debates - Round 10 - Houston, TX

Scoring the GOP Debates – Round 10 – Houston, TX

My personal assessment of the GOP debate – Main Event: The Knockdown in H-Town

This assessment will be a bit different from previous debate scorecards. It is clear now that the contest is a 3-man race; Cruz, Rubio and Trump. Governor Kasich and Dr. Carson are essentially non-entities merely taking up stage space, so for the purposes of this review, I’ve ignored them.

First and foremost; having…

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Scoring the GOP Debates - Round 8 - Manchester, NH

Scoring the GOP Debates – Round 8 – Manchester, NH

My personal assessment of the GOP debate – Main Event:

Talking times via NPR news & Betsy Woodruff

First of all, the opening introduction of the candidates by the ABC News moderators was badly – badly– bungled. Candidates either didn’t hear their names being called, or they were being called out-of-order, and so they came out on stage in fits and starts, out-of-order, with Ben Carson and Donald…

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Scoring the GOP Debates - Round 7 - Des Moines, IA

Scoring the GOP Debates – Round 7 – Des Moines, IA

GOP candidates prior to the debate. Asked if he looked forward to being on stage without his nemesis, Donald Trump, former Florida Governor, Jeb Bush smiled nervously and gave two thumbs -up.

My personal assessment of the GOP debate – Main Event:

Marco Rubio did extremely well as the winner of the debate. His very good answers on a range of issues; Hillary Clinton’s complete lack of…

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Scoring the GOP Debates - Round 6 - N. Charleston, SC

Scoring the GOP Debates – Round 6 – N. Charleston, SC

For this debate, rather than using poll numbers, candidates were arranged by tie color, from darkest blue to darkest red.

My personal assessment of the GOP debate – Main Event:

Ted Cruz did extremely well, with a bit of an uneven performance. While he has become the candidate best positioned to represent the Conservative / Liberty / Tea Party elements of the party, and is a darling of…

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Scoring the GOP Debates - Round 5 - Las Vegas

Scoring the GOP Debates – Round 5 – Las Vegas

My personal assessment of the GOP debate – Main Event:

Ted Cruz did extremely well. He has positioned himself as the tea party outsider and evangelical favorite, countering Rubio, who is now atop the polls of establishment favorites. His confrontation with Rubio on immigration, data sweeps by intelligence agencies and regime change in the Middle East, set the stage for the debate Conservatives…

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Scoring the GOP Debates - Round 4

Scoring the GOP Debates – Round 4

My personal assessment of the GOP debate – Main Event:

Ted Cruzwas very impressive and strong. He consistently offered substantive answers on complex questions, highlighting his extensive knowledge on the issues. His delivery – when not too packaged – is forthright and on-point. He did best when attacking the crony corporatism in big government, and his tax plan outlined how to best help the…

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Scoring the GOP Debates - Round 3

Scoring the GOP Debates – Round 3

My personal assessment of the GOP debate – Main Event:

Marco Rubio Excellent performance. Memorable, passionate and smart answers to questions that allowed him to really distinguish himself. His confrontation with Jeb Bush may have delivered the needed mortal blow to the former Governor’s campaign. His epic take-down of Hillary Clinton and her mainstream media toadies, publicly calling her a liar…

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