I talked with several folks from Heritage and AEI after the debate, in order to get their reactions to how the debate went, how it came off, and how they felt the debate came across to watchers.
As you can see, spin rooms are kind of noisy; they’re also pretty focused places. Everybody in there – including probably you – needs a specific piece of information and/or quote to finish up their own material, and the sooner they get it, the sooner they can get somewhere about ten to fifteen degrees Fahrenheit cooler. This is actually conducive to good manners; after all, arguments and shouting matches eat into time. Should you ever participate in one of these, I recommend patience, waiting your turn, and hitting the restroom on your way in.
And business cards. They’re highly useful in these situations.
Moe Lane (crosspost)
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Dan Spencer
Dan McLaughlin
Jeff Emanuel
Ok I did not get to watch the debate, and
kyle8 (Diary) Thursday, November 24th at 6:39PM EDT (link)I have been out of the loop for the last few days. Can someone give me an informed review of how it went, Winners and losers, that sort of thing?
“Nothing works like freedom, Nothing succeeds like liberty”
Kyle
My opinion only
greyeagle Thursday, November 24th at 9:54PM EDT (link)Perry did very well. Ginrich did very well, but some comments on immigration may cause him some problems. Romney played it safe, not outstanding, Cain fouled up again on one of the foreign affairs questions, Bachman, Santorium and Huntsman all did okay. Bachmann challenged Perry again about his plan to start foreign aid at zero balance then go upward. This was the best of all the debates. All the candidates would do better with this kind of structure instead of “gotcha” questions. The candidates actually had enough time to truly answer the questions.