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New Hampshire Republican presidential debate
Date: Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016
Time: 5 p.m. PT (8 p.m. ET)
When does it start?
Coverage starts at 8 p.m. ET, with candidates taking the stage at 8:15. It'll air live on ABC and will be livestreamed on ABCNews.com.
Channel: ABC (KATU and DirecTV channel 2, Xfinity channel 2 and 702); ABC News mobile apps http://abcnews.go.com/US/fullpage/abc-news-app-iphone-android-windows-29054814
Location: Manchester, N.H.
Who will be in each debate?
The stage will be a little less crowded this time around, with seven candidates: John Kasich, Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Ben Carson and Chris Christie.
Who will moderate?
Moderators are World News Tonight Anchor David Muir and This Week co-anchor and chief global affairs correspondent Martha Raddatz. WMUR anchor Josh McElveen and conservative journalist Mary Katharine Ham will also question the candidates.
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What a crazy week here in the Granite State.
Donald Trump attracted a huge crowd in Milford, giving his stock speech, and even laying down an F Bomb for the cheering throng. Jeb Bush walked through my office on Tuesday along with his detail, and Carly Fiorina was in my office yesterday, sounding strong and confident. I saw Chris Christie this morning here in Bedford, and I'm going to see Marco Rubio tomorrow morning, who will be at the middle school about a mile down the road.
I'll try to get a question in this time, but there's a lot of competition for the microphones.
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I've come this far, I might as well go the distance. Okay, I'm streaming the show tonight.
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HOW CAN ANYONE JUSTIFY BUSH MAKING THE DEBATE!?
Ridiculous. Is he still at 1% or 3%, or somewhere in between?
It just shows how corrupt the whole system is.
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HOW CAN ANYONE JUSTIFY BUSH MAKING THE DEBATE!?
Ridiculous. Is he still at 1% or 3%, or somewhere in between?
It just shows how corrupt the whole system is.
i read earlier he is at some places -7. the fix may just be in for him?
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i read earlier he is at some places -7. the fix may just be in for him?
Bush is in, even though he has no chance in hell of winning, and the only female in the race is deliberately left out. The fix is in by the GOPe and the Dems working together. Hillary doesn't want even a chance of having to run against another woman.
The whole process of American elections has become a farce. And the worst of all is how powerful the media has become. They no longer 'report' or question a candidate. They feel that it is their mission to 'choose' the candidate.
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Bush is in, even though he has no chance in hell of winning, and the only female in the race is deliberately left out. The fix is in by the GOPe and the Dems working together. Hillary doesn't want even a chance of having to run against another woman.
The whole process of American elections has become a farce. And the worst of all is how powerful the media has become. They no longer 'report' or question a candidate. They feel that it is their mission to 'choose' the candidate.
you are correct with all you posted.
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I've come this far, I might as well go the distance. Okay, I'm streaming the show tonight.
Me too ac. :beer:
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Bush is in, even though he has no chance in hell of winning, and the only female in the race is deliberately left out. The fix is in by the GOPe and the Dems working together. Hillary doesn't want even a chance of having to run against another woman.
The whole process of American elections has become a farce. And the worst of all is how powerful the media has become. They no longer 'report' or question a candidate. They feel that it is their mission to 'choose' the candidate.
Could not agree more! What would it have hurt to put another podium up there and let Carly debate? The fact that Bush is still there tells me it's fixed. I'm starting to get that McCain/Romney hole in my gut. Rubio is the Establishment's golden child now - watch all the polls and agenda-driven news stories now.
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Could not agree more! What would it have hurt to put another podium up there and let Carly debate? The fact that Bush is still there tells me it's fixed. I'm starting to get that McCain/Romney hole in my gut. Rubio is the Establishment's golden child now - watch all the polls and agenda-driven news stories now.
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yep...the fix is in. :chairbang:
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They are very afraid of Carly!
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It is absurd to think that Bush is somehow (miracle happens here) going to jump from 3% to 50% based on a debate. The people pushing this Bush thing are delusional to say the least.
The better question is not why is he in the debate. The better question is why is he still even running? Who is still giving him money and why? It is all so irrational.
When is enough, enough?
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The networks set the criteria, and these have been out for at least a month.
I'd love to see Fiorina in the debate, but it wouldn't have mattered anyway. She never distinguished herself, never had a "schtick" that would separate her from the pack. Too many are enamored of the tanning-bed-king. He had his fortune handed to him; Carly had to fight for everything she ever did. But, in the long run, the media was never that interested in her, so she's out.
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Add my voice to those wanting Fiorina in and dazzling millions with her rap. And I mean that in a good way.
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Who is that, Myst? Mrs. Trump?
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Stephen Miller @redsteeze 42s42 seconds ago
A former Clinton admin official and family friend is introducing a GOP debate.
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Who is that, Myst? Mrs. Trump?
Yes.
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Who is that, Myst? Mrs. Trump?
Sorry..yes
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Milania?
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Sorry..yes
I'd marry someone that attractive myself but i don't want to work that hard.
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Lou Dobbs @loudobbsnews 2m2 minutes ago
I'd Forgotten How Often ABC's Political Gurus Confuse Snide for Smart
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Cross between Sophia Loren and Raquel Welch...
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Seth Mandel @SethAMandel 51s52 seconds ago
ABC likes to sneak foreign-policy questions in between 90-minute abortion segments so this should be interesting.
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Speaker Cruz @HavanaTed 2m2 minutes ago
Wouldn't it be perfect if Trump ended up losing to an immigrant?
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Lou Dobbs @loudobbsnews 2m2 minutes ago
I'd Forgotten How Often ABC's Political Gurus Confuse Snide for Smart
I hadn't. But the knowledge is being refreshed as we speak!
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I'd marry someone that attractive myself but i don't want to work that hard.
Having billions of dollars is already most of the work. :smokin:
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Defund NPR PBS & NEA @Jarjarbug 53s54 seconds ago
Omg... Jeb Bush says he calls mommy for advice... Dear God!!!
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Defund NPR PBS & NEA @Jarjarbug 53s54 seconds ago
Omg... Jeb Bush says he calls mommy for advice... Dear God!!!
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Speaker Cruz @HavanaTed 2m2 minutes ago
Wouldn't it be perfect if Trump ended up losing to an immigrant?
Throw another log on the fire, it is getting low.. :)
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I'm already tired 12 minutes in the debate still hasn't started. :silly:
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Guy Benson Verified account
@guypbenson
ABC talking up Kasich's support among Democrats..
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Throw another log on the fire, it is getting low.. :)
I thought Cruz and Trump had similar positions on immigration?
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I'm already tired 12 minutes in the debate still hasn't started. :silly:
It's 3 hours..I won't make it
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If I'd known I was going to have to listen to these idiots for twenty minutes I would have done something else !
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I'm already tired 12 minutes in the debate still hasn't started. :silly:
All I am getting is endless commercials.
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I'm already tired 12 minutes in the debate still hasn't started. :silly:
Take the money out of politics... don't allow commercials during debates
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:2popcorn:
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HAHAHA what is Carson doing?
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Ben Carson missed his intro....oh brother
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OMG.
Carson just lost his mind.
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What is going on here?
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MSM brainless idiots.
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These cows can't even get the intros right
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Brain surgeon?
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Craig Robinson @IowaGOPer 4s4 seconds ago
Surprised Cruz didn't stop and tweet that Carson.was dropping out when he didn't take the stage tonight when called :)
Amanda Carpenter @amandacarpenter 5s5 seconds ago
Next debate: Put all the candidates on a starting line. First one to his podium wins.
Brad Thor @BradThor 1m1 minute ago
Even the walkout was a joke. Bar has been set.
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Here we go. Same format as ever, with Republicans.
Mr. SoandSo said this, how do you respond? Goading a fight.
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Jim Antle @jimantle now
Trump makes the case for peace through strength, says some of his opponents have an itchier trigger finger for war.
Josh Rogin @joshrogin 57s58 seconds ago
"Nobody's gonna mess with us." Trump very specific on national security policy as usual.
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Manu Raju @mkraju 4s4 seconds ago
CRUZ pulls his punches and declines to take a whack at Trump or stand by his words that Trump "doesn't have the temperament" to run military
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First attack on Trump on him not having the ability to 'have his finger on the button.'
Trump: I was the only one up here who said not to attack Iraq because it would create destabilization throughout the region.
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Goading and goading and goading for a brawl. No real actual questions.
Mr. Cruz wouldn't you punch Donald Trump in the nose if you could? How do you feel about Trump's wife.
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Stephen Hayes @stephenfhayes 4s4 seconds ago
Cruz looks wobbly. Will make the criticism about Trump when Trump isn't around but not to his face?
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what was up the way they introduced the candidates???
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Goading and goading and goading for a brawl. No real actual questions.
Mr. Cruz wouldn't you punch Donald Trump in the nose if you could? How do you feel about Trump's wife.
Bait bait bait. No DE BATE!
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John Noonan @noonanjo 56s57 seconds ago
"We're going to win with Trump" Yes! Along with the many Trump victories like USFL, Trump vodka, Trump Taj Mahal, Trump Plaza, Trump Resorts
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Mark Murray @mmurraypolitics now
That was a very effective -- and smart -- hit by Carson on Cruz
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what happened to having a debate on the issues. **nononono* **nononono*
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Carson acts with Grace.
Cruz gives direct apology.
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Bait bait bait. No DE BATE!
That is what is happening. All they are discussing is quotes from each of the candidates said about the other candidates. Half an hour in and still no real question about anything of substance.
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Meet the Press @meetthepress 4s4 seconds ago
Carson is "disappointed" about Cruz's campaign spreading false information that he dropped out of Iowa caucuses.
Political Line @PoliticalLine 3s3 seconds ago
TED CRUZ APOLOGY TOUR
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what happened to having a debate on the issues. **nononono* **nononono*
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Always remember this: It is the questions NOT being asked that reveal what they have to hide.
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what happened to having a debate on the issues. **nononono* **nononono*
They don't want a debate they want a brawl!
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what happened to having a debate on the issues. **nononono* **nononono*
Too boring for the masses. We want blood.
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Rich Lowry @RichLowry 2m2 minutes ago
Tough first 15 minutes for Cruz
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rubio....cannot answer says biden has passed more legislation.
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Marco Rubio just stated that he 'sanctioned terrorist groups.'
No shit.
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Rich Lowry @RichLowry 2m2 minutes ago
Tough first 15 minutes for Cruz
I disagree with Rich!
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HowardKurtz @HowardKurtz 3s3 seconds ago
Rubio on experience: If longest service in Congress counts, we should rally around Joe Biden. Pivots to attack on Obama
Guy Benson @guypbenson 52s52 seconds ago
Rubio seems...prepared for this question.
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Your response to his response to your response...
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Rubio has a silver tongue.
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Christie.....boom to rubio!!!!
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David Axelrod @davidaxelrod 5s5 seconds ago Manhattan, NY
Weird, gratuitous swipe at @JoeBiden by @marcorubio. Stick to the players on the field, man!
Melissia @ProudoftheUSA 51s51 seconds ago
Wait! Does Marco know something we don't? Talks about nobody wants to see Biden as president.
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Carson handled that well, Cruz...the best he could under the circumstances.
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Rubio has a silver tongue.
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He was trained by the best.
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Rubio and Christie took the bait!
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Rubio was quite good with his reply
Then Cristie just stomped on him
This is the WWF. *bouche*
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Wayne Dupree™ @WayneDupreeShow 3s3 seconds ago
Christie just pimp slapped Rubio on leadership and experience
Marc Thiessen @marcthiessen 5s5 seconds ago
Rubio again -- straight after Obama. Obama knows exactly what he is doing....
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Christie is laying wood to Rubio
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Christie is good tonight
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I'm out. I can't watch anymore of this. I'll check in once in a while, but this "debate" is a he said she said match. Not my cup of tea.
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Christie talking to Rubio like the little boy that he is.
Rubio just got slammed.
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rubio out and out lie...christie was in state during the snow storm....rubio liar!!!!!!!!!!!
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Mark that, Christie is eating Rubio alive, with a fork.
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Christie is good tonight
rubio.....putz
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Christie is good tonight
Yeah! Good at giving ABC'S exactly what they wanted!
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Tag teaming bush to trounce Rubio now
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:2popcorn:
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Rubio is a worthless turd.
The world see it.
LaRaza loves him.
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Jim Antle @jimantle 3s3 seconds ago
Christie needs this debate and this primary more than Rubio does.
Joe Kirkpatrick @BIGJOESHOW 56s57 seconds ago
OMG Christie just ended the Rubio campaign!
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Thank you Christie - telling it like it is about the little punk Rubio.
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Christie hit Rubio very hard and he did not do well.
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Rubio is the target tonight....
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I can't wait to hear next about Kasich fatherwho was a mailman. In case you didn't know
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LACONIA, N.H. -— Sitting on his campaign bus — laptop, turkey jerky, and coffee all nearby — Jeb Bush was befuddled over his campaign’s failure to capture more attention from the news media.
“I could drop my pants,” he said in an interview. “Moon the whole crowd. Everybody would be aghast, except the press guys would never notice.”
http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2016/02/06/jeb-bush-fighting-for-survival-new-hampshire-symbol-gop-establishment-weakness/u0eRx0ydhhl29N3qrhmqnM/story.html
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"How do you feel about Trump's wife."
Late to the party, but I would like to say unequivocally I would love to feel Trump's wife.
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I can't wait to hear next about Kasich fatherwho was a mailman. In case you didn't know
his dad was a mailman.....did not know that.................. :smokin:
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Steve King @SteveKingIA 5s5 seconds ago
Chris Christie has drawn real debate blood from Rubio. Hard to recover.
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Bush was big zero on his part of the tag team but it didn't matter, Christie put Rubio on the mat. The only thing that saved Rubio was the bell.
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"How do you feel about Trump's wife."
Late to the party, but I would like to say unequivocally I would love to feel Trump's wife.
:pondering:
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Cruz is not breaking down.
Talking like an adult.
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Christie hit Rubio very hard and he did not do well.
Fat boy is all about "canned responses."
Fat boy is never going to get over his bear hugging of Obama 4 years ago.
Rubio got beat down. Yep. This ain't over though.
If Christie does nothing but rip Rubio for his "canned responses" (and Christie did preside over multiple bond rating downgrades), he'll look like a one-note Charlie.
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"his dad was a mailman.....did not know that.................."
Tell ya something else you probably did not know, Flowers. John Kerry (kinda) served in Vietnam.
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Cruz is not breaking down.
Talking like an adult.
:amen:
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cruz tapping on his podium is irritating . oh crus nk had been saying this was going to be the launch date for some time.
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Rubio tries to pipe in as a defense expert on N.K.'s nukes.
Rubio nukes it with stupidity and canned answers.
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"his dad was a mailman.....did not know that.................."
Tell ya something else you probably did not know, Flowers. John Kerry (kinda) served in Vietnam.
:laugh: so did jane fonda.....
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Kaisich sounds a lot better with the mute on.
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I never heard what Kasich is saying, because i can't help watching his weird mouth.
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Kaisich sounds a lot better with the mute on.
:amen: :amen: :amen:
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Kaisich sounds a lot better with the mute on.
Lol
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Tim Carney @TPCarney now
I think Christie both (a) knocked Rubio down a peg (b) made himself look bad. Advantage Cruz, Trump, Kasich, Bush.
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Trump disagrees with Rubio when Rubio said Obama 'knows what he is doing.'
Slam the turd, Donald.
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Trump has buildings? Who knew?
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The Hill @thehill 58s58 seconds ago
Bush on North Korea: "If a preemptive strike is necessary to keep us safe, we should do it"
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Trump has buildings? Who knew?
My guess is Flowers.
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NBC Nightly News @NBCNightlyNews 2m2 minutes ago
Ted Cruz says he would need an intel briefing before a decision on taking a preemptive strike on the North Korean missile launched tonight.
3 retweets 2 likes
NBC Nightly News @NBCNightlyNews 49s50 seconds ago
Jeb Bush: If a preemptive strike to take out a North Korean missile was deemed necessary, it should be done. #GOPDebate
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John Harwood @JohnJHarwood 4s4 seconds ago
Rubio appears more rattled than in any other debate by far
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his dad was a mailman.....did not know that.................. :smokin:
And Christie was a federal prosecutor. Who knew?
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ABC mods are trying to squeeze a 'I'll kill everyone' NOT just from Trump, but all of them.
Rubio still sounding like a little boy.
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Kathleen McKinley @KatMcKinley 59s60 seconds ago
The only time I ever feel a tiny bit of liking Trump is when he correctly & truthfully & brutally describes Obama's Presidency.
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Can we deport Kasich?
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Trump disagrees with Rubio when Rubio said Obama 'knows what he is doing.'
Slam the turd, Donald.
Hate to say it, but Rubio is right on that point.
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Can we deport Kasich?
Got my vote!
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Jeff Greenfield
@greenfield64
I've been in conversion with Rubio and a few reporters. He was fine in give and take. This clumsy lunge back to sound bites is head-shaking.
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Cash just said he wants 'path to legalization, but not citizenship.'
Sounds familiar.
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Bo Snerdley @BoSnerdley 1m1 minute ago
Let's see. Who is for amnesty and who isn't I count two people on the stage forcefully not for it -- one -- kinda sort of. The rest...????
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Jennifer Rubin @JRubinBlogger 3m3 minutes ago
this isn't changing anyone mind/vote so far... no one especially good so far
GregGutfeld @greggutfeld 10m10 minutes ago
Trump is so bored right now that he's tweeting insults to NRO
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Can we deport Kasich?
:laugh:
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"Bo Snerdley @BoSnerdley 1m1 minute ago"
Ever think Bo Snerdley is actually Rush? Just a thought
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Cruz is right that over 40% of illegal aliens are the ones that stay here after their visa expires.
Cruz is pro law enforcement.
Cruz cites Obama's policy of having the border patrol 'stand down'
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Did Carson get the
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Ted Cruz " Enforce the law!"
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Rubio backs away from his 'Gang of Eight' legislation.
Tap dances.
Stops talking.
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Lou Dobbs @loudobbsnews 4s4 seconds ago
Senator Rubio Won't Answer Immigration Question...twice
Ramesh Ponnuru @RameshPonnuru 57s57 seconds ago
Rubio is basically saying he abandoned his legislation because it was going nowhere.
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Why is Christie being so hard on Rubio? This is very curious.
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Cruz is right that over 40% of illegal aliens are the ones that stay here after their visa expires.
Cruz is pro law enforcement.
Cruz cites Obama's policy of having the border patrol 'stand down'
Damned right he is!
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Manu Raju @mkraju 2m2 minutes ago
Rubio been asked this question a million times about abandoning the Gang of Eight bill
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Rubio = D-U-D
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Why is Christie being so hard on Rubio? This is very curious.
Christie assumes he is the second choice of Rubio voters.
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Christie hasn't got a prayer, Rubio is the GOPe's chosen, Bush has been running against Rubio. I find all of this confusing.
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Why is Christie being so hard on Rubio? This is very curious.
Christie is sinking. He won't win NH and will have to quit in two weeks.
So, he's flailing.
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Luke Russert @LukeRussert 5s5 seconds ago
I cover the House. Had Rubio's immigration reform bill actually gone to the floor it would have passed. 240 votes at least.
Seth Mandel @SethAMandel 53s53 seconds ago
"SENATOR Rubio, how come you didn't get your legislation through the HOUSE?"
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My guess is Flowers.
What????
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What did Trump just say?
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The Atlantic @TheAtlantic 2m2 minutes ago
Christie is bent on taking out Rubio tonight
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Trump: People are dying on the streets.
Where is this happening? Hospitals HAVE to take people. Trump is for single payer and just can't say it.
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Biggest load of the night from Trump on the health care question!
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What????
It was a joke, darlin', and a damned funny one if I say so myself.
Or maybe not.
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What did Trump just say?
He didn't say it very well, but basically - repeal Obamacare - get rid of laws that prevent people from shopping for private insurance across state lines - and government paid healthcare for people that cannot afford it themselves.
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And Ted Cruz NAILS the healthcare question!
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Bo Snerdley @BoSnerdley 3s3 seconds ago
How about real medical tort reform? How about getting the lawyers to scale back their role in health care?
Ramesh Ponnuru @RameshPonnuru 4s4 seconds ago
World has missed the opportunity to hear from Ben Carson about North Korea.
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Cruz - "We're going to repeal every word of Obamacare."
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H2: The reality of that is that it would require 2/3 of the congress and senate.
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Jim Hanson @Uncle_Jimbo 11s11 seconds ago
OK Carson understands healthcare
Surgeon General, not POTUS
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Carson just told everyone to 'go to his website.'
Mitt Romney used the same approach in 2012.
Lose.
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Cruz - "We're going to repeal every word of Obamacare."
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H2: The reality of that is that it would require 2/3 of the congress and senate.
True. Trump wants to repeal it too.
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Amanda Carpenter @amandacarpenter now
Reminder: Trump wants eminent domain to help PRIVATE business seize property. Not for public roads. etc.
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And Ted Cruz NAILS the healthcare question!
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He was right. Socialized medicine is euthanasia on steroids.
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Jim Hanson @Uncle_Jimbo 11s11 seconds ago
OK Carson understands healthcare
Surgeon General, not POTUS
Agreed!
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Ooooh. Lots of boos.
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Amanda Carpenter @amandacarpenter now
Reminder: Trump wants eminent domain to help PRIVATE business seize property. Not for public roads. etc.
Yep!
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Warner Todd Huston @warnerthuston 4s4 seconds ago
#GOPDebate Bush properly notes that Trump tried to sue EmDomain to steal an old lady's property to build a casino.
** TRUMP ** @HouseCracka 50s50 seconds ago
Trump offered the woman a fortune for her property. She said no. Trump walked away. Learn.
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It was a joke, darlin', and a damned funny one if I say so myself.
Or maybe not.
why is it a joke?
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Ellen L. Carmichael @ellencarmichael 51s51 seconds ago
You can’t tell another candidate “Quiet!”
Holy sh*t. This is backfiring.
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Gretchen Carlson @GretchenCarlson 3s3 seconds ago
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BIG BOOS FOR TRUMP.
Trump tells booing audience they are the donors and Bush plants.
More boos.
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Yep!
very troublesome.
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Trump won the exchange with Bush on style, which is all that matters.
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Trump FINALLY getting nailed tonight! Will NOT win New Hampshire!
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Jeb calling Barb for advice now... :bolt:
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Trump melted down on eminent domain.
Keystone is a public good, not a private one like a casino.
Not a good night for the Donald.
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James Pindell @JamesPindell 4s4 seconds ago
At first break:
Rubio: rough
Trump: still winning Tuesday
Christie: winning
Bush: relevant
Cruz: ok
Kasich/Carson: not present
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ABC mods give confusing instant poll to college students on who they prefer.
Confusion.
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play by play now by snuffleagus
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ABC Mods: Christie solid, Cruz rattled.
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Trump melted down on eminent domain.
Keystone is a public good, not a private one like a casino.
Not a good night for the Donald.
Keystone is 100% privately owned....
While the project was originally developed as a partnership between TransCanada Corporation (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TransCanada_Corporation) and ConocoPhillips (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ConocoPhillips), TransCanada is now the sole owner of the Keystone Pipeline System, as TransCanada received regulatory approval on August 12, 2009 to purchase ConocoPhillips' interest.[18]Certain parties who have agreed to make volume commitments to the Keystone expansion to have the option to acquire up to a combined 15% equity ownership.[17] One such company is Valero Energy Corporation (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valero_Energy_Corporation).[19]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keystone_Pipeline
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ABC Mods: Trump leading by 49%.
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Brit Hume @brithume 59s60 seconds ago Goffstown, NH
You've heard of instant analysis. ABC News is now doing it in THE MIDDLE OF THE DEBATE. More unusual than MSNBC's moderator hug.
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ABC Mods: Christie solid, Cruz rattled.
Of course! :bigsilly:
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Keystone is 100% privately owned....
While the project was originally developed as a partnership between TransCanada Corporation (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TransCanada_Corporation) and ConocoPhillips (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ConocoPhillips), TransCanada is now the sole owner of the Keystone Pipeline System, as TransCanada received regulatory approval on August 12, 2009 to purchase ConocoPhillips' interest.[18]Certain parties who have agreed to make volume commitments to the Keystone expansion to have the option to acquire up to a combined 15% equity ownership.[17] One such company is Valero Energy Corporation (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valero_Energy_Corporation).[19]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keystone_Pipeline
An oil pipeline doesn't benefit the states it flows through? No royalties paid to the states? Are you high?
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Ann Coulter Verified account
@AnnCoulter
TRUMP IS ON FIRE!
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Up next: 'What does it mean to be a Conservative.'
Cash: Complete babbling.
Trump: 'Conserve our money, our wealth, our country.'
Rubio: ?
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Keystone is 100% privately owned....
While the project was originally developed as a partnership between TransCanada Corporation (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TransCanada_Corporation) and ConocoPhillips (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ConocoPhillips), TransCanada is now the sole owner of the Keystone Pipeline System, as TransCanada received regulatory approval on August 12, 2009 to purchase ConocoPhillips' interest.[18]Certain parties who have agreed to make volume commitments to the Keystone expansion to have the option to acquire up to a combined 15% equity ownership.[17] One such company is Valero Energy Corporation (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valero_Energy_Corporation).[19]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keystone_Pipeline
And the success of the entire project depends on eminent domain...Trump is correct, as usual.
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Mark Hemingway @Heminator 53s53 seconds ago
Trump is is jumping the shark, and Rubio is having a bad night. So NH primary looking REALLY unpredictable right now.
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Keystone is 100% privately owned....
While the project was originally developed as a partnership between TransCanada Corporation (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TransCanada_Corporation) and ConocoPhillips (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ConocoPhillips), TransCanada is now the sole owner of the Keystone Pipeline System, as TransCanada received regulatory approval on August 12, 2009 to purchase ConocoPhillips' interest.[18]Certain parties who have agreed to make volume commitments to the Keystone expansion to have the option to acquire up to a combined 15% equity ownership.[17] One such company is Valero Energy Corporation (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valero_Energy_Corporation).[19]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keystone_Pipeline
Thank you Ed!
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Trump melted down on eminent domain.
Keystone is a public good, not a private one like a casino.
Not a good night for the Donald.
Trump attacking the crowd will play very well with his supporters.
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Chuck Todd @chucktodd 6s6 seconds ago
"As The New York Times said" is usually a phrase you avoid in a Republican debate
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Brent Bozell @BrentBozell now
Wow, that Trump answer on conservatism was all gas. He should have sucked on a helium balloon first. More entertaining.
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Lou Dobbs @loudobbsnews now
Kasich Won't Answer the Question How He Intends to Change Conservatism...
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Trump attacking the crowd will play very well with his supporters.
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Trump 49% right now.
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JP @JPRadioMofoSoto 2m2 minutes ago
This audience is who gave us Barack Obama!
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An oil pipeline doesn't benefit the states it flows through? No royalties paid to the states? Are you high?
Same with taking a house to build a casino. Even though this did not happen. But if it did the casino would be paying 100 times as much in royalties[taxes] as a single household would pay.
The pipeline pays 'royalties'. The casino pays 'royalties'. Same thing.
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Brent Bozell @BrentBozell now
Wow, that Trump answer on conservatism was all gas. He should have sucked on a helium balloon first. More entertaining.
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Lou Dobbs @loudobbsnews now
Kasich Won't Answer the Question How He Intends to Change Conservatism...
He can't! Doesn't know what it is! And neither does Trump!
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Trump slams TPP (which Rubio voted for)
Trump: 'We are going to have a tax structure that keeps companies from leaving.'
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Arianna Huffington @ariannahuff 3s3 seconds ago
Kasich standing up for compassionate conservatism
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And the success of the entire project depends on eminent domain...Trump is correct, as usual.
Public good versus private good.
Trump's takings are all about his own self-interest.
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Rick Tyler @rickwtyler 5m5 minutes ago
Rubio so over-programmed that even after Christie called him out on memorizing talking points, he repeats exact same talking points.
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Christie reaches out to veterans, says 'Gang of Eight' was Rubio's (original idea).
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Trump slams TPP (which Rubio voted for)
Trump: 'We are going to have a tax structure that keeps companies from leaving.'
And he's right on both counts!
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Christie and Kasich should get a room.
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Christie thumps Rubio again.
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Trump attacking the crowd will play very well with his supporters.
Not with the other 70% who don't support him.
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James Hohmann @jameshohmann 4s4 seconds ago
Christie briefly hit Kasich for growing the size of state government, but then he quickly pivoted to attack Rubio.
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Christie and Kasich should get a room.
Yes, they should.
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Same with taking a house to build a casino. Even though this did not happen. But if it did the casino would be paying 100 times as much in royalties[taxes] as a single household would pay.
The pipeline pays 'royalties'. The casino pays 'royalties'. Same thing.
The difference for Bush and others is that oil companies put big big money in establishment politician's pockets. In their eyes that makes it a public good.
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Steve Deace @SteveDeaceShow now West Des Moines, IA
Rubio is right about Obama, but the crowd is against him.
Kristy Campbell @kristymcampbell now
Rubio booed again for ducking the actual questions being asked and discussed.
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Rubio is awful tonight. Keeps going back to his tried and true soundbites and everyone sees he is actually an empty suit once you get past his memorized words.
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Rubio is right on Obama! Batting .100 now!
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Rubio completely avoiding 'Gang of Eight' issue, comes back with same idea Trump did (exactly the same) on relieving taxes on industry.
Rubio gets another break.
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Rubio repeats the same thing over, and over, and over.
The crowd started booing on the fourth repeat.
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Not with the other 70% who don't support him.
I don't know about that. I don't support him but the tactic impressed me.
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Rubio is awful tonight. Keeps going back to his tried and true soundbites and everyone sees he is actually an empty suit once you get past his memorized words.
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Everyone does see it. The ones who do not LIKE it are the same ones who are BANKING on Rubio (literally).
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Christy tags one!
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Rubio is right on Obama! Batting .100 now!
Agree... but he is off balance on everything else.. needs to get his feet back under him
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Christie is good tonight, you have to give him props. He came to play.
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Cruz still talking like an adult.
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Christie is good tonight, you have to give him props. He came to play.
He is impressive tonight and kicking Rubio and keeping him on the floor!
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Jeb was good on taxes. Almost the first time he's been good in a debate on anything.
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Christie is good tonight, you have to give him props. He came to play.
I agree.
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Christie is good tonight, you have to give him props. He came to play.
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Best I've ever seen him is tonight.
I think he gave up his script and finally said screw it, I'm going to just go for it.
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Roger Stone @RogerJStoneJr 1h1 hour ago
The HOUSE is stacked- Trump Camp given ONLY 20 tickets- RNC Donors PURCHASED TICKETS- Hostile Establishment House
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Jeb was good on taxes. Almost the first time he's been good in a debate on anything.
Now batting .035!
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Marco Rubio: Sunni arabs are the answer.
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Marco Rubio: Sunni arabs are the answer.
**nononono*
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Marco Rubio: Sunni arabs are the answer.
Obviously, it's the question that's wrong.
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Andrea Tantaros @AndreaTantaros 21m21 minutes ago
Bush family dynasty supporters booing Trump only helps him with his base in the year of the outsider.
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The female infobabe moderator grates on my nerves.
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Lots of air time for Rubio on ISIS
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Obviously, it's the question that's wrong.
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Not even Rubio knows WTF he is saying.
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Are Cruz and Carson still there?
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Christie is good tonight, you have to give him props. He came to play.
Initially people are impressed by Christie's performance. But, once you look into his successes in New Jersey you can't find any, even after two terms in office.
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The female infobabe moderator grates on my nerves.
Like fingernails on a chalk board!
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Joe Scarborough Verified account
@JoeNBC
Trump's attack on GOP donor class got boos from...GOP donor class from inside the debate hall. A good moment for Trump.
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Trump: Kill the back (banking) circuits of ISIS. Should have been done four years ago. "When you stop and TAKE the oil, they will weaken very quickly."
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Frank Luntz Verified account
@FrankLuntz
Giving specifics about what he’d do regarding North Korea is setting @TedCruz apart on foreign policy tonight.
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John Hawkins @johnhawkinsrwn 7m7 minutes ago
Cruz hasn't been dropping great lines tonight, but he has been solid, not getting hit at all & sounding great on foreign policy.
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Trump: Kill the back (banking) circuits of ISIS. Should have been done four years ago. "When you stop and TAKE the oil, they will weaken very quickly."
He's right on that.
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Bush: "Without the United States, nothing seems to work." (direct quote)
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Carson must be fuming. Nothing being directed his way.
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Jeb, I think our allies in Europe are a little busy dealing with the failures of their existing policies...you aren't getting anything from them (too busy defending their own lands).
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Initially people are impressed by Christie's performance. But, once you look into his successes in New Jersey you can't find any, even after two terms in office.
I think Christie has done a decent job, given that he is trying to govern New Jersey.
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John Hawkins @johnhawkinsrwn 7m7 minutes ago
Cruz hasn't been dropping great lines tonight, but he has been solid, not getting hit at all & sounding great on foreign policy.
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Cruz is easily #2.
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I forgot Carson was even there. And where did Ham go?
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The way to deal with Isis is to kill them until the give it up! Nothing else will work!
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I think Christie has done a decent job, given that he is trying to govern New Jersey.
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Anyone that know anything about New Jersey knows that in itself is a miracle.
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Now I remember why I liked Carson.
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Cruz is easily #2.
You mean #1!
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Carson: None of us up here are military experts.
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H2: So true. Not one single day in uniform between them.
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You mean #1!
Must have.
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Justin Ready @JustinReady 6s6 seconds ago
Are we seriously talking about waterboarding right now? Media still stuck in 2006 I guess...
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Carson: None of us up here are military experts.
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H2: So true. Not one single day in uniform between them.
Amazing, isn't it?
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Justin Ready @JustinReady 6s6 seconds ago
Are we seriously talking about waterboarding right now? Media still stuck in 2006 I guess...
I thought Cruz did a credible job with waterboarding.
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You mean #1!
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Daniel Horowitz @RMConservative 46s47 seconds ago
I disagree with Cruz here. enhanced interrogation is needed and has worked
He did say he would do whatever it takes...
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Can we water board some of the candidates?
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2.
3.
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Every spec ops operator in our military has been water boarded multiple times in the course of his training! It is NOT torture!
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Jeb is right about Guantanamo but Obama will turn it back over to Cuba before any of them would have the chance to save it.
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Rubio: We should be putting people into Guantanamo, not taking them out.
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Abolish the IRS!
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Karen Tumulty Verified account
@ktumulty
Trump: "I would bring back waterboarding, and I would bring back a hell of a lot worse than waterboarding."
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Jeb is right about Guantanamo but Obama will turn it back over to Cuba before any of them would have the chance to save it.
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I expect him to do that before he leaves office.
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Can we water board some of the candidates?
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2.
3.
Christie has done everything to Rubio but waterboard him :laugh:
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Abolish the IRS!
:amen: :amen: and :amen:
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Cruz: I will remove every executive order Obama ever made.
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Christie has done everything to Rubio but waterboard him :laugh:
:silly:
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Cruz: Implement flat tax, and abolish the IRS
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H2: With what? How?
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Cruz: I will remove every executive order Obama ever made.
:thumbsup:
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Christie has done everything to Rubio but waterboard him :laugh:
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Rubio needs a vacation to Guantanamo.
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They should have went with the younger woman moderator. She actually asks halfway decent questions.
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Kasich was stumbling there trying to follow Trump on deal making
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They should have went with the younger woman moderator. She actually asks halfway decent questions.
:thumbsup:
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Cash: I don't trump the legislature when I use Executive Order.
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Jeb, where did the 10th amendment stuff come from??
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Kasich, you had me till you said work with Republicans and Democrats and forget ideology. Dems ain't gonna play like that.
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Cash: I will fix everything in the first 100 days.
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Kasich, you had me till you said work with Republicans and Democrats and forget ideology. Dems ain't gonna play like that.
Never happen!
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Abolish the IRS!
It will never happen.
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Stephen Hayes @stephenfhayes 56s56 seconds ago
Kasich: "Buy a seatbelt" if I'm elected. And buckle it? Or what?
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It will never happen.
Maybe not. But, I'm going to continue working towards it.
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Jebbuh sounds fairly good tonite, but it's a day late and dollar short.
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It will never happen.
Want to bet?
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jimgeraghty @jimgeraghty 5s5 seconds ago
That answer's for everybody who says Cruz is phony, inauthentic, scripted…
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Ann Coulter @AnnCoulter 52s52 seconds ago
Personal stories about drug abuse don't solve the drug problem. Only a WALL solves it.
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Cruz talks about his sister's drug and alcohol additions, and drug overdose.
"Mexican cartels are smuggling vast amounts of drugs. I will secure the border, and end it."
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Stephen Hayes @stephenfhayes 56s56 seconds ago
Kasich: "Buy a seatbelt" if I'm elected. And buckle it? Or what?
Use it to hang myself.
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Christy is a former US attorney? Really?
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This has got to be the worse debate ever, all due to the moderators asking peculiarly stupid questions :chairbang: :huh?: :wtf:
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Wow, touching story by Cruz. Hits home about sealing the borders.
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Christie: "Drug addiction is a disease."
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jimgeraghty @jimgeraghty 5s5 seconds ago
That answer's for everybody who says Cruz is phony, inauthentic, scripted…
:thumbsup:
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Trump takes 'how are you going to handle the female vote?' question.
'Assuming she runs, she is running for one reason. Because the Democrats are protecting her.'
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Lou Dobbs @loudobbsnews 2m2 minutes ago
The Audience Was Spellbound by Cruz as He Told the Story of HIs Sister, Who Was an Addict Who Died of an Overdose.
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Nice drop by Trump on the Hillary email thing.
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Josh Rogin @joshrogin now
I think Ben Carson saw 13 hours.
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Glenn Thrush @GlennThrush 3s3 seconds ago
This is the most Democratic Republican debate ever
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Rich Lowry @RichLowry 56s56 seconds ago
Rubio has stabilized in second half, but the post-game commentary on exchanges w/ Christie will be brutal
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Carson brings up Benghazi.
Honesty and integrity vs deceit and the 'Washington Way.'
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H2: Carson looks like he doesn't want to be there.
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Carson get ahold of one!
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ABC Mods: Trump is in favor by 61%
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Carson get ahold of one!
Yep sure did.
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Carson get ahold of one!
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A brain?
Someone here tonight nominated him for Surgeon General.
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So far Trump has done nothing but help himself tonight. He is coming across as alpha dog and no one has managed to pierce that. Cruz is also doing well. Rubio has lost some of his luster, but none of the alternatives to Rubio have emerged as contenders yet.
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It is refreshing to see them attacking Obama, Hillary, and Donors, instead of just each other.
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ABOLISH THE IRS!
It will never happen.
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Hell will freeze over first.
Cruz can't be serious. It does sound good tho.
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It is refreshing to see them attacking Obama, Hillary, and Donors, instead of just each other.
I agree.
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So far Trump has done nothing but help himself tonight. He is coming across as alpha dog and no one has managed to pierce that.
It helped him a lot to have center podium. That is automatically a dominant position.
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Use it to hang myself.
Calling it a nite AC... Don't let Trump blow it... :)
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Hell will freeze over first.
Cruz can't be serious. It does sound good tho.
It can! It must! And it WILL happen!
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These moderators suck.
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HowardKurtz @HowardKurtz 2m2 minutes ago
Jon Karl is right: Nobody has hit Trump in this debate except for Jeb on eminent domain. Big change from past as rivals hit Rubio
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Want to bet?
At any gathering of conservatives it's popular to hate the IRS, and talk of abolishing it gets loud applause. But what they don't mention is that Congress is behind the horrid complexity of our tax code, and its through them the "flat tax" President will have to work. I would not hold my breath that it will ever happen.
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It is refreshing to see them attacking Obama, Hillary, and Donors, instead of just each other.
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Attacks on Hillary were maybe 10% so far.
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Carly Fiorina @CarlyFiorina 5s5 seconds ago
How are they going to debate Hillary if they can't debate me?
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These moderators suck.
Like a 400hp hoover!
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Tammy Bruce @HeyTammyBruce 9m9 minutes ago
Focused Trump has returned, & w Cruz's good performance, establishment remains on its heels. Rubio as Plan B taking serious hit tonight.
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Every politician always says that they will
Build the wall
Abolish the IRS
Return authority to the States
And on and on
These are standard Republican policy statements until the day after they are elected.
Nothing ever really happens no matter who is elected.
Trump is the only one with the balls to "actually do" any of those things.
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TRUMP: Police are absolute mistreated and misunderstood. Police are afraid for their jobs, the mistreatment they get. They are minorities afraid of losing everything.
We don't want excessive force, but either you are going to have a police force or not. The police in this country are absolutely amazing.
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Tammy Bruce @HeyTammyBruce 9m9 minutes ago
Focused Trump has returned, & w Cruz's good performance, establishment remains on its heels. Rubio as Plan B taking serious hit tonight.
:amen:
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Ron Fournier @ron_fournier 53s53 seconds ago
Kasich makes too much sense
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Every politician always says that they will
Build the wall
Abolish the IRS
Return authority to the States
And on and on
These are standard Republican policy statements until the day after they are elected.
Nothing ever really happens no matter who is elected.
Trump is the only one with the balls to "actually do" any of those things.
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That won't go over well among globalists, elitists, career politicians, or those profiting from illegal immigration.
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Every politician always says that they will
Build the wall
Abolish the IRS
Return authority to the States
And on and on
These are standard Republican policy statements until the day after they are elected.
Nothing ever really happens no matter who is elected.
Until Ted Cruz!
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Rubio: Muslims are good Americans.
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Ari Fleischer @AriFleischer 1m1 minute ago New York, USA
John Kasich does something odd with his hands, but I can't put my finger on what it is.
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MARK SIMONE @MarkSimoneNY 2m2 minutes ago
Martha Radditz asking a hard hitting question about mosquitoes!
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Ben Carson for Surgeon General!
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Ari Fleischer @AriFleischer 1m1 minute ago New York, USA
John Kasich does something odd with his hands, but I can't put my finger on what it is.
I think he has a tic and maybe tremors.
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Good men will die because of women in combat!
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Every politician always says that they will
Build the wall
Abolish the IRS
Return authority to the States
And on and on
These are standard Republican policy statements until the day after they are elected.
Nothing ever really happens no matter who is elected.
Trump is the only one with the balls to "actually do" any of those things.
You were so close to making a great point... then you went off the rails with the last sentence.
The guy who has never actually been elected to anything is the only one who would never renege on his promises if he were to be elected? Heck, he isn't even standing by his positions from last decade, and he isn't even in office yet!
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Bush: Draft will NOT be reinstituted.
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Bush: Draft will NOT be reinstituted.
Will he promise to end the Selective Service System?
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You were so close to making a great point... then you went off the rails with the last sentence.
The guy who has never actually been elected to anything is the only one who would never renege on his promises if he were to be elected? Heck, he isn't even standing by his positions from last decade, and he isn't even in office yet!
goopo
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Ben Shapiro @benshapiro 4s4 seconds ago
Christie says women should be able to do what they dream of. Show me the women dreaming of being drafted. Please.
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Good men will die because of women in combat!
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Especially if they are put into combat roles and special forces (which obama has done both).
That ship has sailed.
God have mercy on us if we ever get into a ground war with China or Russia. Both China and Russia do have many female forces, but they do not put them in lead combat roles.
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Ben Shapiro @benshapiro 4s4 seconds ago
Christie says women should be able to do what they dream of. Show me the women dreaming of being drafted. Please.
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Exactly.
And Bush just said the draft will NOT be reinstated.
Safety in both wealth an politics.
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Will he promise to end the Selective Service System?
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He can promise anything he wants. He has no authority to do anything.
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Rubio: More people in the VA will be fired if I am president.
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Cruz: "a loved member"
LOL, he is going to get teased about that one
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Cruz: The Berghdal deal was a shame.
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They were all good on Veterans...Trump had a nice clean up at bat there
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Cruz: The Berghdal deal was a shame.
It was also patently illegal!
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:amen:
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That's a very good answer re: abortion by Marco Rubio.
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ABC MOD: How do you speak to young people on gay marriage?
Rubio: Marriage should be between a man and a woman. The media has not asked Hillary Clinton ONE question about abortion on any of the debates.
WIN
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That's a very good answer re: abortion by Marco Rubio.
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His best one tonight.
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ABC MOD: How do you speak to young people on gay marriage?
Rubio: Marriage should be between a man and a woman. The media has not asked Hillary Clinton ONE question about abortion on any of the debates.
WIN
Yep! Now batting .125!
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Rubio: I had rather lose and election than to be wrong on the issue of life.
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How long is this debate?
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Definitely Rubio's best moment...and he didn't sound wonkish for the first time in the debates. He sounded true and committed.
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How long is this debate?
almost over...3 hours
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Chrstie: New Jersey no longer funds abortion. Agrees with Rubio and Bush that abortion should be allowed in cases of rape or incest.
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H2: Is this true?
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Mary Katherine Ham is a little green, but she has great potential. I like her.
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almost over...3 hours
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Chrstie: New Jersey no longer funds abortion. Agrees with Rubio and Bush that abortion should be allowed in cases of rape or incest.
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H2: Is this true?
No and that isn't what he said. I believe he said that they don't fund planned parent hood which I think is true.
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Until Ted Cruz!
I've said it a hundred times, and I'll say it again. Cruz is just fine with me.
In fact, my ticket is Trump/Cruz.
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Not because I'm a fan but Kasich is VP material. He is wonkish to be sure. I also understand he is from Ohio.
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These moderators suck.
Agreed. Except for Mary Katharine Ham, who we often see on FOX news. She is a breath of fresh air, and I think her questions good.
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No and that isn't what he said. I believe he said that they don't fund planned parent hood which I think is true.
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OK, is PP cut off from public NJ tax support?
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Super Bowl Predictions: Kasich: Carolina Bush: Denver Rubio: Carolina Trump: Carolina Cruz: Carolina Carson: Either one Christie: Denver
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Not because I'm a fan but Kasich is VP material. He is wonkish to be sure. I also understand he is from Ohio.
..his father was a mailman..if that sways your opinion
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Not because I'm a fan but Kasich is VP material. He is wonkish to be sure. I also understand he is from Ohio.
A very good point. As much as it pains me to say it I agree!
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I've said it a hundred times, and I'll say it again. Cruz is just fine with me.
In fact, my ticket is Trump/Cruz.
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The acid test is the caucus, and how the nominations/votes are bought.
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Except for one little spat that involved Trump its has been a very civil debate.
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Caleb Howe @CalebHowe 5m5 minutes ago
Did he say "closing" statements? Sweet merciful jehoshaphat. That the best line of the debate so far.
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OK, is PP cut off from public NJ tax support?
I think the answer to that is yes!
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Agreed. Except for Mary Katharine Ham, who we often see on FOX news. She is a breath of fresh air, and I think her questions good.
She is very good. Quite conservative as well. Sad that she lost her husband in a bicycle accident.
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Except for one little spat that involved Trump its has been a very civil debate.
You must have missed the first hour which was the Christy/Rubio cat fight!
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Ann Coulter Verified account
@AnnCoulter
THANK YOU, CHRIS CHRISTIE! Pro-lifers are not for the govt forcing women who have been raped to have the kid!!! Only Rubio disagrees.
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Bush invokes Ronald Reagan.
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Rich Lowry @RichLowry 4s4 seconds ago
Not good when in your closing statement you have to assure people you are going to keep running
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I like Rubio more now than I did before the debate.
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Rubio says he will 'unite this party.'
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Super Bowl Predictions: Kasich: Carolina Bush: Denver Rubio: Carolina Trump: Carolina Cruz: Carolina Carson: Either one Christie: Denver
Go Cam and the panthers!!!! :cheerlead: :cheerlead: :cheerlead: :bolt:
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Larry Sabato @LarrySabato 44s45 seconds ago
The 3 GOVs did relatively well. Kasich may have gained most. Christie skinned Rubio; not sure how much it helped CC. Bush better than usual.
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Go Ted !
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Cruz: We have to get back to the Constitution.
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Trump boots it!
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Trump: (to Cruz) - you got Ben Carson's votes.
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Guy Benson @guypbenson 4s4 seconds ago
Trump waits till the very last minute to take the hard (silly) shot at Cruz...in his close. Oof
Dan McLaughlin @baseballcrank 4s4 seconds ago
Oh man Trump almost got out without whining about Iowa.
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We're gonna get tired of winning.
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Trump, you Ass! Shameful closing statement
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Ari Fleischer @AriFleischer 4s4 seconds ago
Cruz had a strong night but NH is not his state. He will only do well if rest of the field divides so he can conquer.
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We're gonna get tired of winning.
I'm already exhausted.
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Trump assured himself of a big win on Tuesday. He owned that stage tonight. Not sure who will finish second.
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Ari Fleischer @AriFleischer 4s4 seconds ago
Cruz had a strong night but NH is not his state. He will only do well if rest of the field divides so he can conquer.
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When did the 'field' unite?
Did I miss it?
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Ben Shapiro @benshapiro 46s47 seconds ago
Consensus is Kasich, Bush, Jeb did well. Rubio stumbled. Cruz held steady. Trump held steady. Carson is "still there."
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Trump has a nice trophy wife! Wouldn't you just love to read that prenuptial?
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Trump has a nice trophy wife! Wouldn't you just love to read that prenuptial?
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Surely you can do better than that.
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Trump assured himself of a big win on Tuesday. He owned that stage tonight. Not sure who will finish second.
Until the last 30 seconds I would have agreed with you. But not now!
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I like Rubio more now than I did before the debate.
This debate taught me one thing about Marco Rubio that I hadn't noticed before. Did you see those satellite dishes attached to his head? Holy smokes!
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Ben Shapiro @benshapiro 46s47 seconds ago
Consensus is Kasich, Bush, Jeb did well. Rubio stumbled. Cruz held steady. Trump held steady. Carson is "still there."
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Jeb had 3% before this debate. He is going to landslide into at least 4% after it.
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Surely you can do better than that.
I doubt it but promise I'll try!
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This debate taught me one thing about Marco Rubio that I hadn't noticed before. Did you see those satellite dishes attached to his head? Holy smokes!
Now how am I supposed to get that picture out of my head? LOL!
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Trump assured himself of a big win on Tuesday. He owned that stage tonight. Not sure who will finish second.
I hope you're right about the big win on Tuesday. But Trump sure did own that stage tonight. Or in Newt's words: Trump hit it out of the park!
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Will he promise to end the Selective Service System?
My sister found both of our grandfathers' draft registrations, from 1918. At that time they were 21 and 37 respectively. It was required to register up to the age of about 42.
The younger enlisted and served in combat in France. My father, father-in-law and my uncle served in WWII, including combat. I am being designated to hold my father's Purple Heart, since I served.
When more people served, more people had a stake and that made for a better citizenry and a better country.
People were also on a timeframe to grow up, because military service was adult in nature.
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Until the last 30 seconds I would have agreed with you. But not now!
That comment about Cruz steeling the election during his closing statement, was not called for - and you notice he waited for the moment of the debate when no response was possible. Talk about a sleazy POS. I thought Trump was done with the whole matter, and it was now behind him.
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What a crazy week here in the Granite State.
Donald Trump attracted a huge crowd in Milford, giving his stock speech, and even laying down an F Bomb for the cheering throng. Jeb Bush walked through my office on Tuesday along with his detail, and Carly Fiorina was in my office yesterday, sounding strong and confident. I saw Chris Christie this morning here in Bedford, and I'm going to see Marco Rubio tomorrow morning, who will be at the middle school about a mile down the road.
I'll try to get a question in this time, but there's a lot of competition for the microphones.
Jealous.
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just watching the debate on youtube now. I guess I'm the only one but marco needs to learn how to tie a tie. He looks like a 2nd grader with that over sized knot.
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I'd marry someone that attractive myself but i don't want to work that hard.
Some can be rented by the hour at a fraction of the price.
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GOFFSTOWN, N.H. — Looking to pick a fight, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie pummeled Sen. Marco Rubio over his record in Congress in Saturday’s GOP presidential debate, saying the Florida Republican’s canned speeches don’t hide how he lacks the executive experience - and political backbone - to be president.
Businessman Donald Trump, meanwhile, took aim at the audience inside the debate hall here at Saint Anselm College, saying the boos that rained down on him over his support of eminent domain came from deep-pocketed donors and special interests that want to control him, but can’t.
Mr. Christie has faded in recent polls, while Mr. Rubio has been been on the rise following his third place finish in the Iowa caucuses - putting a big bullseye on his back on the campaign trail where Mr. Rubio’s rivals have warned that he is as too inexperienced to be commander-in-chief.
In the the eighth Republican debate, Mr. Rubio said he is proud of the record he has compiled since being elected to the Senate in 2010 and in the Florida legislature before that.
“I would say if the presidency become about electing the people who have been in Congress or the Senate the longest, we should rally around [Vice President] Joe Biden,” Mr. Rubio said. “He has been around a thousands years. He has passed hundreds of bills and I don’t think anybody thinks Joe Biden should be president of the United States.”
Mr. Christie pounced, saying “Marco you shouldn’t compare yourself to Joe Biden.”
“You have not been involved in a consequential decision where you have to be held accountable,” Mr. Christie said. “You just simply haven’t.”
Mr. Rubio pushed back, highlighting how New Jersey has had nine credit downgrades on Mr. Christie’s watch, arguing “we don’t need to add to it by electing someone who has experience at running up and destroying the credit rating of his state.”
“That’s what Washington, D.C. does,” Mr. Christie responded. “The drive-by shot at the beginning with incorrect and incomplete information and then the memorized 25-second speech that is exactly what his advisers gave him.”
The spat came toward the beginning of the two-hour showdown, where Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, Ohio Gov. John Kasich and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush joined Mr. Trump, Mr. Rubio and Mr. Christie on stage.
The debate offered the seven Republicans a major stage to deliver their closing argument to undecided voters and spell out their stances on everything from immigration to military rules of engagement and waterboarding. They also were asked to predict the winner of Sunday’s Super Bowl between the Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers.
Mr. Trump, who is polling first, defended his support of eminent domain, saying it helps clear the way for roads, bridges and hospitals to be built, and that smart people can get “two or three times the value of their property.”
“The Keystone Pipeline without eminent domain wouldn’t go ten feet,” Mr. Trump said. “Eminent domain is a good thing.”
Mr. Bush, though, said there is a major difference between the the use of eminent domain for public and private reasons.
“What Donald Trump did was to use eminent domain to try to take the property of an elderly woman on the strip in Atlantic City,” Mr. Bush said. “That is downright wrong.”
Denying the claim, Mr. Trump said Mr. Bush “wants to be a tough guy tonight” and told him during a heated exchange to be “quiet” - eliciting boos from the audience.
“That’s all of his donor and his special interests,” Mr. Trump said of the crowd reaction, sparking more boos.
“The reason they’re not loving me is, I don’t want their money. I’m going to do the right thing for the American public. I don’t want their money. I don’t need their money,” he said.
Former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina failed to meet the polling criteria set by ABC to qualify for the debate.
Mrs. Fiorina said her exclusion shows that the “game is rigged,” and bashed the Republican National Committee and ABC for leaving her out after she finished ahead of Mr. Kasich and Mr. Christie in the Iowa caucuses.
Lagging in polls, former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore also was snubbed.
Mr. Cruz, who won the Iowa caucuses, once again apologized to Mr. Carson, who has accused the Cruz campaign of hurting his chances in Iowa by spreading a false report that said he was ending his campaign.
Mr. Carson said the Cruz campaign tactics is “a very good example of certain types of Washington ethics.”
“Washington ethics. Washington ethics basically says, if it’s legal, you do what you need to do in order to win,” he said. “That’s not my ethics. My ethics is, you do what’s right.”
Mr. Cruz also said he would “absolutely” support loosening the rules of engagement for U.S. military forces, and said he supports the limited use of waterboarding. And he showed a softer side by sharing the story of how he lost a half-sister to a drug overdose after trying to pull her out of her tailspin.
“As president, I will secure the border, we will end this deluge of drugs that is flowing over our southern border and that is killing Americans across this country,” Mr. Cruz said.
Mr. Kasich cast himself as a happy warrior, and said that he supports a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants.
“If they have not committed a crime since they’ve been here, I believe they ought to pay some back taxes, pay a fine, never get on the path to citizenship, but get legalization,” Mr. Kasich said.
“I couldn’t even imagine how we would even begin to think about taking a mom or a dad out of a house when they have not committed a crime since they’ve been here, leaving their children in the house. I mean, that is not, in my opinion, the kind of values that we believe in,” he said.
Mr. Rubio tried to distance himself from the 2013 immigration bill that he co-authored that would have provided a quick path to legalization, and a path to citizenship for most illegal immigrants.
“It is not the way we’re going to do when I’m president,” Mr. Rubio said.
“When I’m president, we are going to enforce the law first, prove to people that illegal immigration is under control,” he said. “And then we’ll see what the American people are willing to support when it comes to people that are not criminals, who have been in the this country for a long time and who otherwise would like to stay.”
Once again, Mr. Christie attacked, saying Mr. Rubio has been running away from the bill.
“The fact of the matter is, a leader must fight for what they believe in, not handicap it and say, ‘Well maybe since I can’t win this one, I’ll run,’” Mr. Christie said. “That’s not what leadership is.”
The candidates are scheduled to fan out across the state Sunday and Monday in an attempt to coax undecided voters into their corner.
The fallout from the Iowa caucuses - Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee - underscores the stakes here in New Hampshire.
Mr. Bush, Mr. Kasich and Mr. Christie are hoping to stop Mr. Rubio’s post-Iowa surge and that a strong performance here could help them consolidate the support of voters searching for an alternative to Mr. Trump and Mr. Cruz, who are polling first nationally, as well as in South Carolina, which holds the first-in-the-south primary on Feb. 20.
Mr. Kasich held his 100th town hall meeting here Friday and then deployed former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger for a tele-town hall call.
Mr. Bush, though, could be bettered position than Mr. Kasich and Mr. Christie to move on in the race given that he is better funded and more organized in South Carolina.
He held an event this week with his mother, former First Lady Barbara Bush, and campaigned with Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, who said Mr. Bush is “toast” if he he finishes behind Mr. Rubio in Tuesday’s primary.
Mr. Bush and his allies have spent an estimated $20 million attacking Mr. Rubio over the airwaves.
The latest UMASS/7 News tracking polls shows Mr. Trump leading his closest New Hampshire rival, Mr. Rubio, by a 34 to 14 percent margin. Mr. Cruz is at 13 percent, and both Mr. Kasich and Mr. Bush are at 10 percent. They are followed by Mr. Christie, 4 percent, and both Mrs,. Fiorinda and Mr. Carson at 3 percent.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/feb/6/sparks-fly-rubio-christie-clash-new-hampshire-deba/?page=all#pagebreak
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Super Bowl Predictions: Kasich: Carolina Bush: Denver Rubio: Carolina Trump: Carolina Cruz: Carolina Carson: Either one Christie: Denver
My Super Bowl prediction: spring training in two weeks. :tongue2:
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My Super Bowl prediction: spring training in two weeks. :tongue2:
Houston Astros win the AL Pennant in 2016!
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The debate was a flop to my way of thinking. Mrs. Lando and I weren't planning to watch it but we did. I'm disappointed Fiorina couldn't muscle her way into the lineup. Instead, the stage of men largely left the stereotypical Republican impression for any LIV who stumbled by or for the slanted pundit to pontificate over. Perhaps that was a driver in ABC's decision. We all know that Dr. Carson is really white, or just a token, don't we? Yes, I am jaded - which disappoints me.
The lead moderators were abysmal. They could hardly contain their desire to weave a false premise for their questions. Or, at least box the candidate into a no-way-out corner with an elaborate yes/no question. Rules of Engagement on the battlefront? I guess it only has to do with carpet bombing and killing civilians. The North Korea missile launch? "You talk tough regarding the ME, would you have preemptively struck the launchpad?" Yada, yada and yip, yip. The arrogance of the MSM knows no bounds, it seems to me.
New Hampshire will be interesting but last night just befuddled the process.
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Houston Astros win the AL Pennant in 2016!
Thanks. Now I don't have to suffer through the entire baseball season.
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Houston Astros win the AL Pennant in 2016!
It's time... Chicago Cubs! :patriot:
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One more thing. A positive.
I have always liked Mary Katherine Ham. Last night, I became a fan.
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One more thing. A positive.
I have always liked Mary Katherine Ham. Last night, I became a fan.
Me too. She's a doll and asked some pretty good questions.
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One more thing. A positive.
I have always liked Mary Katherine Ham. Last night, I became a fan.
Ditto!!
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Thanks. Now I don't have to suffer through the entire baseball season.
You're welcome! Happy to be of service! :tongue2:
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The debate was a flop to my way of thinking. Mrs. Lando and I weren't planning to watch it but we did. I'm disappointed Fiorina couldn't muscle her way into the lineup. Instead, the stage of men largely left the stereotypical Republican impression for any LIV who stumbled by or for the slanted pundit to pontificate over. Perhaps that was a driver in ABC's decision. We all know that Dr. Carson is really white, or just a token, don't we? Yes, I am jaded - which disappoints me.
The lead moderators were abysmal. They could hardly contain their desire to weave a false premise for their questions. Or, at least box the candidate into a no-way-out corner with an elaborate yes/no question. Rules of Engagement on the battlefront? I guess it only has to do with carpet bombing and killing civilians. The North Korea missile launch? "You talk tough regarding the ME, would you have preemptively struck the launchpad?" Yada, yada and yip, yip. The arrogance of the MSM knows no bounds, it seems to me.
New Hampshire will be interesting but last night just befuddled the process.
I wouldn't call it a flop per se, it was more entertaining than informative. It was entertaining based on the goofiness and amateurishness of the way it was moderated.
There is no question the two moderators had an agenda to pit the candidates against each other to get a brawl going. When that failed, they went into asking very slanted and opinionated questions to try to provoke a "WoW" moment out of one of the speakers.
The one moderator (blond) basically said that ISIS is undefeatable because they hide among civilians. She was basically shrugging her shoulders and saying, Oh well, there is nothing we can do. Then she would challenge the speakers to prove her opinion wrong. It was easy to tell that she was not really interested in, or able to understand their response. Because when they finished answering, she would just ask the same question again.
But honestly, I think everyone gained in that debate. The one hardest hit was Rubio.
(and, of course, Carly. it was despicable that they refused her a place. but it is ABC, so you have to expect that kind of behavior.)
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One more thing. A positive.
I have always liked Mary Katherine Ham. Last night, I became a fan.
Sadly, she was widowed just last September. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Katharine_Ham#Personal_life)
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The debate was a flop to my way of thinking. Mrs. Lando and I weren't planning to watch it but we did. I'm disappointed Fiorina couldn't muscle her way into the lineup. Instead, the stage of men largely left the stereotypical Republican impression for any LIV who stumbled by or for the slanted pundit to pontificate over. Perhaps that was a driver in ABC's decision. We all know that Dr. Carson is really white, or just a token, don't we? Yes, I am jaded - which disappoints me.
The lead moderators were abysmal. They could hardly contain their desire to weave a false premise for their questions. Or, at least box the candidate into a no-way-out corner with an elaborate yes/no question. Rules of Engagement on the battlefront? I guess it only has to do with carpet bombing and killing civilians. The North Korea missile launch? "You talk tough regarding the ME, would you have preemptively struck the launchpad?" Yada, yada and yip, yip. The arrogance of the MSM knows no bounds, it seems to me.
New Hampshire will be interesting but last night just befuddled the process.
The first hour and a half or so was a waste but the rest was pretty good.
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The first hour and a half or so was a waste but the rest was pretty good.
I totally concur!