Tonight’s CNN-YouTube Republican Debate
You can watch it on CNN.com.
LIVE-BLOGGING:
Caucus Blog of the New York Times
MSNBC First Read
Okay, it’s finally over. I’d say this was Mike Huckabee’s night. He gave great answers, held his own against the big dogs. Romney looked pathetic and often uncertain. He’s clearly not good when he’s not scripted. McCain had some moments, but overall just doesn’t have it. Rudy was just too much of a smarty pants. This was a raucous gathering and they’re all getting ugly with each other. Have at it.
Wrapping thoughts…. You could make an argument for lots of different winners: Romney, Giuliani, and McCain all had strong moments. But the biggest night belonged to Mike Huckabee. At a moment when many voters are just tuning in, and hearing about this Huckabee guy, he turned in a really strong performance, showing flashes of humor, and defusing tough questions. I thought going in that he would have a rough evening, but he really soared.
Post-Debate First-Thoughts from Chris Cillizza of The Fix
Our quick read: Giuliani and Romney largely cancelled one another out; each had strong moments but also stumbled at times. Huckabee was clearly on his game tonight although he disappeared a bit in the second half of the debate when the focus turned from domestic policy to foreign policy. McCain, on the other hand, shone on foreign policy matters — from his strident defense of the war in Iraq to his personal abhorrence of water boarding — but struggled to find common ground with the base on immigration.
New York Times: G.O.P. Rivals Exchange Jabs in Testy Debate
SLDN (Servicemembers Legal Defense Network) Press Release about retired (and now openly gay) General Keith Kerr’s ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ question. BTW, I don’t CARE that Gen. Kerr may have campaigned for John Kerry in 2004 and may be campaigning for Hillary Clinton in 2008 – it’s totally irrelevant to his question.
Andrew Sullivan comments on the candidates’ answers to Gen. Kerr’s DADT question.
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Giuliani, Romney: “President Clinton.”
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I’m not a social conservative, but I’ll defend them against the venom hurled at them from their far-more-out-of-the-mainstream enemies; Huckabee often has behaved, as another user wrote on another thread, as more of a Democrat than a Republican in the past, yet he’s better than either of the two GOP front-runners (yuck) and I hope that Huckabee gets at least a consideration for the Vice Presidential position eventually.
Huckabee has a more grown-up attitude toward how states should be (rather than rely on the federal government, especially if it is inept or is otherwise a liability) than we see with too many others in this country.
Huckabee talks here. Contrast this with what we hear from Giuliani and Romney (yuck).