Poll: Who won the debate tonight?

It’s amazing how the candidates listen, often agree, and build off of Newt as long he is not a threat… this should tell us something people. Go back and watch the early debates. Fact!

Newt showed why I think he is the best candidate tonight. It will be hard for me to vote this Tuesday in our Michigan primary. Santorum has a good chance at beating Romney here in his home state and that would be huge. I just can’t rationalize voting against Newt though, he is the clear leader we need and I know it to my core. Fiddle-Stix!

I’m hoping Sarah!:)

I like that Santorum went after Romneycare like it should and that Mitt used Gov money to start it.

Santorum took some hits but he hit back, his counters were better Mitt’s attacks IMO and he got some help with Newt kicking Mitt in the shins defending Rick on a couple of issues.

Conservatives will argue who won the debate Rick or Newt but the pundits are going to say Romney won, hopefully that’s a good thing, voters usually do the opposite.

The assertion that Ron Paul is a “shill” for Mitt Romney is patently absurd. They share virtually nothing other than the fact that they have both been married to their high school sweethearts forever and each have five kids. Did you hear their positions regarding Iran tonight in the debate?! They could not be more opposite. Romney wants crippling sanctions and preemptive attacks, Paul wants diplomacy and trade.

Why can’t people see that Ron Paul’s strategy is and always has been to get the race down to between himself and Romney? That’s all there is to it, folks. Nothing more. If you look at the real delegate count, rather than the “wins” by state, you will see that it is happening exactly as he planned.

Rick Perry?

Newt was characterized by media commentators after the debate as:
THE STATESMAN. In the One Word requirement, Newt described himself as “Cheerful”. He’s the man for all seasons, to get the job done in all conditions, and I believe Arizonans watching tonight would have recognized this, as well. The “politicians” revealed themselves. Newt “was himself”, and came out recognized as a true Statesman.

Santorum was kicked around a lot tonight… I guess it’s to be expected because of some of his history and because he’s rocketed to the front. He did okay but was clearly beaten up.

But I never expected Ron Paul to go after him as bad as he did tonight… he’s always had it in for Rick but tonight he was all but pushing a knife into him. And of course, that opened the door for mittens to pile on too. No one can convince me that this wasn’t coordinated. RP didn’t even say a single thing bad about Romney – arguably the worst candidate in this race.

Newt stood out and did the best overall. He once again said all the right things – in the right way. Respect.

NewsMax documented that Romney and his RomneyPac spent $55 Million in negative ads this election so far… most of it aimed at Newt.
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/romney-negative-ads-santorum/2012/02/22/id/430193

I haven’t watched the debate yet, but I checked Drudge. Look at the lead story and picture. It is very clear to me that Matt Drudge wants to make Man-Love with Mittens. It’s really laughable at this point, he finds the ugliest or weirdest pics of Newt and now Santorum. Basically he gives every Romney opponent the ‘Hillary treatment’. Then Drudge gives Romney the Obama style Adoration treatment. Scroll down to see the Coulter story and you see another Romney pic, from a low angle, backed against the sky, very Obama-ish.
Not to mention the garbage story about ‘Palin aides lash out’. Drudge is miffed at Sarah for failing to endorse Mitt.
After this primary, I’ll never look at Drudge the same way. There’s a lot of that going around.

I called it! I knew Newt was in the mood to kick a little butt! He rocked tonight! Go Newt!

I’d agree with TRS that ” he didn’t do a terrible job”.
1) Santorum was entering the Romney’s supporters land at the debate. He was attacked more often than previous debates b/c the attention has been shifted from Mitt vs Newt to Mitt vs Rick.
2) He could have done a better job with more preparation… then again, it’s Ash Wednesday, a day of “penance” for devout Catholics. Perhaps his mind is not fully on the political thinking/attacking mode.

For all the Paul fans on the site today questioning where he is in the poll obviously your new to the site. Which proves RS correct in keeping RP off the poll because all of you come to flood the poll and give him the win. Most of you don’t regularly participate on the site here but when someone else says there’s a poll somewhere for RP you all run and vote for RP skewing the results. If these internet polls with RP in them were accurate wouldn’t RP have won at least one state so far?? Wouldn’t he be doing better in the national polls?? C’mon.

Ron Paul won……why are you dis-including him in this pole? way to be biased….cant wait for Ron to win so you can look likes fools…..oh wait you already do.

The American people won last night. Now lets focus on removing Obama and recapturing the Senate in November!

Ron Paul won hands down but its the “sold your soul to the devil” journalists like you that have completely robbed the American people of the truth… If a Revolution does come about the demonized media will be the first to suffer… I am sure of that…

Last time I checked, there were FOUR candidates in the debate. Nice “objectivism” /end sarcasm

ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha………………….clearly you’re on drugs!

Newt, as usual. Though I’m not sure whether I will vote for him or Rick.

Who are the bigger crack pots?

Ron or his supporters?

As Paul fades they are getting more mlilitant.

Ron finishes a DISTANT 4th, and his supporters think they can FORCE all the web sites to and polls (online polls have pushed supporters out because you are SO unreasonable) declare him the winner because they are the most unethical activists.

JUST get a life and grow up, and count your delegates (to buy influence) to come RON has promised you for all those $million$ you should have spent on GAS, milk and bread.

Can we report them ALL to Homeland security to protect the REAL republican candidates, the one RS list in thier polls?

For a few months now they have had to drop out Ron voters because they Are truly NUTTY, IGNORANT, and are getting very dangerous. AND IT IS FUNNY !

They don’t even seem to notice Ron Paul has sold them out for a speech or whatever.

His actions are quite unethical and dangerous for a man who says he follows the constitution.

He is not a liberertarian, he is a KOOKertarian.

I think he is a closet racist based on his own words and works, and can never clean up his act nor get elected ANYTHING in the republican party. I don’t count his current seat, he is not thought of well in TEXAS, I am from there.

He could run third party and become bigger JOKE, and take out a (THE) non-Romney winner (that must be the deal too), but if Romney wins, Ron Paul gets some “goodies” I assutre you.

Speech (big deal)
Position (IS a BIG deal and I think illegal)
Certain actions like take apart the FED (I can go for)
Maybe payback legal campaign funds
AND MANY goodies like approved projects and EAR MARKS FOR HIS DISTRICT !!!!!!!!

All for a promise not to run against him and do ANYTHING in debates and spend his nutty supporters money TO SUPPORT ROMNEY.

What a bunch of SUCKERS the RP supporters have been.
Are you going to revolt and join OCCUPOTTY ?

If this all pans out, Ron Paul and his supporters will go down in history as the goofiest political movement EVER !!!!!

I ALREADY feel very embarressed for you all (some did not deserve this and are just some younsters who do not know better and Granpa used you) to have been used and suckered so badly.

It will STINK on the WORLD WIDE WEB forever.

GEEZ ! GET A LIFE , PLEASE, POLLIES !!!!!!

Your IP address can be tracked very easy by Homeland, so don’t threaten people because the Ron Paul campaign ripped you off and lied to you.

Some of you already are already under investigation I bet for threats and vile language.

If you want to hate me for telling you the truth, give it our best shot.
It will just approve I was correct.

Two things re: Ron Paul and Romney collusion in campaign:

1. Rand Paul – on Romney ticket – http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/212241-sen-rand-paul-it-would-be-an-honor-to-be-considered-for-vp-on-a-romney-ticket

2. Ron Paul claims he’s in second place in number of committed delegates and could beat Obama: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhzAyLIJqBo

Does anyone ‘else’ find this ‘funny’ or suprising?

Back in 2008 when gas went above $3.00 – it was all GW’s fault.. there again, if it rained outside, it was GW’s fault (so said the liberal media)…

When ‘the great one’ took office, gas prices averaged $1.85.
Today gas is nearly twice that (I paid 3.55 at lunch today) and it’s NOT BHO’s fault?

Uh, how’s THAT work?

Rick really needs to STOP taking notes like he’s in High School. If he can’t retain a thought while still listening, he’s in the wrong job market.

You are right…he isn’t in it for the money…he is in it for the power, which is far worse! He was a horrible governor and while Bain had a lot of success, Romney has not yet told us how HE contributed to that success other than being part of Bain when the money started rolling in. And without federal dollars, he would never have been able to turn the Olympics around (I agree that the federal $ were a good thing BTW). So instead of just producing millions in attack ads, why doesn’t he start producing some ads telling voters exactly HOW he will solve our countries problems…that is what Newt is doing!

Ron Paul …. Newt was his typical pompous self . Rick had nothing of substance to say, just more self right-us bauble. Mitt still fails to show he understands the role of the Federal Government.