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NH GOP Debate Gets More Interesting

By Aaron Goldstein on 10.11.11 @ 9:29PM

The New Hampshire GOP Debate is getting better now that the candidates are asking each other questions. It's a better approach to take when the candidates are seated around a table.

What is interesting about the questions isn't so much their substance but to whom each of the candidates directed their questions.

Four of the candidates (Cain, Gingrich, Huntsman and Perry) directed their questions to GOP frontrunner Mitt Romney.

Two of the candidates (Paul and Santorum) directed their question to the surging Herman Cain.

Michele Bachmann directed her question to Rick Perry, the man to whom she lost much of her support following his entry in the GOP race.

For his part, Romney directed his question to Bachmann asking her to elaborate on her platform as if he was vetting her for the V-P slot. Romney might want to win the nomination before he thinks about a number two.

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Clint| 10.11.11 @ 9:38PM

Dr.Ron Paul Asked Cain About Cain's Talk Against Auditing The FED, Before Cain Did A Flip Flop & Now Supports Auditing The FED.

Margie| 10.11.11 @ 9:55PM

You keep lying about that. You must be afraid of Cain winning.
LOL!!

Jack in Wi.| 10.11.11 @ 11:14PM

Margie Herman is Mr. Federal Reseve. He thinks Alan Greenspan was the best thing since sliced white bread. He outright lied about supporting an audit of the FED. His 999 plan is a farce. No one in the Republican Party will support an out right national tax like that, with the 16th amendment still on the books.

Margie| 10.12.11 @ 1:22AM

As usual, your comment is filled with lies.
he is NOT Mr. Fed Reserve.
He was asked his opinion of who he thought was the best guy that served in that capacity, and he said Alan Greenspan, and he worked for him as well, right?
Wowzer. Big deal.
He never lied about auditing the Fed. You Paul-bots are blatant liars.
As to his 999 plan, I don't know, I have to learn more about it, but it isn't written in stone.
In all, Herman Cain is winning because the country class loves him as a whole person.
!

Clint| 10.11.11 @ 11:41PM

Then, Let The American Spectator Readers Hear What Cain Said.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiAkeFJXwUk

The Tea Party Rebellion Is Here.

Nite| 10.11.11 @ 9:51PM

There is a lot not known about Cain. Republicans need a lot more than rousing speeches and a good debater.

Margie| 10.11.11 @ 10:00PM

Well I must say that all of the candidates are kinda growing on me now.
The thing is~ they all know what's right to do~ but the question is, which one of them will actually do it?
This is good, the more of these debates we will see, we can see the spirit and attitudes of each one better.
I still like Herman Cain though.

Simon Templar| 10.12.11 @ 1:00AM

It was a lame, predictable, self defeating, non- substantive, moronic circular firing squad.

What was really disturbing was the use of idiotic, lame liberal talking points and some that seemed to actually been taken from the blogs. Hey, jackboot from wis, you are famous now. The Bachmann idiots used your crazy 999 is 666 upside down!

Now, I am truly beginning to understand why Liberal Progressivism has been so successful this past century. It is not because of thier ideas, their deceptions, or their appeals.