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A few quick thoughts on this debate:
- Jeb Bush got trounced. On multiple fronts. The most spectacular was when he attacked Marco Rubio on his Senate attendance record. Rubio turned it around, and gave maybe one of the strongest answers of the entire night, saying that he was not running against other Republicans, but running for President. Bush, inadvertently, made Rubio look above the fray, and was lost the rest of the debate.
- I’m not sure how or if Jeb recovers from this. He really has no case to make any more.
- Cruz was strong on multiple questions, most especially when he attacked the ludicrous media.
- Chris Christie had a very strong night overall.
- Fiorina seemed a little lost in this setting. She needed a strong debate night to keep in the leaderboard, and she didn’t get it.
- Trump was Trump. At times, he was pretty decent. His closing statement was bizarre.
- Carson also was himself: nice, calm, but a little lost on actual policy issues.
- Kasich’s best moments were when he talked about Ohio, but his worst moments were when he actually challenged anyone else on stage.
- Rand Paul has one foot out the door. So does Huckabee, although he had some fine answers as well.
- The CNBC moderators were horrid. Not just bad, but bad in epic fashion. One example? John Harwood challenged Rubio’s tax plan, saying it would benefit the rich over the poor, and used a study from the Tax Foundation. The only problem? He was wrong. Here is a tweet from the head of the Tax Foundation:
Rubio was right about his plan. Poor get larger tax benefit than the rich. #CNBCGOPdebate https://t.co/GOkJyYpdfw
— Scott A. Hodge (@scottahodge) October 29, 2015
- The other moderators asked silly questions, couldn’t control the debate, and were, for all practical purposes, completely incompetent all around.
- Losers? CNBC and their moderators. Jeb Bush, who seems totally lost at this point. To a lesser extent, Rand Paul had a poor night. Carson seemed lost again. Trump was Trump.
- Winners? Definitely Rubio and Cruz. Rubio got an assist from Bush, which helped. Chris Christie had a solid night too.
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