This is my first time following of the GOP debates and I am a fan already. I couldn’t imagine that election time rhetoric can be so much entertaining. Here is a breakdown of the performance of all the candidates.
Rick Perry is now a clear winner of the republican debates. He comes out as a string man of conservative values and has an air of presidency about him. Of all the candidates Rick Perry makes sure that he gets across the message that people want to hear. Everybody wants to know that the next president will fix the economy and that is what he exactly tells them. While other candidates focus on undermining Perry or Romney, Perry just ignores them and focuses on the issues. So far he seems the most likely to be nominated.
Mitt Romney was the guy who had the presidential air about him. Now he is just the runner up who is trying to go after Perry and salvage his position. He looses his calm, gets too agitated and starts hackling when confronted with Perry. He used to focus on issues but now his focus is Perry who took his number 1 spot within 1 week of joining the race. Romney is finding this hard to swallow and I won’t be surprised if he falls further behind.
Ron Paul is this crazy guy who says things that no presidential candidate dare say. Things that are considered anti America, calls to withdraw from all wars, let Iran have nuclear weapons but protect the borders. Ron Paul is a thinker, an economist an very educated man, he is the guy America needs to solve the economic issues – and a small percentage of Americans are now realizing that and agreeing with him. He is now the number 3 but his problem is there are just too many people out there who will fall to the jingoism out there.
Michelle Bachman is the crazy woman who keeps dishing out her idiotic one liner “Barack Obama will be a one term president”. She does not focus on issues. Focusing on Perry and his vaccination decision – not going to get her too far. She is loosing the debates and soon she will be out of contention.
Gary Johnson – This guy has a light air feeling. He seems like a guy who can handle pressure with a smile and make everyone smile with him. He doesn’t have presidential air about him but I won’t be surprised if the country falls on a guy who can lighten the mood a bit and buoy everybody along with him. Gary Johnson is the candidate to watch over the next few weeks and most likely to rise to the top and then on slug it out with Rick Perry.
Herman Cain is not going to be nominated and he should have withdrawn by now. He is zero experience with politics and international affairs and would be the wrong candidate.
Newt Gringrich is another candidate who is making too much noise and has too little substance and too mush debt. He should drop out.
Rick Santorum is again too much noise. Empty vessels make all the noise and Santorum is exactly that. By attacking Perry and Romney all he is vying for is few months of fame.
John Huntsman is not even making the noise and no one is paying attention to him. This guy has factories in China and he is a former Obama aide. Why is he even in the race?
This was my take on the Republican race to nominate a candidate. Feel free to leave your comments if you agree or disagree. After all this is a debate!
Perry all the way :)
ReplyDeleteDon't think Perry won that one. His attempt at proving Romney was a flip flopper was paltry at best. I think the establishment isnt a huge fan of this guy. Expect a ticket with a Romney and a VP who is more right wing to get the tea party base on board.
ReplyDeleteFascinating Politics, no?
Herman Cain Winning that poll was a reall surprise.
ReplyDeleteAmericans should be optimistically happy that a non politician is nominated but pessimistically scared at his foreign policy experience...ifffff he goes on to win all the way..........