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Post your comments! Opinions! What did you think of the debate? Some of us thought it was a snooze. You?

212 Responses to “Readers: Who Won The GOP FL Debate? Post Comments!”

Comment by Robert

Easy. Romney. With an economy that is about to slip into a recession, a successful, business savy, economy oriented guy is what we need.

 
Comment by hyman

Romney!
Real president !

Is kinsman british painter George Romnay ( 1734-1802) was an art genius, Mitt Romnay is a bisness genius!

 
Comment by Chris

Huckabee. He knows the issues, has new ideas, has the ability to communicate - and makes me laugh. I would look forward to four years of President Huckabee. I don’t trust Romney’s snippy temper. Imagine him getting in a verbal brawl with one of the leaders of another country. Shudder.

 
Comment by Master

Romney family is a old noble family from Normandia. Many hundert years they lives in Cork co. in Ireland. Then in England, Cumbria.

 
Comment by work4living

Romney did very well, scoring points in economic and national security issues. More important, for Romney, everyone else appeared to treat him like was the front runner and he handled it well.

McCain tanked on the economic question and had to say in effect “I know people who know the answer to that.”

Huckabee hurts himself when he fawns over McCain — it makes him look very much the little brother.

 
Comment by Henry

Romney, hands down. Let’s hope Florida has the brains to put him on top.

 
Comment by Arnold S.

Apostel Marion Romney
Secretary George W. Romney
Governer Mitt Romney

What a quality!

 
Comment by X-man

Ronald Reagan like very much George W. Romney

 
Comment by adam

Romney did really well. Rudy, I think, held is own. Huck is done, but I certainly hope that the Fair Tax gains some traction. McCain puts me to sleep, but I do think he’s still the front-runner nationally. If I had to rank them tonight…1. Romney, 2. Guliani, 3. McCain, 4. Huckabee, 5. Paul

 
Comment by Tiffany

Romney! Hands down!!

 
Comment by Michelle

Mike Huckabee HANDS DOWN. He is the only candidate that was honest on his positions. He has clear views that do not change according to the latest polls. Mitt Romney is very arrogant. I think America needs a President that cares about its people. Not a smooth politician that is only concerned with improving his own status. GO HUCKABEE!

 
Comment by Mark

Mike Huckabee was the clear winner. To learn about the true Mitt Romney go to trueromney.com.

 
Comment by g2825m

Romney showed why he is the most competent leader up there tonight. I thought Russert’s income question to him and this his follow up question because he didn’t like the answer was poor, poor, poor. Romney in ‘08!!!

 
Comment by Shane Fellers

Huckabee of coarse……..Honesty and Integrity that never changes..I would definetly trust him to lead a nation for me and my family……GO HUCKABEE

 
Comment by X-man

Who is Mike Huckabee?

Fred Thompson: Mike Huckabee is a Jimmy Carter of Republican Party !

 
Comment by Lullaby

I remember that Pat Robertson father ise democrat-senator from Virginia!

Of course Huckabee is a democrat from Hope!

 
Comment by Lullaby

and maybe Huckabee is a russian lobbist, a communist!

 
Comment by Brian

Romney had a very good night. He had a humor injected in his answers tonite, and it helped him abit. STRONG ECONOMICALLY and on national security. Huckabee got “softballs” tonight, but he did OK. McCain jumped tried to jump around the economy question, but it was obvious from his answer, he quite simply has NO CLUE about the economy, he just kept going back to stop spending, pork barrel, stop spending, pork barrel over and over and over……

Winner : Romney, 2nd Guilianii, 3rd Huckabee, 4th McCain, 5th Ron paul

 
Comment by Tina

RON PAUL WON HANDS DOWN……HE IS THE ONLY TRUE AND GENUINE CANDIDATE.

 
Comment by work4living

Mark,

If Huckabee had won the debate, we wouldn’t have to go to another website to find out why.

Huckabee has drastically changed his positions on many things since Iowa without being able to explain his shift. For example, immigration. First, it was unChristian to send illegals home. Now he is for sending them all home.

When Huckabee isn’t changing his positions, he is dodging his record. How many times have we heard him say “I didn’t raise taxes. I didn’t raise taxes. I didn’t raise taxes. I had to raise taxes to fix roads and schools.”

While Huck tries to hide from his record, Romney explains his record.

Huckabee lacks substance.

 
Comment by Chris

Mark: Huckabee has NEVER said he didn’t raise taxes. He explained why he had to 4 times. He also mentions that he CUT taxes 94 times. Get your facts straight before you start leveling charges.

 
Comment by kathy

Without a question Mitt won hands down, boy he looks and sounds exactly how a president should look and sound, McCain was a compete dud, time to retire McCain!

 
Comment by Kathy4Huckabee

By this time, after tiresome endless debates, sharp voters are looking at the candidates for themselves and are going to decide for themselves.

Sharp voters know about all the lying, risk to the country’s security and media manipulation by Romney, since he owns most of it. Sharp voters turn their heads and look back at the condition Romney left his state in.

They turn their heads the other way and look at the cross dressing, immorality, micromanaging, ineptness and disatisfaction Giuliani left among his workers in New York.

Sharp voters compare Romney’s and Giuliani’s messes to HUCKABEE’s successes and wish they could have that for themselves and their nation.

HUCKABEE’s constituents wish they could have him back. But they have already elected him more than the normal limits. Romney’s and Giuliani’s constituents are glad to see them go and are frantically trying to warn the rest of the country.

Sharp voters look at McCain and see tired old sameness. Someone who represents ineffectual status quo. They try to figure out where he stands and what he will do but he doesn’t have any answers, ideas, vision or skills and stammers, evades and eventually comes to an ineffective stop. The voters burn for better!

HUCKABEE is the only caretaker I trust to appoint conservative judges to the US Supreme Court and help save our once great nation, as he did in Arkansas. His stellar record SHOUTS for itself. As one Arkansan put it, “What a bright light Mike HUCKABEE was. What a bunch of dim bulbs he left behind!”

Give Mike HUCKABEE your vote and watch the legend continue!

 
Comment by Brian

-McCain was too much of a name dropper tonight. How many times do you have to cite the same names in one debate? That to me was a bit desperate and pointless.
-Romney looked the most Presidential and spoke rather well. However, I got a little upset every time he mentioned how much more he was like Ronald Reagan than the other candidates. Also, is it me or is he looking more and more like a young Ronald Reagan everyday? That is kind of creepy to me for some reason. Anyhow, he did rather well other than that.
-Huckabee really did well. I have to say he may not look too Presidential (but after G.W., don’t think that is really the requirement that gets you voted in anymore). I can’t say enough how much this guy surprised me tonight. He seems exceptionally bright and by far the most well-spoken of them all.
-Rudy, well the only think I could think about him tonight was how often the camera caught him grinning inappropriately or making other funny faces for no apparent reason. I guess those lights are just really bright on stage! Also, every time the cam was on him he had this really weird grin type smile. That grin made me think of that funny goofy grinning great white shark that I have been seeing on the trailer for “Strange Wilderness”. Made me crack up a few times!

 
Comment by jim

the debate was absolutely directed toward making romney look good (twice as many questions as the rest)..and i must say ! i am not a romney supporter, but he was impressive !! this debate was good for my candidate also (rudy)… because mccain sounded like he was absolutely confused and was caught fibbing several times….. romney will likely win florida but because of this debate, rudy will come in second…he sounded very strong and actually showed some personality !!!! and if rudy beats mccain in fla., mccain is out !!! he is finally being exposed, and it will continue !!! AND honestly, although i am a rudy supporter, i have no qualms voting or mitt inm the general election !!!as long as mccamnesty is out, IM IN !!!!!!

 
Comment by jim

brian, that is a moronic statement !! if you pay attention, that is his facial expression, its not a grin, but i guess your a perfectionist..rudy stated facts and plans for the country…and did it eloquantly… mccain just completely flubbed it, he was awful…. i did think that huckabee was quite informing but he wont get my vote…

 
Comment by Amanda

Mike Huckabee won this debate! He was the only one who gave clear answers to the questions posed to him. He was thoughtful and likeable and showed that he has the knowledge and the leadership to run this country.

 
Comment by jonathan

My boy Mitt won this debate hands down, Romney will come in 1, Rudy 2, McCain 3, Huck 4. That means that Huckabee is done, well he is already done. Rudy will stay alive barly. McCain will slip in the polls both nationally and in feb 5 states and the defeat will show that he can’t win in states that dont let independants vote w/ republicans. And eventally i think romney will win the nomination with the washington is broken and i know how to fix it from experience message will push mitt to the nomination.

 
Comment by Brian

Jim, your probably right, it most likely is his facial expression. But (moronic or not), he makes funny faces.

 
Comment by Ron in Tampa

I love many of Ron Paul’s ideas and I would vote for him… IF I lived in OZ.

 
Comment by Ron in Tampa

Romney won again. Hands down!

 
Comment by flybenji

Ron Paul for me. The rest of them are puppets for the rich & famous.

 
Comment by Gary L

I agree with Adam … 1. Romney, 2. Guliani, 3. McCain, 4. Huckabee, 5. Paul

 
Comment by Tom

Even with the lack of attention, Huckabee outshined the rest.

Mike is the only one who consistently speaks clearly and says the right thing without distorting the meaning. I can’t think of a better quality for the President to have with the way today’s media controls not only how we view ourselves, but how the rest of the world views us. He doesn’t stubbornly support his stances, but logically defends them without over speaking.

In previous debates he didn’t dodge the issue of raising taxes but explained that he did so when 80% of the state supported it to build better roads and improve education. He doesn’t deny this or apologize for it.

The rest of the candidates just want to say the right thing at the right time to appeal to whatever segment the polls tell them they need to target. Huckabee is the most genuine.

 
Comment by Brian

And Speaking of Perfectionism…. If Romney wins the nomination and if lucky, moves on to become the President, could we please not refer to him as “Mitt”? I know he can’t help the birth name given to him and all, but that name bothers me as well. Is it short for Mitch? I vote for a name change!!!

Vote for Mitch Romney 08′

 
Comment by Kathy4Huckabee

By this time, after tiresome endless debates, sharp voters are looking at the candidates for themselves and are going to decide for themselves.

Sharp voters know about all the lying, risk to the country’s security and media manipulation by Romney, since he owns most of it. Sharp voters turn their heads and look back at the condition Romney left his state in.

They turn their heads the other way and look at the cross dressing, immorality, micromanaging, ineptness and disatisfaction Giuliani left among his workers in New York.

Sharp voters compare Romney’s and Giuliani’s messes to HUCKABEE’s successes and wish they could have that for themselves and their nation.

HUCKABEE’s constituents wish they could have him back. But they have already elected him more than the normal limits. Romney’s and Giuliani’s constituents are glad to see them go and are frantically trying to warn the rest of the country.

Sharp voters look at McCain and see tired old sameness. Someone who represents ineffectual status quo. They try to figure out where he stands and what he will do but he doesn’t have any answers, ideas, vision or skills and stammers, evades and eventually comes to an ineffective stop. The voters burn for better!

HUCKABEE is the only caretaker I trust to appoint conservative judges to the US Supreme Court and help save our once great nation, as he did in Arkansas. His stellar record SHOUTS for itself. As one Arkansan put it, “What a bright light Mike HUCKABEE was. What a bunch of dim bulbs he left behind!”

Give Mike HUCKABEE your vote and watch the legend continue!

 
Comment by Amanda

To rank I would say:

1. Huckabee 2. Romney (even though I don’t like him) 3. Rudy 4. McCain 5. Paul (but this may be since he didn’t get a whole lot of air time)

 
Comment by Jeff

To all the people wanting to send illegals home: NONE of these candidates will do that. Some may say they will, but NONE actually will. It will either be up-front amnesty (Reagan) or back-door amnesty (Bush). Either way, it’s the same result. Look at the issues the candidates might actually tackle as pres, then make a decision.

 
Comment by jim

i am a rudy supporter, but i have a tendency to be truthful…..i think romney did very well !!! however, they gave him twice as many opportunities, now granted, he did have that same opportunity to blow it, and he didnt !! he did very well !! but, wow, mccain BOMBED !!!!!!! he looked like a deer in headlights !!!!!

 
Comment by Tim

i would say huckabee 1, paul 2 (possibly 1 if he had more time. notice how no one asked him a question) mitt 3, mccain 4, rudy 5. both rudy and mccain didnt sound very impressive

 
Comment by Shelley~Idaho

Romeny won!! I also think this was the best Republican debate so far. The questions were great and the candidates were able to give more detail on what they would do if they were President.

 
Comment by Amanda

You know what I found interesting is that even though the Ron Paulites hijaked the poll that MSNBC ran after the debate is that Huckabee came in 3rd, in front of McCain and Rudy. If the Paul camp hadn’t come out like that he would have been 2nd. So much for those naysayers that say Huckabee is washed up!

 
Comment by sunny in nc

I think romney is scarey. I have been around those buisness moguls and believe, he’s all about the power. Don’t believe me, how much money has he spent now to buy the white house?
I thought Huckabee did very well, Ron Paul did too, right up until he said he’d ditch SS, then he lost me. I have not decieded who I will vote for and I’d like to hear more about the fair Tax. I think I like it. I also like him, althrough he is religious and I’m not, but he seems pretty grounded.
I am not in favor of the war, but if listen to all the candidates, none of them are really, either party, with exception of McCain. I like him, but as a senator.
Rudy is just to into Bush, no thanks, Romny says the same things, he sounds more like politics as usual than any of them. I think the GOP candidate I want more info on is Huckabee and his fair tax. In fact, I think I’l go read about it right now!

 
Comment by jim

i agree, i think that the only person that clearly flubbed was mccain…he babbled, he fibbed, he made goofy jokes….i will go out on a limb and say that mccain runs 4th in fla… if this was the first time that you had ever seen any of these candidates, huckabee, giuliani and romney did or said nothing to hurt themselves…mccain DID !!! ru paul is lost in the 50s, its like he is rip van winkle and he has just woken up

 
Comment by Mrjimbo, TX

Mitt Romney, Thumbs up!
Huckabee supporters, you guys really dont see the dirty politics that Huck played in Iowa against Mitt’s contrast ads? He is the one I distrust the most, not a good example of a “humble servant of Christ”.

1. Mitt
2. Rudy
3. Huckabee
4. McCain

was there a fifth?????
o yes, the crazy guy from texas came in fifth….

 
Comment by Clark Washington

Mitt Romney won the debate big time!

 
Comment by Florida mom

Romney had my vote until he had to start cutting down the Clintons.. Now, I will vote for Hillary!

 
Comment by Southern girl

Romney sounded like a big rich bully…I thought he sucked!!

 
Comment by jim

so, florida mom>>hillary and bill have dredged obama through the mud with lies and deceit….she has no position on anything and has had more illegal activities go on in her political career than gotti.. you are yet another uninformed voter that obviously doesnt know anything about squat when it comes to the issues….LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT !! YOU BELIEVED IN ALL OF THE REPUBLICAN policies UNTIL ROMNEY HURT HILLARYS FEELINGS, THEN YOU CHANGED EVERY VIEW YOU HAD ON THE COUNTRY !!! OR are you a feminist and really have no business voting because you really dont know why you are doing it……..

 
Comment by J. Collins- in Korea

Romney won the debate- hands down. I was very impressed with him. He is the man with the experience, leadership, and morals we need to lead this country.
He will win Florida and will be the nominee.

Go Romney 2008!

 
Comment by Andy Peth

Romney wins again. You know, if this guy wasn’t a Mormon, he’d already have the nomination. Jeez, he’s sharp–a real problem fixer, negotiator and scary-good debater. Maybe we born again Christians (I am one) shouldn’t try to vote for someone who shares our beliefs, but rather for someone who will unleash our beliefs–by keeping government off our backs. It’s not like he turned Massachusetts into a Mormon haven. He’s just the best communicator I’ve seen since Reagan–and this one’s sharper on the details.

 
Comment by NFaye

MITT ROMNEY WON! MOST PRESIDENTIAL, WISEST, AND MOST ELECTABLE!

 
Comment by Ty

Gov. Mitt Romney won tonight’s debate on EVERY relevant issue!
Since Ronald Reagan, the Republicans have been looking for a candidate who will not just re-unite the coalition but one who can articulate the party’s message as well!
The grace that Romney displayed in conveying conservative ideals ranging from the economy, social concerns, and national defense, proved that he truly can re-unite the “Reagan Coalition.” And with this coalition intact, the Republicans will defeat Hillary and Bill in the general election.
Further, Gov. Romney is the only true conserative left in the Republican Primary!
Sure, Sen. McCain can talk all day about how he has been tough on national defense. But throughout his career, especially since 2000, he has undermined the Republican party every step of the way (mcCain-Feingold “campaign finance reform,” immigration, “gang of 7 (the appointment of Bush’s Judges),” taxes, stem cell research, and affirmative action).
Q. Why is John McCain even a Republican?
A. I don’t know! Perhaps because it is politically advantageous for him at this point.
But remember, that after Sen. Jim Jeffords left the Republican Party 2001, McCain flirted with the idea of becoming an “independent” as well! He also entertained the notion of becoming John Kerry’s VP in 2004!
For the reasons stated above, Gov. Mitt Romney should and hopefully will be the Republican candidate in November!

 
Comment by Chris from Cincinnati

I am a big Romney supporter and I have contributed to his campaign and am really pulling for his nomination, so you know where I stand and of course I think he won the debate tonight, but I thought I would share what my 11 year old daughter thought about the debate, because I think its very interesting and sheds some light on the candidates. My daughter said made several positive comments about Rudy, and thought that he was”funny”, but the candidate that made the biggest impression on her was Huckabee and at the end she made the comment that she “really liked” him. I thought this was interesting because I have been watching this process for so long now that I have lost all objectivity when it comes to evaluating the candidates. I also think this gets to the core of Huckabee’s appeal - he is a very entertaining and likable person who people are naturally drawn to - at least if you are an 11 year old girl. The only problem is that Mike Huckabee it totally unviable as a candidate. He had never been able to break out of his evangelical base and is so close to being out of cash that I am surprised that he was able to afford the plane ticket to Boca for tonight’s debate. Huckabee supporters need to acknowledge the fact that even though Mike is very likable and entertaining, he is 11 days from dropping out of the race. Huckabee supporters need to decide between Romney and McCain and realize that their support for Huckabee may only serve to help the candidate they despise the most. I’m not trying to tell Huckabee supporters whom to get behind, but its time for Huckabee supporters to face facts and get behind either Romney or McCain to make your votes count.

 
Comment by Christine

Romney won the debate. He is the best person for the job! I think the stupid people who say he is buying his way to the white house should remember that it didn’t work for Perot, or Forbes or any of several wealthy men who have run for office. Money is an asset, but a person cant win on that alone! A case of reverse snobbery?

 
Comment by Tim Kelley, St. Paul, MN

get real people- Mister “born withe the silver spoon in my mouth and will say most anything to get elcted Romney——Bain Capital is one of these international sell out groups that buy US businesses and then buzzsaw to them and clean out all of the american workers and ship the jobs overseas to be replaced by cheaper labor. Period. As a result the company saves money and their stocks go up and all the boys on Wall street are happy…at the expense of the american workers and because of GREED. Some corporate “TURNAROUND” artist. WAKE UP people the democrats will expose MITT for the shameless corporate Shill that HE is if he gets the nomination.
Governor Huckabee is BY FAR more in touch with all levels of socitety, bY FAR THE MOST GENUINE, BY FAR THE BEST COMMUNICATOR THAT WILL THAT WILL BE ABLE TO DEFEAT THE DEMOCRATS at their own game…gOVERNOR HUCKABEE IS scaring the SH** out of the CORPORATE FAT CAT REPUBLICANS ESTABLISHMENT TYPES BECAUSE HE IS EXPOSING THEM FOR THE SHAMELESS SELLOUTS THAT THEY ARE…THEY COULD CARE LESS ABOUT THE AMERICAN COMMUNITY or about keeping jobs here…they do not give a SH** about the worker american or otherwise all they care about is profit…. period.

 
Comment by Dan

Mitt Romney cleaned house by all accounts in this big debate. Every analyst agreed. He knows the economy cold. It’s in his DNA. He’s a tax-cutter. He’s brilliant, he’s visionary and an ethical family man.

McCain looked tired and old, and he’s a downright bad debater. He also lied about his former quote that he “doesn’t really know the economy very well.” His campaign has already apologized for his “misstatement”. A little “straight-talk” detour I guess. McCain’s decision to vote against the Bush tax cuts multiple times, fight pro-lifers in court and write the amnesty bill with Ted Kennedy earned him the unenviable position of being endorsed today by the New York Times. Ouch. This guy is the biggest RINO of all time.

Giuliani is irrelevant, obviously.

Romney has my vote in Tampa. Romney will carry Florida and ride that momentum into the general election.

Go Romney in ‘08!

 
Comment by Don H.

READ ALL!! VERY INTERESTING COMMIT HERE!!

I listened, I thought, and reasoned the outcome and believe the winner is indeed MITT ROMNEY. I thought about the issue that was humorously brought up about former President Bill Clinton not having anything to do in the White House was deeper than most gave commit on. Let’s look at this senario…Hillary gets chosen as the Democratic nominee and then surprizes everyone in the country about choosing Bill her Husband as the running mate allowing him true access to white house briefings, foriegn affairs (NO PUN INTENDED) and official business of the presidency, in effect running our country through his wife Hillary. Can’t happen you say, well look back at the Alabama Governors race with George Wallace not able to run for office again and used his wife Lurleen Wallace who won the Governorship and served until she died. I am not making a prediction exactly here but I beleive Mitt Romney looks like a figure we can support for President and if he chooses a running mate from among the candidates I wonder about a party united behind a ROMNEY/HUCKABEE ticket. Well we will see.

 
Comment by Udo

It is interesting how FOX seems to all but endorse McCain… Even after Mitt Romney’s fantastic performance in the GOP FL Debate… I think there is a clash between what is perceived as best ELECTABLE Candidate, and BEST CANDIDATE periode… How short sighted this is! Not only is Romney the by far best man for President, he will change the polls in the months to come and win the American People’s votes to beat whatever Democratic contender he will face. Give the better man a chance!!! Do our Country a favor!

 
Comment by thescoundrel

I would really like to see Huckabee win this election. I just do not think he has enough money to pull it off. He has made a couple of speaking blunders that would hurt him in the General Election. If Huckabee doesn’t win, I am still deciding, but Romney is slowly pulling up as my second choice.

 
Comment by marco

Everyone,

I live in arizona and have personally met McCain - trust me this guy does NOT have a clue on what to do with the economy - he has no idea and has done almost nothing to secure our borders here - yet people are under a false impression he has the ability to lead our country? We need someone who has a track record of turning things around, who has a very successful past - and someone who understands what the economy is going through.

When you watch the debate it is VERY clear Mitt Romney will be our next President - he has the experience needed to turn this economy around - If we want a safer country, and win back our job and housing market - we need to vote for Mitt.

Remember, I live in Arizona and I would NEVER vote for McCain - infact almost everyone I know does not trust McCain here - just look at how bad McCain’s track record is!

We need a cut the political agenda’s and get some actual results for all of us here in -

Mitt Romney was the clear winner and he has my vote.

 
Comment by TexMex

I am a Mitt Romney fan and believe he did well - Yet I must say Ron Paul did get unfairly slighted at the debate. This unfortunately only emboldens Paul’s weird/extreme base…..

 
Comment by Christi

Ron Paul won this debate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 
Comment by Amanda

CHRIS IN CINNCINNATI:

You say we should vote for someone “viable” so our votes will count. Aren’t we supposed to vote for someone whom we most agree? I think that’s democracy.

Mike Huckabee is a likeable guy…and he definately won the debate. If people would actually vote on the issues and not just who they think is “viable” I think we would be a bit better off.

 
Comment by AmericanVet

Mitt ALL the way !!!!
This country desperately needs a business minded man to fix the mess of a government we have.
NOT just another politician.
Mitt without a doubt is the only person in this race that can do just that !!!

 
Comment by Jack

Who as the skinniest kid at fat camp? I don’t know, I opted to watch paint dry. It was much more productive and I heard better ideas from the wall than I would have heard from the Bushicans.

 
Comment by Douglas in Florida

Huckabee has little support outside of the evangelical world.

If you support Huckabee, Paul, or Obama you should read these two articles:

http://tinyurl.com/ypwqt2

http://tinyurl.com/32b28p

 
Comment by Alvin Shapiro

I like Giuliani. I think he answered all the questions put to him very well. It appeared to me that Romney had the most time given to him. He did not answer the question about how much of his personal money he has used in the campaign. This is important, since I don’t feel personal wealth should dominate a preidential campaign. One should not have to be rich to win the presidency.

 
Comment by Toni

Romney won hands down.

 
Comment by david

Ron Paul always wins, but the media MAINLY FOX NEWS always butt him out. Its stupid. SHOW THE PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANT TO SEE. RON PAUL REVOLUTION!!

 
Comment by John from South Carolina

All did us proud last night with the way they handled the questions presented by the left. It’s really hard to choose a winner, but Romney most likely will come out the winner.

 
Comment by carolyn

shapiro says:

Comment by Alvin Shapiro
January 25th, 2008 at 9:42 am
I like Giuliani. I think he answered all the questions put to him very well. It appeared to me that Romney had the most time given to him. He did not answer the question about how much of his personal money he has used in the campaign. This is important, since I don’t feel personal
wealth should dominate a preidential campaign. One should not have to be rich to win the presidency.

shapiro, if you want to know how much romney has put of his own hard earned worked for and saved money into his campaign, you can see the report. they are records that have to be made public.

 
Comment by jim

of the 1 30 minute debate, msnbc gave romney 43 minutes …that doesnt add up to be very fair.. if they would have given giliani or huckabee the same amount of time, they would have shined also… if they would have given that much time to mccain, he might have dropped out of the race

 
Comment by mike

Debate was a snooze. I was disappointed that Ron Paul did not get more airtime. It appears NBC tried to favor Romney with time. Ron Paul seems to be the only candidate not speaking out of both sides of their mouth. I saw for politicians and a statesman on stage. If you want more of the same lies, pandering, and wasteful government that started with FDR and escalated and accelerated during the 1990’s then vote for flip flop Mitt, twice divorced thrice married Rudy, keep us in war in Iraq for generations John, or elect me because i’m christian Mike. If not, vote for Ron Paul, the only man running who gives honest answers about his positions and explains why he has those positions without inflammatory rhetoric. Even 4 years of vetoing every bill would be better than new laws and new restrictions and new taxes. I think it is obvious that less government is better. Do folks realize that for every tax dollar sent to washington, 50 cents is used for buearacratic (spelling? i hate this word) overhead. Pauls stance is to get the FEDERAL government out of our lives by restricting it to its constitutional powers only, the balance of issues being addressed by the states. Maybe that tax dollar could come back to the people at 80 cents?
On a daily basis I am stunned at how far we have let our elected representatives stray from our highest law, the Constitution. Oh, and by the way, Hillary for example has received $50 million from special interest groups for her election bid. Ron Paul has received $1 thousand. Will your candidate look out for you? Or will they look out for the special interests that donated large sums. Only you can decide and your vote matters. Thanks for reading!

 
Comment by Lisa_4_Huckabee

I used to work for super-wealthy people–I’ll tell you right now–they don’t have any concept of regular “average-income” people. I don’t want a President that doesn’t understand, or can relate to, someone who lives paycheck to paycheck–somehow it becomes your fault that you aren’t millionaires like they are. They also give preferential treatment to all their rich friends–if you’re rich, in their eyes, you’re just a little smarter, just a little better and deserve more consideration. Who do you think rich Mitt will care about more??
Mike Huckabee is the only Republican candidate who can beat Hillary and Obama–isn’t that a big part of selecting a candidate? Mike received more of the African American vote than the other republican candidates, and he is the only one to beat a Clinton. He is the best candidate with the best platform–who can also win.
Who Will Win the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election?
Check out their “algorithm for determining the winners of United States presidential elections“: http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze3fs8i/air/pres2008.html
They have “correctly determined the winner of each of the 55 U.S. presidential elections between 1789 and 2004”.
Mike Huckabee along with Hagel as vice president is listed after Tommy Thompson (out) and Pataki (also out) for the highest score. Obama and Hillary don’t even make the cut to be considered. Check it out.
To every Republican–send Huckabee money–don’t waste it on candidates who can’t win.

 
Comment by PolitiPornster

I didn’t even watch and I can tell you without a doubt that Rudy is on his way out. From the clips I saw this morning he looked like a beaten man, see analysis here: http://www.politiporn.com

 
Comment by lisa

well, i am just very disappointed i missed it! i saw a blip about it someplace yesturday online and even googled the wording ‘florida republican debate’ and it just took me to one that had to have been a while back because thompson was standing on the stage in the picture. darn it all! we ended up renting a movie because we didn’t think anything else was on. you would have thought it would have been all over foxnews.com but i was on that site a big part of the day yesturday and never ran across it. it must have been on another channel.

oh well, glad to read most people are in favor of romney.

but i loved jim’s response to the voter who did favor romney until he hurt hillary’s feelings… he made a very good statement. i totally agree.

mccain is too old, too liberal. huckabee is just a bit too religious in the way he is basing his campaign, in my opinion. i mean, he has all the right in the world to be that way, and i am sure he is pushing that to gain more of the evangalistical votes… BUT, i do not think we need a preacher in the white house. i can just see it now that every state of the union address, it would seem like we were watching some televangelist on tv giving a sermon and passing the offering plate. i think we need someone with a business background, because like it or not… running the country and the many many facets of the country, is exactly like being the ceo of some huge corporation. (it just pays a lot less).

go romney!!! (and pick thompson for the VP).

 
Comment by Brandon-Asheville NC

I am a big fan of both Romney and Rudy. Romney won the debate, but Rudy held his own very well. Mccain is terrible, and I believe he will fall off now that true conservatives are realizing that there is no way the base of the party will back him. Any Republican who gets an endorsement from the NY Times will not get my vote. I believe Romney wins Florida and takes the nomination, but I just hope he picks Rudy as his running mate. Will someone please tell me what Rudy has done to fall off the map like this? He is a good conservative, was a great mayor in a very tough city, and is a genuinely nice guy. He hasn’t make any stupid statements or done anything to lose these votes. People need to remember how great he was after 9/11 and look at his record while mayor of NY. Yes, I know that he harps a lot about NY, but so does everyone else, except they all spout the same rhetoric that has been going on for decades. Why not vote for someone based on the good things they have done instead of the good things “they say” they will do? Go Romney, Go Rudy!!! Republicans all the way in ‘08.

 
Comment by moby

What a news!

Ann Romney is a relative of HRH Princess Lilian of Sweden !

Ann Romney`s father was Edward Roderick Davies from Wales, Glamorgan, born 1915.
And Princess Lilian was born as Lilian May Davies from Wales, Glamorgan, born 1915 !

 
Comment by Florida mom

Comment by jim
January 25th, 2008 at 1:23 am
so, florida mom>>hillary and bill have dredged obama through the mud with lies and deceit….she has no position on anything and has had more illegal activities go on in her political career than gotti.. you are yet another uninformed voter that obviously doesnt know anything about squat when it comes to the issues….LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT !! YOU BELIEVED IN ALL OF THE REPUBLICAN policies UNTIL ROMNEY HURT HILLARYS FEELINGS, THEN YOU CHANGED EVERY VIEW YOU HAD ON THE COUNTRY !!! OR are you a feminist and really have no business voting because you really dont know why you are doing it……..

Jim.. I think you have it backwards dear! Obama has taken just as many cheap shots against the Clintons, but thats where you decided to put your blinders on. Clintons illegal activites? LMAO.. Lets talk about Obama and his illegal activities with Rezko, you know the slum lord? The one that Obama helped make sooo many people live in unsanitary conditions like they were no better than a sewer rat? And, why did he shut down his website at http://www.islamichope.com ? Could it be because he didn’t want americans to see that he is a member of that Islamic organization that claims to want to unite all colors and religions but yet there was not one white or latino person pictured on the whole website? Obama cares as much about you as he did all those people living in such filthy and unsafe conditions while he was defending Rezko, the slum lord. Obama say’s he gave back the money donated to his campaign by Rezko..thats laughable. Did he also give back his house that he bought through Rezko for half the original value, plus the lot next door?

So, to answer your question, No, I am not a feminist but you may want to consider the fact that you are a sexist and very uninformed and if you watch the news you will realize that you, my friend, don’t know squat!!

 
Comment by Dustin

Huckabee…funny, likeable guy, a good speaker? Well, heck yeah, he better be, thats what he did/does for a living!

 
Comment by Grow up Hecklebee

No doubt about it… Romney!!! He is smart and has an amazing record as Governer and there are other candidates who are obviously jealous of his financial success? I think it has to be a good sign - give him the chance to do the same with our economy!!

Romney seemed stronger then ever in the Florida debate while the other candidates seem to be wearing down. Nominate Romney and bring on the Clintons!!!

How can Hecklebee stand there and pretend he wasn’t in on the ‘old age’ jab with Norris. ?? I don’t trust him.
Pleeese… Gives the saying ‘With friends like him you don’t need enemies’ a whole new meaning. Have to give it to him… he’s witty and slick.

McCain is too liberal - shouldn’t pretend to be conservative.