Title: Anyone watching the debate? You can post thoughts here Source:
Fox News URL Source:http://n/a Published:Aug 6, 2015 Author:n/a Post Date:2015-08-06 20:56:58 by Rufus T Firefly Keywords:None Views:24912 Comments:185
**DRUDGE POLL** WHO WON THE FIRST REPUBLICAN DEBATE '16?
C'mon. A self-selected PollDaddy poll?
You don't recall when I demonstrated how easy it is to slam PollDaddy polls with Bash scripting, back at LP? A very fine expose on how easy it is for techie types to manipulate self-selected online polls.
I think Trump hurt himself. Maybe a 5% drop in the polls. I'd say that Cruz recovered some voters from him. And Huck helped himself with Iowa voters, especially the Fair Tax voters that loved him so much in 2008.
I think Rubio lost ground and is wishing he hadn't given up his senate seat to run for prez. Rubio may be heading for the JV debate next time around. He's great at soaring Peggy Noonan speeches at a convention but not good at a debate.
Paul was a wash (helped himself with younger voters, probably lost some older voters), Walker mostly a wash and a little boring, Kasich a yawn (but probably helped himself a little), Christie thinks he did great but I thought he looked like a bully again.
I think Trump was the night's biggest loser, along with Rubio and Bush. Carson and Huckabee and Cruz (and Fiorina) were the biggest winners and move up and get more fundraising. The rest didn't hurt or help themselves much either way.
