"Congratulations, Governor. You finally decided to play ball. It suits you!"
NYDN S.E. Cupp His Best Week Ever
Politico's Roger Simon:
The Republican race has turned into “The Wizard of Oz.” Rick Perry
wants a brain. Mitt Romney wants a heart. And any number of candidates
are Dorothy, realizing there is no place like home and they should have
stayed there. Herman Cain is seeking courage. He needs the courage to face the fact he
is never going to be the Republican nominee, no matter how well he does
in the polls. He needs the courage to settle for something far better
than the presidency: His own show on Fox.
Jon Huntsman on Cain's 9-9-9:
"I thought it was the price of pizza." Politico
CNN Reliable Sources host Howard Kurtz:
With Bloomberg TV lacking the reach of Fox, CNN, or MSNBC, the debate is
unlikely to linger long in the public consciousness. But the takeaway
is clear: Romney remains the man to beat, Perry is still slipping, and
an African-American cancer survivor once dismissed as comic relief has
won the right to be taken seriously.
The Daily Beast's Mark McKinnon on Herman Cain:
The guy who is in the spotlight right now, the guy who has launched
himself to the top tier of most polls, the guy who got most of the
questions, the guy who spent most of the night talking about his plan or
answering questions or attacks on his plan, is the guy who won.
More reax.
Five Mulligan Moments Wash Post
Rick Perry is incredibly bad at debates Jonathan Bernstein Wash Post
"Perry won’t drop out right away. But if his campaign was not dead before this debate, it is now." Ben White Politico
Debate transcript NYT
It's coming down to Romney and an anti-Romney, maybe 2 of the latter. At the moment those would be Perry and Cain. If both have the money to stick around awhile, they'll split the conservative vote and Romney will run away with the nomination by April. If either Perry or Cain has to leave by March, this could go down to the final primary, especially given that the GOP is handing out delegates proportionally this time, like the Democrats do, not winner-take-all.
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