Analysis: Who Won the Republican Presidential Debate?

Ron Paul is the only one I listen to.

I think Romney, Paul, and Perry debated well. Santorum looks like a Joel Olsteen clone which kind of creeps me out. The only person who has the right ideas is Paul.

As an independent voter, the only GOP candidate I’d vote for is Huntsman.

No question about it, Mitt Romney won the debate. He was the only candidate that answered the question of illegal immigration properly.

Romney is the man. he is the ONLY one who can beat Obama. Perry looks and sounds like a dumb@$$. If possible, he even sounds dumber than bush.

Perry bombs!!! Even I didn’t think he would do that bad….. bumbling ..stuttering..confused ..social security ponzi scheme, don’t believe scientists (galileo was initially voted down as justification??), Romney zingers: W. Bush created more jobs in TX, Perry claiming to have created jobs is “like Al Gore claiming to have invented the internet”. Perry even praising Obama for some things?? Bad story and explanation on Texas education and health care.

Romney wins. Huntsman strong night….

Ron Paul by a mile.

This article is only one of several recent examples which are not-too-subtly designed to sway the opinion of the reader toward Romney.—oh for God’s sake, it just OBVIOUS! I know you wingnuts love our paranoid delusions, but it’s just plain OBVIOUS that Mr. Ponzy scheme, doesn’t believe in evolution and doesn’t believe in Climate change has NO CHANCE to win the presidency. How can you not know this??????? He is dumber than Bush. Romney is head and shoulders above all of them in his resume and what he has accomplished. He knows the tax code upside down and inside out along with law, finance, banking, I mean, maybe you in your little world doesn’t know this ,but the MAJORITY of people actually vote for BRAINS!!! Why do you think McCain lost???? So many said they would vote for him in polls, but when push came to shove, they did not ,and when asked in exit polls, they had one overwhelming reason…..Palin was too stupid. Saying Romney is the smartest, the most attractive to the moderates is just the TRUTH!!!!!!!

I find it so funny that you talk about every person in the field but The One who loves the Constitution and has a 30 year record that stands by the Constitution. The One who fights for Liberty, Peace and Freedom for all people. The one who has not flip floped when his “party” was not in power, The One who will bring the troops home, use those Trillions of dollars to pay off the debt and save the Country, Dr Ron Paul, the dime bit was huge, great spot, a true silver dime could still buy a gallon of gas, priceless, there is your inflation from the Federal Reserve and National Debt,

Listening to the “debate” I got the feeling that none of the candidates (except Paul) have a clue how to improve the economy. Even Paul is not perfect but his goal of smaller government could help. I especially found the answers about immigration policy were lacking any real possibility of reform. What should have been said would be something like with 14 million Americans out of work a total suspension of all legal immigration should be implemented immediately and should last at least 5 years or until the unemployment rate falls below 6%. The ones that spoke said they supported legal immigration and the 900 thousand that come in legally each year should continue. This is not change I can believe in. Every issue discussed fell short on substance. Republicans are exactly like Democrats. Different flavors but the same old dogma.

. You assume from my few statements that I’m a member of the tea party (I’m not), that I’m a climate change denier (I’m not), and that I support Perry (I don’t).—I was talking about Perry, not you! Mr. Ponzy Scheme, doesn’t believe in climate change, doesn’t believe in evolution is PERRY! The race has come down to Perry and Romney, so to say the ‘mainstream media” is pushing Romney is delusional. I assumed nothing about you, other than you’re delusional if you dont see that it’s either Perry or Romney, and Perry is absolutely electable. You’d think folks would have learned after the Palin problem with McCain. The media isn’t “pushing” Romney, they’re just reporting the truth of the matter. Just look at hte picture for goodness sake. Romney looks presidential. He IS a professional. Perry looks like a country bumpkin, the rest are inconsequential. be mad at the truth maybe, but at least, open your eyes and see it.

By all accounts in the liberal media, Romney of course, is the clear winner. Interesting that they provide the criteria and make the decision for us. Think about that.

poor Bachmann, it’s time to pack up her crazyness and go home. Her husband should think about sneaking the other man out the back door before she gets there.

For all you crying about illegal immigration, how about actually prosecuting the employers that are hiring the illegal’s for dirt wages? I guarantee you will not find one GOP candidate that will go after the people that are creating the environment for illegal to come for work. Get rid of the illegal employers and you get rid of the problem. It’s that simple.

Although ignored, Ron Paul won. He has my vote! Go America and go Ron Paul!

Who won? How could anyone be declared a winner when the whole lot of them are losers. Poor Republicans, that’s all they got?

So in what crazy universe is being governor of the state with the lowest % of citizens who do not have health insurance a weakness? Is killing citizens of your state by cutting off access to health care a strength?

IN this VERY short article, I guess you nailed it: “The organizers of Wednesday night’s debate did their best to turn the eight person debate into one that was really about two people: Perry and Romney.” Those ORGANIZERS sure did try didn’t they? I mean first of all they call it a DEBATE, yet they don’t ask every candidate the same question…and ONE SPECIAL CANDIDATE, got asked only 4 questions!!! You have sidelined and disrespect Ron Paul, but AMERICA is waking up! We want to be led by a LEADER, not MISLED by a news site and the ORGANIZERS….we are not animals nor children, we do NOT need to be MSM-HANDLED!!! I have lost faith in ABC news…what in the heck has news casting come to? Where are the responsible reporters? Can you define bias???? Where is your honor and integrity? Who has bought off the MSM sites? Why do they ALL pitch the same talking points and why oh why are they pushing only TWO candidates on us???

I willing to give Romney a chance based strictly on his immigration stance.

The NUMBER ONE issue to tackle which incidentally will solve five major national financial problems at once is ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION. The best way to CREATE JOBS is to deport all illegal immigrants NOW. First that will create thousands and thousands of seriously needed immigration and border patrol agent jobs right off the bat. Second, as the illegal immigrants are removed and deported the jobs they leave will be available for TRUE AMERICANS. Third, by having TRUE AMERICANS employed then the TAXES WILL BE PAID to the government (instead of the employers of illegal immigrants keeping that money to avoid being detected for employing illegal immigrants). Fourth, by deporting illegal immigrants we SAVE OVER A TRILLION DOLLARS A YEAR as a nation since hard working TRUE AMERICANS currently pay taxes to support THE HEALTH, EDUCATION AND WELFARE BEING USED BY THE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS WHO WILL NO LONGER BE HERE. (NOT COINCIDENTALLY THIS IS ALMOST EXACTLY EQUAL TO OUR ANNUAL NATIONAL BUDGET DEFICIET) Fifth, we won’t be spending real taxpayer dollars on health (including anchor babies) education and welfare on multiple fraudulent/fake identifications for each of these individuals. And finally, as a BIG BONUS it will prove to America and the rest of the world that we are serious about getting our country back on our feet which is the biggest inducement (GLOBAL CONSUMER CONFIDENCE) that will be immediately affected. America and the world need to witness this confidence. Finally, we will show everyone we are serious about protecting our country and our borders from terrorists.

I’m not sure who won, but the American people LOST.

Ron Paul duh!

Shocker… no mention of Ron Paul. Ron Paul is the real deal. A man that doesn’t have a corporate agenda and is not a puppet. Try all you want to ignore his existence, but people are waking up!

Ron Paul!

First of all that wasn’t really a debate. Of the very few actual debate moments the answers from Herman Cain and Newt Gingrich were spot on winners. Since neither of them are being considered by the media as forerunners their time was limited. Huntsman, a moderate is the only candidate that Obama has a chance of beating in an open election so he is in the spotlight. I just hope we don’t see him emerge as the medias choice as McCain and Dole did only to be severely beaten.

And the winner is: Hillary. If she decides to follow Cheney’s advice and get into the race she ‘s our next president, hands down.

MITT ROMNEY IS LOOKING VERY PRESIDENTIAL, sounding VERY SMART and VERY CONFIDENT. NEXT STEP — grill Perry and the others who believe Social Security is a Ponzi scheme. It may be failing and falling but ROMNEY is right — tens of millions of Americans have benefitted from it and more are depending on it right now. It is right to say that Social Security should be managed properly because it is falling apart nowadays but to call it a “Ponzi” scheme when your father and mother got their bread from it is JUST wrong. PERRY will not beat Barack Obama. Romney is the man.

Ron Paul did the best, but I have to give Perry credit for speaking the truth about social security, it is a Ponzi scheme and should be discontinued ASAP.

Ron Paul is my only choice.

Ron Paul
MSM beware, we know.

Polls are fixed! Audit the polls. Audit the votes. How are they counte so instantly? Are they registered voters? This seriously needs to been investigated. Wasn’t there a voting reform bill in place? Remember Florida and Ohio! 14 million unemployed=14 million votes=enough votes for the next President.

If you are a senior citizen and vote Republican, you can kiss your Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid goodbye. The new Republican party is not your father’s republican party anymore.

“debate into one that was really about two people: Perry and Romney”.

Really? It has NEVER been the news media outlets’ job to determine who the candidates are. After the media blackout surrounding Ron Paul last time, and then seeing absolutely no mention of him in this article EVEN THOUGH he performed solid and quite possibly had a better showing than Romney, I am quite appalled, and have chosen to re-think the fact that I watch/read ABC News at all. The media’s job is to report the news, not to tell me who I should really focus on in the debate (and therefore, who to cast my vote for). It’s sad that the majority of Americans couldn’t be bothered to look into voting history and detailed policy information regarding ALL of the candidates, but they watch and read the news from outlets like this one. And they will vote anyway.

ABC, after the last scandal regarding the Ron Paul blackout, people are paying attention to this now! You can’t sit there and continue ignoring the other candidates, because people notice now. I noticed, and it actually disturbed me as I was reading this. I saw the debate last night, and I saw the individuals that performed well and had valid and acceptable points, while giving good reasoning. Then I wake up to articles like this from the major media outlets, and realize that I am being fed. ABC, Fox News, MSNBC… they’re all playing the same game, just reaching out to different crowds.

I am listening hard to Mitt Romney, should already be president and we wouldnt BE IN THIS MESS.

oh by the way ABC, this is my first dang comment, wth

I meant I think Ron Paul won.

Wow, it seems the entire Ron Paul electorate has decided to post here today. All six of them. His campaign manager must of sent out a broadcast e-mail to flood the news sites. I hope their 30 year old server didn’t crash. Mr. Paul might have to figure out where he’s going to cut the wife’s food budget to purchase a new one.

Despite the fact that the media totally ignores his popularity —-RON PAUL FOR PRESIDENT!

Ron Paul might have been a possibility here but I am not sure he will live another 4 years. Which is an indication of weakness. Rick Perry is doubtful, he is to much of a cowboy. Looks like Mitt will have my vote

actually, someone on here stole my name and posted that I supported Paul. Gee, a Paul supporter who is nuts. what a shock. Just like your boy…fruit loops.

, but I have to give Perry credit for speaking the truth about social security——-well, yeah, he did. Perry said, effectively, I’m too stupid to fix social security, so I wont. Elect me, Social Security goes bye bye. Well, I’ve contributed to social security for over 25 years, so I have a BIG problem with some big stupid Texan saying “eh, over my head. but…elect me president!” Mitt Romney walked into the WInter Olympics badly in debt, hardly anything accomplished, or built, and in a year turned it completely around. Built all the facilities on time, up to spec, and perfectly within budget. If anyone can fix social security it’s Romney. Yes, I definitely Perry is telling the truth, HE cannot fix social security. I frankly, dont think he can do anything. He said he was “proud” of whatTexas has accomplished….after being told about thier abysmal schools, highest poverty rates, low wage jobs en masse. It’s China-lite there, and his waters are black and polluted, and he’s ‘proud’. wonderful. NOthing like shooting for low expectations. No way on God’s green earth would I ever vote for that stupid man.

The only people there who aren’t out and out flakes are Romney and Huntsman, but still neither of those two is anyone you want sitting next to you in a bar.

The Demos are working hard to get Ron Paul to run as an Independent, they know that is the only way Obama will ever be re- elected. Be aware of the comments that are really Demos. People keep harping on the low paying jobs in Texas, at least they have jobs and it is much cheaper to live in Texas than other states.

Illegal immigration is definitely a problem, especially during these very tough times with unemployment exceeding 9 percent. However, the U.S. is still handing out work visas to those who want to work in the U.S. Why? Why have we not put a moritorium on immigration, period. Until our country gets back on its feet, we need to be concerned with our needs, not the needs and desires of those around the world who want to work in the U.S. Please read the information in quotes. If that doesn’t ruffle you feathers, nothing will.

“A total quota of 85,000 H1B visas are available for this year:
With a total of 85,000 H1B’s available and the economy recovering for this H1B visa FY 2012 season, it’s important for US employers to try to complete their recruitment and hiring of new H1B workers as early as possible and to have their immigration counsel prepare and file applications with the USCIS as early as possible. It’s equally important for International professionals and students to try to obtain and secure H1B visa sponsorship jobs and employment offers in the USA as early as possible, to help ensure visa issuance before all the available H1B’s are taken for the year.”

I have a question for the Ron Paul supporter. did he say that 9/11 was caused by excessive government regulation?I know he said we don’t need an FAA and that the private sector should take over air traffic control, and all regulation, for that matter.

Obama won last night. No one on that stage lat night is electable in the general election, except maybe Huntsman. And he’s too moderate and intelligent to be selected by the GOP. So Obama won………..

Do a Google search for “first read republican debate”. The very first link will turn up a reader’s poll with currently almost 120k votes, with who people thought actually won the debate last night. The results are pretty eye-opening to the steadfast resolve of ABC (and media in general) to cover only what they want you to see. Kudos for user interaction, albeit a microcosm of the American populace.

Ron Paul by far, however I wish he would have had a more polished demeanor and he would have been given a chance to talk about creating new jobs.

Ron Paul needs to be heard….NOT business as usual bull$%#t

Obama won. Paul cannot is unelectable;e even in his own party.Huntsman is reasonable but hasn’t a prayer. In terms of getting moderates in Nov–its the Mittman-for all his woes. Watch the reps shoot themselves in the foot.

Mark wrote, “Perry is going to easily win the nomination.”

The real mud-slinging hasn’t even started yet on the Right. As the primaries get closer and closer, look for more attacks from everyone on Perry’s ‘job creation’ record, his government-for-sale-to-the-highest-bidder Texas political climate, his record on education, etc etc etc. The GOP hasn’t yet BEGUN to eat its own……….

This is exactly what will cause the Republicans to lose in 2012. They scatter into 3 or 4 different camps backing one candidate more beatable than the next. They seem to LOVE the ones that are “Out There” while ignoring the people that COULD beat President Obama and that’s just FINE with me. People on the right like the more outlandish candidates such as Bachmann and now Perry. Both of them appear big time to the Tea Party which is exactly WHY the MAJORITY of the voters in the USA will vote for someone ELSE! I watched the debate and I’ve read some of these comments, all I’ve seen are people totally IGNORING what really happened and STILL chosing whichever person they were for in the first place while NEVER considering what good others had to say. IMO, the right has only TWO viable and electable candidates and they are Romney and Huntsman, but since SOME on the right are FAR right, they will go for the UNelectable people and ignore the better men in the race.

“Everyone knows this simple fact, except apparently liberals and beltway pundits.”

Funny thing is, even when Republicans controlled everything in the last 3 decades, they did nothing to end this Ponzi scheme. Why?

“NBC/Politico came in to the debate with their out-of-touch liberal agenda. The number one issue is jobs/economy. Let’s hope CNN does a better job on Monday!!!”

Ummmm, you DO realize that this was just a Republican contender debate, and not a debate between Republicans and Democrats, don’t you? This debate was designed to highlight the differences between the Republican candidates who want to challenge Obama next November. did it NOT do that? And if not, why not? Your silly accusation that this was somehow not a valid venue or debate because it was moderated by NBC and Politico just goes to show how out of touch the Right really is with reality………..

The bash-Obama, no-plan debate leaves us with one winner: Pres. Obama.

yes,there are aspects of Ponzi to SS but its a pretty crude analogy. How are the reps gonna fix it?Cut it to nothing. never mind the poor, the old, the sick that arn’t rich.They can just die because that is survival of the fittest.That is natural Republicanism. And (nearly all those guys have SS–why don’t they give the $t back to gov?)

The media has already picked who they want to be president. It makes me sick. Not just ask two people on the stage questions. Give everyone a fair chance.

Let’s not forget about Ron Paul ABC.. We know you meant to mention him right? lol

Funny how you hit the nail on the head with how the debate was framed but went on to leave somebody out and failed to mention Ron Paul. Do you people really think that what you’re doing is working?

I would never vote for any of these people. They talked problems/problems but offered no solutions and their party created the problems. I hope michelle is finally out and santorum should have stayed home. I guess the two of them needed those ‘slave’ votes for the pledge they signed.

I’m voting Obama-Biden in 2012!

Perry will win the tea party nomination because they are fringe people like him. Why they talked so much about s.s. last night when it is secure until 2026. It is not the immediate problem we should be talking about. We need jobs, infrastructure, revenue, immigration reform, solar energy and other things that are far more important. Perry would kill medicare and social security as he said it is aginst constitution. Romney would privitize it giving it to the banks to invest and we all know where that would lead us…we are in this recession because of the lack of regulations on the banks during the Bush era. While people are dumping on this president for this recession…remember folks,….it started before 2007 and it was Bush and Cheney who took us into a needless war and still will not apologize for the loss of lives for their folly. Bush also gave the banks the first bailout and Obama was against it but Bush pleaded and he and Mc Cain gave in in the interest of the country. Something this group does not understand. You do not have to like everything but in the interest of helping the country…being an obstructionist is not good either. Obama has some good plans and he did provide jobs …1.2 mill in public sector a more in the private sector and he saved the auto industry which is now having their best year sales wise since 2003. Just remember…we ould be in a depression had he not taken steps…should he have done more in stimulus..yes…every economist agrees…but he knew what he could get out of this congress so let’s put the blame where it lies…on those in the congress who have stopped every person he has nominated and every plan he has proposed. Let’s see how cooperative they will be in the future.

Ron Paul won. ABC News is liberal. Need we say more?

All any of them had to say was we need to get rid Obama and get jobs going. No substance of what kind of plan they would have for getting jobs accept drop regulations that got us here in the first place. Cain talked about 9 9 9 but repubs are not seriously considering him as nominee so GOP has nothing just like it has for the last 4 yrs. Just obstruction

Rick Perry is obviously the establishment front man. You can always tell because all of a sudden the media will jump on the bandwagon of a particular guy. Usually at the same time the media will be trying to destroy another, in this case Ron Paul.

INFORM YOURSELVES TO THE BILDERBERG GROUP AND HOW THEIR INFLUENCE ON OUR LEADERS. Rick Perry has attended the Bildergberg. He is the new establishment candidate. Either way, they will get one of their own. Obama or perry?

I am glad Rick Perry told the truth about Social Security. You can call it anything you want. But it does not work. I get my statements from Social Security. They tell me I “might get one third of the money I put in.” If it is broken, I don’t see why it is wrong to say that it is broken and needs to be fixed. I don’t want to keep having the goverment taking money I will never see. What is so wrong with the truth? People need to read their own Social Security statements that we all get in the mail.

If Ron Paul looked like Mitt Romney or Rick Perry he would be a slam dunk…..I am ALL IN for Ron Paul. He is the Man. HE will Outlive His Presidential term. He is the only man that knows the MONSTER inside and out and knows how to Kill it!!! Most people however only care to hear about Jobs….will I have a paycheck so I can get my nails done, my tan, my car, my club membership etc..etc….Ron Paul is about LIBERTY and FREEDOM. Wake up and start reading your constitution and teaching your children what it says. IT still works today. The same government that is providing for my couch potato Social Security sucking leach neighbors that are as capable of working as I am while I pay enough taxes every month to support their worthless asses is the same government that will lead us to the slaughtering house through complete submission to their mandates……SHEEPLES…WE are so lost and will remain so without RON PAUL……

I am not certain why the mainstream media is not covering the fact that a majority of viewers around the US believe that RON PAUL won the debate? Are they trying to steer us clear of him, because they do not believe he is a serious candidate? Only the primaries will tell who AMERICANS believe is serious or not. The media needs to wake up, because America wants Ron Paul, “The Sleeper” for President!

Actually, it seems that those on the right are having a problem using their brains lately. For proof, just look at the entire Republican field running for President, now look to see which people running gain the MOST interest from those on the right and THEN check out which person(s) could actually have a CHANCE to beat President Obama. Those two choices are NOT coming out 1 in the same so it’s easy to see how the Right likes being self-defeating just because they have another dumb Governor from Texas that wears boots and speaks with a twang that they will vote in despite the fact he can’t win once you get ALL of the voters in the USA to make that decision. Republicans only have a crowd of clowns and 2 decent people. Of course, which two are the ones the republicans WANT to win the nomination? You got it, the ones who CAN NOT win!!! I hope all you righties get what you want and in turn, the Nation will get what we NEED!!! OBAMA in 2012!!!!!

Paul grabbed first in a MSNBC debate poll, following the Reagan Centennial debate. At approximately 11am ET, nearly 134,000 people have participated in the debate poll. Paul is in first place with 50.3 percent, Romney is in second place with 17.2 percent and Perry is in third place with 14.3 percent. More than 67,000 people have voted for Paul.

Every poll has Ron Paul winning by a landslide. The majority of comments on all articles are for Ron Paul. I would never consider voting for anyone but Paul.

Perry, Paul and Romney held their own. I like the jobs approach of Romney, but favor Perry overall at this point. I do not feel Paul and Bachmann and the others can win election, even if they get the nomination. Smart money at this point is on Perry and Romney. Obama’s ability to campaign, evade responsibility for performance and the tendency to blame others for what he has NOT done put him at an advantage over virtually anyone who is breathing. IF the GOP can focus on substance, and not be trashed like Palin and Bork for that matter, Obama’s performance will fall flat on its face and he will go the way of the dinosaur. A steady hand, transparency, relevant experience will trump community organizing any day of the week. Basic knowledge and understanding of capitalism, the U.S. Constitution and basic economics definitely a plus.

Despite the fact that he is continuely ignored, Ron Paul clearly won the debate. Ron Paul is the only possible candidate for me in 2012.

Ron Paul is electable. Those who give that as a reason not to vote for him are uninformed … or misinformed. Rasmussen polls from August 2011, July 2011 and April, 2010 place Ron Paul neck and neck with Obama … oh, yeah … look it up on Rasmussen’s website (39% to 38% in August, 41% to 37% in July, and 42% to 41% in April, 2010). Obama was riding pretty high in April, 2010 and Dr. Paul is still in a dead heat with him.

BTW, Rasmussen polls ARE scientific.

Uh hello…Rick Perry attends Bilderberg meetings and attended just this past summer. Who do you think they want you to pay attention to. For those of you who don’t know what the Bilderberg group is just Google it and you will learn. RON PAUL!!!! Is without a doubt the most intelligent, most succinct, most honest, most consistent candidate. Regardless of Republican, Democrat, Liberal, Conservative etc…it doesn’t matter if he was a member of the play dough society he would still have my vote and about 125million other votes. Ron Paul, go team go!!!

RON PAUL WON AND HE WILL ALWAYS WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OMG … Ron Paul is going strong. Evasive actions now ..
The eyes are open. You can see the scum playing out their role to indoctrinate you as much as they can. They need another industrial elite fan member in the white house. Just don’t do it !!!!!…
Ron Paul is there. Bachman is mentioned, Romney, Perry, Ginrich, Cain and Huntsman are mentioned. One of the best running candidates, Ron Paul, is NOT mentioned. The shame is growing. See the candidate that says “we the people”. Don’t fall for MSM.

The winners were not MSNBC or the commentators. What a joke they are… I hope they ask the Demos if they can sleep at night with all the abortions they vote for and fund killing millions of babies daily.

Ron Paul definitely.

Why don’t you mention Dr. Ron Paul? In the MSNBC poll following the debate, he won in a landslide, garnering twice as many votes as his nearest competitor. Candidates such as Bachman and Perry claim to support the Tea Party, but the Tea Party was founded on principles that Dr. Paul has been trying to teach Americans for decades.

They were carefull to word this in a sneaky way to ingore Ron Paul. THAT is ovious. ABC news just got downgraded in my book.

Ron Paul is the best

According to this board:
- There are a lot of Ron Paul supporters and the good Dr. Is getting hosed
- The liberal media is pushin Mitt Romney down people’s throats.
The liberals would be dancing in the streets and laughing till next fall if the GOP nominated either Paul or Perry. These politicians are far too radical to be elected. Sorry, that’s just the truth. If the mainstream media is pushing Romney then they are doing the Democrats a huge disservice. If the liberal media held as much sway as the reactionary right believes they do, Huntsman would have way mover than a single digit poll number and Barack would have a poll number over 50. It always boggles my mind that the party of pulling yourself up by the bootstraps and accepting the educational and corporate power structure for what it is(I’m talking about the end of affirmative action), is constantly playing the whiny victim when it comes to the media.

PS- I’m an independent and Romney was cearly the sharpest.

Ya know maybe the American people should just stay at home this election.Let the great media complex do all the electing.I mean it would save a lot of energy.It has gotten to the place where the media is like our long lost parents.They come in knowing what is best for you.Act like they are concern.Then twist the arm of UNCLE SAM to get it taking care of.Take a lot of patting their self on the back.Then get gone again. I need a solid role model . I need RON PAUL.I am sick of the media.Do your job and report the news.

RON PAUL WON, ignore all you want, but be aware, this man will end up a winner regardless!!!! his ideas are the only rational ones that i heard in a long time, he makes sense, and i only listen to him, go RON PAUL 2012!

Google “koch brothers exposed”, see who controlling the tea baggers

Ron Paul is the winner even when they do not let him speak. Even ABC is trying to make it look like Perri and Romney are the leaders (god forbid) At least the majority of reputable sites are showing Paul winning both polls and in the lead with 59% of the vote. Let watch this grow as people realize this country is in trouble and we need Ron Paul otherwise we are doomed for sure.

The losers were the American people. The GOP candidates all present a frightening picture of a future Third World America, with low-wage jobs, a corrupt do-nothing government, and citizens proud of their own ignorance.

You know what? I think it’s time to either boycott the mainstream news (cnn, msnbc, abc, etc) or sue the pants out of them!!!!! This is blatantly obvious that the media is purposely leaving out Ron Paul!

RON PAUL 2012 theres no other choice

Dear ABC, The REAL STORY is RON PAUL! ABC loses credibility on this page and in this story by dodging the obvious. Maybe people are beginning to wake up? It’s about time we had a true leader we can really believe in. In this, Ron Paul stands alone and consistently unafraid to speak the truth. I’m registering republican to support Ron Paul!

Lol! Main stream media keeps trying to get Romney and Newt put them on center stage and then talking and back and forth Romney / Newt and Romney/Newt. Everybody knows Ron Paul the most consistent and honest politician and he would beat Obama easily with no baggage. Nothing to attack him on there. They all look like squabbling amateurs next to Paul with his in depth answers how come they didn’t ask him in detail on foreign policy there he would really educate you.