NBC’s Chuck Todd: “Mitt Romney’s last answer about what he’s been hearing on the campaign trail was one of his best messages I’ve heard yet.” – link
Townhall’s Mary Katharine Ham: “Mitt had a good line about Paul reading Ahmadinejad press releases.” – link
National Review’s Kathryn Jean Lopez: “Taking Washington apart. This is a strong outsider argument – that rings true. Romney would do it because he has.” – link
ABC’s Rick Klein: “Ahh, the R-word. ‘Could we be headed for a recession? Absolutely. Do we have to be headed for a recession? Absolutely not.’ Good answer by Mitt Romney.” – link
National Review’s Rich Lowry: “Mitt’s change answer. Good. The best part of his stump speech.” – link
Townhall’s Hugh Hewitt: “Romney had less screen time tonight, but each time he answered he was poised and eloquent.” – link
O’Beirne: “Mitt Romney’s optimism recalls Reagan.”
The American Spectator’s Quin Hillyer: “Now Romney gets a tough question on abortion. He starts out with a really really strong answer. Now he segues back to Reagan. He ably defends ‘the principles that Ronald Reagan espoused.’ Good answer.”
Romney did well at the debate. Take a look at this morning’s headline stories in Michigan:
“Press editorial board endorses Romney” http://www.mlive.com
“Romney attacks McCain’s Mich. ‘pessimism’” http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080111/POLITICS01/801110406
Yeah, Mitt did well – when he got a question!!! It seemed like a lot of attention was spent on McCain who is a one-horse show and can only talk “war.” The only thing I didn’t like was when Mitt made that jab at Ron Paul. I felt bad for Ron Paul, and it made me wince when Mitt said that; I’ve not seen him take a shot like that before….
Great job again last night in the debate for Romney. Regarding Huckabee, I cringed when he dove into his claim again that he instigated the first broad-based tax cut in 160 years in Arkansas. Just this week, Ernest Dumas wrote an article in the Arkansas Times exposing the truth about that broad-based tax cuts. They were devised by Gov. Jim Guy Tucker. Tucker resigned after a Whitewater conviction and the Huckster moved into the Governor’s mansion. He also then immediately took credit for the tax cuts. Please, someone in the national media expose this guy!