Hahaha, shoulda been Huckabee and Santorum though, they took two of the biggest L's I've seen in ages tonight.
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Republican Debate 7 [Fox News] One does not simply win Iowa
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Hahaha, shoulda been Huckabee and Santorum though, they took two of the biggest L's I've seen in ages tonight.
Suikoguy
I whinny my fervor lowly, for his length is not as great as those of the Hylian war stallions
You would have thought they dropped out.
Nah. Cruz gets the L. He performed badly in the debate and huck and Santorum get press coverage from being at the trump event. Genius move by trump because whatever evangelical vote he can't get, he can use those two to siphon from cruz.
timetokill
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Those two got more viewers tonight than they probably have during the entire debate season combined. I'd completely forgotten they were even running before tonight.
Bornstellar
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Wish Rand Paul got better numbers after listening to a few of his answers in the debate.
timetokill
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Rand Paul's response re: Ferguson was I think the best I've heard from any candidate, on either side of the aisle.
Bornstellar
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Yep.
Suikoguy
I whinny my fervor lowly, for his length is not as great as those of the Hylian war stallions
Could you paraphrase it?
Bornstellar
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Yeah a lot more people saw them being Trump's shoes.
timetokill
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Considering Huckabee is being tossed around as a potential running mate for Trump, that still wouldn't be an "L" for him
Dash_Riprock
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Do we have a debate highlights video yet?
crisdecuba
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Just finished uploading mine - 2 hours condensed into 30 minutes.
https://youtu.be/fGrNeeER7oE
With a special moment in there between Megyn Kelly and John Kasich.
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MeisaMcCaffrey
Thanks. Ted Cruz messed that one up bad.
Suikoguy
I whinny my fervor lowly, for his length is not as great as those of the Hylian war stallions
Remains to be seen if it tanks him and becomes a narrative over the next few days. I would say over half of his supporters would go to Trump, which would basically end this primary election before voting even starts.
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
yeah, there was no one in the debate who would pick up cruz's supporters i think.
Thanks for the 30 min highlight video 
Another sickening display. I can't believe these guys stand up claiming they have Christian values while saying some of the nastiest things possible. It does not compute. Not that Christian values are important in governing.
Rand Paul did a nice job on some of those questions. I guess if I had to vote republican he would be my choice. Still wouldn't be happy about it, I disagree with him in regards to pretty much all fiscal matters.
Another sickening display. I can't believe these guys stand up claiming they have Christian values while saying some of the nastiest things possible. It does not compute. Not that Christian values are important in governing.
Rand Paul did a nice job on some of those questions. I guess if I had to vote republican he would be my choice. Still wouldn't be happy about it, I disagree with him in regards to pretty much all fiscal matters.
Vicetrailia
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What he said is what the Democrats say at a base level. Best thing any republican has said for sure.
maquiladora
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Certainly isn't working for Russia. But then again they are carpet bombing 200+km away from where ISIS even are most of time.
Thanks! This is excellent.
GOP insiders: It was a rough night for Ted Cruz
Rubio won, Cruz lost the debate.
Rubio won, Cruz lost the debate.
CarpeDeezNutz
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Thanks, gonna watch this after work.
TheZink
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This is great. Thank you.
Can't remember the last time Politico insiders had a different opinion on the winner.
Should change that banner to PoliRubio.
Arkos
Nose how to spell and rede to
It is hilarious to see them consistently try to push this narrative.
That dude would crumble in the face of other world leaders.
I didn't think Cruz did that bad, even though he had the worse moment by far when he tried to pull a Trump and threatened to walk out, only to be smacked down and told to shut the fuck up.
I thought Rubio did the worst, and became angry.
Jeb Bush did the best IMO, clearly because Trump wasn't there to bully him, but it's too late to matter.
I thought Rubio did the worst, and became angry.
Jeb Bush did the best IMO, clearly because Trump wasn't there to bully him, but it's too late to matter.
They showed clips of Rubio and Cruz flip flopping on amnesty and then asked them to defend it. Early in the debate, Cruz attacked the moderators and got fucking booed.
Read somewhere how the only two Republican latinos on stage were fighting over who would treat other latinos the worst.
Such a shame.
Wait.. they showed video evidence of flip flopping???
gutter_trash
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I don't get Rubio's appeal. The guy is itching to re-ignite another Cold War and sounds like a lacky for Oil Companies to continue the Bush doctrine
wild wild rice
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Really the most sensible person on the GOP stage, which would explain his terrible poll numbers.
fixedpoint
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I think that's his prime directive; he's backed by the same people.
I like to imagine a more just world in which Bernie Sanders and Rand Paul face off in a general election debate that would deal in an unprecedented way with fundamental questions about civil liberties, foreign policy, fiscal policy, and national identity. That would be a hell of a conversation. I can imagine it would be positively Sorkin-esque.
It's a nice thought.
It's a nice thought.
crisdecuba
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It really was smart... Especially with those video montages.
Interfectum
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Watching the highlights, this debate is so much better without Trump. These guys are actually coming out of their shell and talking like rational human beings (a little bit anyway).
drtomoe123
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Just read through the transcript and was pretty impressed with most of Kasich's and Paul's answers. They were the only candidates who didn't resort to the typical GOP fear rhetoric.
That said, Rubio and Cruz were absolutely cringeworthy. Talk about bottom of the barrel.
That said, Rubio and Cruz were absolutely cringeworthy. Talk about bottom of the barrel.
Coriolanus
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That only really started happening once they realized that if they used their standard lines they were gonna get rekt. Still tried to have a go at it a coupla times, tho
Interfectum
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For sure. Eventhough I don't agree with 99% of what they are saying it's nice to see them actually debate. Trump has really fucked up this whole process for them.
Rentahamster
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I don't know why it's not used more often. Or letting candidates bring their own video.
I want to see a debate that cites sources and clearly shows them to the audience.
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