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I watched last night's GOP debate on CNBC for no particular reason. It was a pretty good debate as the CNBC talking heads threw out some complex questions.
Of course, there was an off chance something memorable would happen....
and, unfortunately for Rick Perry it did.
We have all been there, but Perry handled it particularly bad. You gotta love Ron Paul's "Five".
Perry had a bad debate performance, for all intents and purposes. I am not sure why, but he either comes across as Dubya without the likeability or energy; or when he gets going, he acts like the 'drunk' Rick Perry of last weekend.
Maybe, Perry wouldn't have won anyway. He was polling fourth in Iowa. Still, with the possibility of a Cain plummet looming and a great deal of cash on hand, who knows what his potential was.
Otherwise, it wasn't going to be much of a turning point in the election. The crowd booed when Herman Cain was asked about his ongoing accusations of harassment (As this was a crowd of GOP diehards, I don't know that you can build as much from it as Sean Hannity is trying to).
Cain (and this will sound like hyperbole, but isn't) answered almost every question with '9-9-9'.
Romney remained the most Presidential-acting, Gingrich the smartest, and Kathie Obradovich said Rick Santorum had the best night of the bunch (I am not going to disagree, but I think Santorum is fighting a very uphill battle).
Hard to say the needle moved for anyone, but as much mileage the media is getting out of the Perry gaffe, it would seem his campaign will suffer. His Iowa campaign manager was on local radio, and said it makes Perry look more personable, and may be a Reaganesque moment that makes people side with him.
I think Perry would be smart to try that, but I think it's going to be too much to overcome.
Of course, there was an off chance something memorable would happen....
and, unfortunately for Rick Perry it did.
We have all been there, but Perry handled it particularly bad. You gotta love Ron Paul's "Five".
Perry had a bad debate performance, for all intents and purposes. I am not sure why, but he either comes across as Dubya without the likeability or energy; or when he gets going, he acts like the 'drunk' Rick Perry of last weekend.
Maybe, Perry wouldn't have won anyway. He was polling fourth in Iowa. Still, with the possibility of a Cain plummet looming and a great deal of cash on hand, who knows what his potential was.
Otherwise, it wasn't going to be much of a turning point in the election. The crowd booed when Herman Cain was asked about his ongoing accusations of harassment (As this was a crowd of GOP diehards, I don't know that you can build as much from it as Sean Hannity is trying to).
Cain (and this will sound like hyperbole, but isn't) answered almost every question with '9-9-9'.
Romney remained the most Presidential-acting, Gingrich the smartest, and Kathie Obradovich said Rick Santorum had the best night of the bunch (I am not going to disagree, but I think Santorum is fighting a very uphill battle).
Hard to say the needle moved for anyone, but as much mileage the media is getting out of the Perry gaffe, it would seem his campaign will suffer. His Iowa campaign manager was on local radio, and said it makes Perry look more personable, and may be a Reaganesque moment that makes people side with him.
I think Perry would be smart to try that, but I think it's going to be too much to overcome.
