Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney was the winner of the first major presidential debate tonight according to a survey of Republican and Democratic political operatives, campaign consultants, and party strategists, in a special National Journal Political Insiders Poll conducted tonight. Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann also had a good evening.
Asked who was the “biggest winner” in the debate, a slim majority of Republican Insiders picked Romney. Roughly one-third of the Democratic Insiders concurred.
Who do you think was the biggest winner of the debate?
Romney 51%
Bachmann 21%
Pawlenty 9%
Gingrich 7%
Cain 4%
Santorum 4%
Paul 0%Republican Insiders thought that Romney was a winner tonight in large part because none of his rivals were able to land any blows that damaged the party’s nominal front-runner. “When you are in the lead every day your opponents don’t knock you back is a good day,” said one GOP Insider. “Made no mistakes, seemed comfortable, and confident,” said another.
Romney also won points when he was able to deflect criticism that the health care reform plan that he helped enact in Massachusetts inspired the national health care reform passed by President Obama and congressional Democrats. “Handled tough questions effectively, asserted his frontrunner status,” said one GOP Insider. “Mitt didn’t take on any water, remains frontrunner,” said another.
“according to a survey of Republican and Democratic political operatives, campaign consultants, and party strategists”
nuff said.
Romney is a non-strarter for me. Just another Massachussets RINO who thinks because he lost last time it’s now his turn.
And remember how the talking heads talked up McCain until he took the nomination? Then they turned on him like a snake. Ignore the talking heads.
Don’t let the dems pick our candidate….again.
CURT Your write is informative however! WE NEED TO SEND A STRONG MESSAGE TO THE REPUBLICAN PARTY NOW!!! THAT WE WILL NOT SUPPORT THEIR SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY ANYMORE!!!! THEY NEED TO FREEZE THE STATE DEPARTMENT, STOP ALL FUNDING TO THE UNITED NATIONS UNTIL WE STRAIGHTEN OUT OUR FINANCIAL PROBLEMS! BLOCK ALL FOREIGN AID TO COUNTRIES WHO SUPPORT TERRORISM!!!!!
LET THEM KNOW WE ARE NOT GOING TO VOTE FOR THEM IF THEY DO NOT GET UP OFF THE AS_ES AND DO SOMETHING….WHAT HAVE THEY DONE SINCE THEY HAVE BEEN IN OFFICE BESIDES ALLOW THIS BUMBLING IDIOT CONTINUE HIS PROGRAMS….THEY NEED TO EXPOSE THIS GOVERNMENT FOR THE CRIMES THEY ARE COMMITTING TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE!!!!! THEY HAVE TO QUITE SLEEPING WITH THE LIBERALS AND COME CLEAN!!! OR WE WILL NOT SUPPORT THEM!!!!
IT IS FUNNY THE ONES WHO OPPOSE THE LIBERALS THE MOST ARE THE ONES WITH THE LOWEST PERCENTAGES!!!!! WAKE UP AMERICA
What debate???
@Malize
I concur. the pollsters and MSM (including some at FOX) are trying to convince us that Romney is unbeatable. Remember that these are the same folk who did their best to convince Republican voters to support McCain. The only good thing we got out of that was national notice of Sarah Palin.
Screw the pollsters and political pundits who are trying to manipulate the voters. And I’m including Bill O’Rielly (based on his current smarmy superiority snobbery towards certain candidates) in the later. Butt out Bill, I’m voting for who I want to.