sailingaway
05-04-2011, 09:32 AM
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2011/05/03/juan-williams-need-know-gop-debate-need/
Pawlenty will be the most plausible candidate for the nomination on stage Thrusday night. The former Minnesota governor’s calm and reasoned demeanor will set him apart from the far-right firebrands who will be on stage. His biggest challenge will be to resist the temptation to be pulled too far to the right.
Santorum, Paul and Cain will undoubtedly be throwing rhetorical red meat to the South Carolina audience. Pawlenty has never shown the ability to compete with any of them as a performer and a showman. His strength is a good record of conservative policies from his tenure as governor of Minnesota. If he simply gives direct answers to the questions and does not get drawn into the contest for who can be the most outrageous conservative provocateur, it might be enough to make him a winner.
For the other four candidates on the stage the big debate is their best chance so far to make a winning impression on GOP voters. One of them could have a very big night and become the leader of the pack.
GOP primary voters tend to be more conservative just as Democratic primary voters tend to be more liberal. Rick Santorum, Herman Cain, Ron Paul, Gary Johnson and Buddy Roemer are generally far to the right and wildcards. Their unabashed rhetoric might spark an Internet sensation and appeal to the voters who are want a GOP nominee who is the antithesis of politics as usual.
But will the lesser-known candidates know how to handle foreign policy questions? Can they demonstrate knowledge of economic issues? Send in those questions.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2011/05/03/juan-williams-need-know-gop-debate-need/#ixzz1LOkAaBHT
Ron Paul: economy, check; foreign policy, check.
If you send in questions please make them dignified. Remember how Fox tried to marginalize Ron by asking about truther issues and whether he was electible in the last election. Please don't help feed that tendency by asking for conspiratorial feedback on OBL's death or anything. Some of the questions I've seen here made me wonder if I should post this, right now....but Ron's opponents will see it and might well send him snarky questions of exactly the sort we don't want. We need substantive ones.
Pawlenty will be the most plausible candidate for the nomination on stage Thrusday night. The former Minnesota governor’s calm and reasoned demeanor will set him apart from the far-right firebrands who will be on stage. His biggest challenge will be to resist the temptation to be pulled too far to the right.
Santorum, Paul and Cain will undoubtedly be throwing rhetorical red meat to the South Carolina audience. Pawlenty has never shown the ability to compete with any of them as a performer and a showman. His strength is a good record of conservative policies from his tenure as governor of Minnesota. If he simply gives direct answers to the questions and does not get drawn into the contest for who can be the most outrageous conservative provocateur, it might be enough to make him a winner.
For the other four candidates on the stage the big debate is their best chance so far to make a winning impression on GOP voters. One of them could have a very big night and become the leader of the pack.
GOP primary voters tend to be more conservative just as Democratic primary voters tend to be more liberal. Rick Santorum, Herman Cain, Ron Paul, Gary Johnson and Buddy Roemer are generally far to the right and wildcards. Their unabashed rhetoric might spark an Internet sensation and appeal to the voters who are want a GOP nominee who is the antithesis of politics as usual.
But will the lesser-known candidates know how to handle foreign policy questions? Can they demonstrate knowledge of economic issues? Send in those questions.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2011/05/03/juan-williams-need-know-gop-debate-need/#ixzz1LOkAaBHT
Ron Paul: economy, check; foreign policy, check.
If you send in questions please make them dignified. Remember how Fox tried to marginalize Ron by asking about truther issues and whether he was electible in the last election. Please don't help feed that tendency by asking for conspiratorial feedback on OBL's death or anything. Some of the questions I've seen here made me wonder if I should post this, right now....but Ron's opponents will see it and might well send him snarky questions of exactly the sort we don't want. We need substantive ones.