So I did not actually watch the debate this time. Instead I
went to see "Dead pool" because, well even I needed a break from the
debates and Dead pool is one of my favorite superheroes. As such, once I
got home I read and watched the post-debate reactions by critics and analysts
(mostly from Fox News and some from the Huffington Post). To my horror,
all I heard about was the candidates attacking each other. That was all
the analysis was about. It was the Republican Candidates lashing out.
Trump against Jeb Bush over President Bush Jr. and the Iraq war. Cruz and
Rubio arguing about speaking Spanish?! Kasich tried to keep the peace,
but obviously failed. Carson was completely ignored in the post-debate
analysis save for Huff Po saying he tried to keep the peace once. Basically
though, according to Huffington Post Trump and Jeb Bush were the winners of the
debate, with Cruz and Rubio having mixed results and Carson the loser.
They seemed to have ignored Kasich in their article besides the mention
of him trying to call for peace. Kasich though according to Fox benefited
from the debate and his New Hampshire successes because some polls put him in
second. Now I will say there is nothing wrong with Kasich and he would make a
fine President due to his experience as Congressmen and then Governor.
However, Kasich, Rubio and Jeb are all establishment Republicans while
Cruz is a rebel, and Trump and Carson being complete outsiders. And that
was the entire breakdown of the debate that I got the night of when I got home.
Final Thought: The only actual substantive thing I
heard about the debate was on the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. It was
the Republicans asking for the vacancy in the court to be kept till the New
President is elected. The purpose being that Scalia was a Conservative
and balanced the court with respect to liberal and conservative views.
After that there was nothing of use to show how worthy any of these
potential presidents are of the office. I am glad I skipped this one.
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