by Jim Heath | Jan 18, 2016 | Debates, Democrats
My 3 Democratic Debate Takes 1) Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders both won. This is a battle of organization in Iowa and New Hampshire and they energized their own supporters. Clinton did score points, however, with the African American voters in the key state of...
by Jim Heath | Nov 15, 2015 | Debates, Democrats
DEM DEBATE SECURES CLINTON AS FRONTRUNNER The second debate between the Democratic candidates for president brought no surprises. Clinton is the front-runner and will remain in first place. But it did expose how she is stuck between defending president Obama’s...
by Jim Heath | Nov 11, 2015 | Debates, Republicans
GOP DEBATE 4 MY TAKES While I thought Marco Rubio was too rehearsed in many of his answers, his rebuttals to various attacks were spot on. Rubio won this fourth debate by a mile. It’s easy to envision Rubio standing next to Hillary Clinton in debates next...
by Jim Heath | Oct 29, 2015 | Debates, Republicans
My takes from the 10/28/15 GOP Debate: 1) Rubio won. Hands down. The second debate in a row. Poised and informative, he seems like the best candidate to match against Clinton. 2) Kasich came out swinging but faded. Christie gained traction late. Bush had neither fight...