by Jim Heath | Feb 9, 2016 | Democrats, Republicans
NEW HAMPSHIRE VOTES – THE WINNERS ARE PREDICTABLE The first-in-the-nation presidential primary happens today and the winners, when the votes are counted, will be all too predictable. On the Democratic side, Vermont’s Independent Senator Bernie Sanders...
by Jim Heath | Feb 7, 2016 | Debates, Republicans
GOP GOVERNORS DOMINATE FINAL DEBATE BEFORE NH VOTES The Republicans debate in New Hampshire Marco Rubio had a chance, with a good debate performance, to knock Chris Christie, Jeb Bush and John Kasich out of the race. But instead he was effectively...
by Jim Heath | Jan 29, 2016 | Debates, Republicans
The final GOP presidential debate before Monday’s Iowa Caucus was held tonight. Here are my THREE TAKES. 1) Donald Trump didn’t lose any of his supporters by not attending the debate, but he didn’t gain any support either. If I’m an undecided...
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...
