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NFT: 1st GOP Presidential Debate: Who’ll be In, Who’ll be Out?

sphinx : 7/27/2015 7:58 pm

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Fox News, which is hosting the first debate next Thursday in Cleveland, says that they will include the top 10 candidates from an average of the five most recent national polls. But Fox News isn’t saying which polls they will use to calculate their average, leaving the rest of us to play a guessing game. [...]

Who's In

According to an ABC News analysis of five recent major national polls on July 27 ... Donald Trump, Jeb Bush, Scott Walker, Marco Rubio, Rand Paul, Ted Cruz, Mike Huckabee and Ben Carson.

Who's Out

Another three candidates are almost certainly going to miss the mark. Carly Fiorina, George Pataki and Lindsey Graham [...]

Chris Christie and Rick Perry currently hold the last two spots on the debate stage. John Kasich, who just announced his candidacy last week, misses the debate stage by just two-tenths of a percentage point. Rick Santorum and Bobby Jindal are close behind, but still watching from home on Aug. 6.

FULL STANDINGS (as of July 27):

1. Trump – 18 percent

2. Bush – 14 percent

3. Walker – 11 percent

4. Rubio – 6 percent

T5. Paul – 6 percent

T5. Cruz – 6 percent

7. Huckabee – 6 percent

8. Carson – 5 percent

9. Christie – 3.0 percent

10. Perry – 2.2 percent

11. Kasich – 2.0 percent

12. Santorum – 1.6 percent

13. Jindal – 1.4 percent

14. Fiorina – 0.8 percent

15. Pataki – 0.6 percent

16. Graham – 0.2 percent

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I actually agree with every word he said Â

Bill L : 8/6/2015 10:22 pm : link

So I'm surprised there wasn't enthusiasm

So so so Team Trump by this point Â

BurberryManning : 8/6/2015 10:22 pm : link

and that's even with Georgetown naming a school after Hillary.

RE: I actually agree with every word he said Â

buford : 8/6/2015 10:23 pm : link

In comment 12405966 Bill L said:

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So I'm surprised there wasn't enthusiasm

There was, but it was drowned out by the mods when they went for the break.

I think these mods are doing a good job Â

Bill L : 8/6/2015 10:24 pm : link

They seem to be the anti-Lauer, anti-Todd in questioning

Wow Rubio Â

buford : 8/6/2015 10:25 pm : link

has huge ears.

RE: Wow Rubio Â

Bill L : 8/6/2015 10:27 pm : link

In comment 12405971 buford said:

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has huge ears.

i think he's kind of cute tbh

Come on with these Â

buford : 8/6/2015 10:28 pm : link

stupid questions.

So Trump isn't pro-choice anymore because he saw some kids turn into Â

Anakim : 8/6/2015 10:30 pm : link

superstars? Well, if that's not a watershed moment in one's life...

Don't cry Â

buford : 8/6/2015 10:31 pm : link

Kasich!

If ever there was a time to ask Ben Carson a question... Â

Anakim : 8/6/2015 10:32 pm : link

RE: So Trump isn't pro-choice anymore because he saw some kids turn into Â

Deej : 8/6/2015 10:32 pm : link

In comment 12405976 Anakim said:

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superstars? Well, if that's not a watershed moment in one's life...

Like when Cheney supported gay rights because he had a gay kid. Empathy, GOP style.

Overly aggressive police officers Â

Bill L : 8/6/2015 10:33 pm : link

Is * the* most important civil rights issue of our time? Do you guys believe that.

Asked about gay marriage; brings up guns Â

Anakim : 8/6/2015 10:33 pm : link

#Paul'd

That was meant to be a question Â

Bill L : 8/6/2015 10:34 pm : link

Not an expression of my incredulity

Walker's answers have been very empty calorie to me Â

Deej : 8/6/2015 10:34 pm : link

but Im not his target voter. The other "serious" candidates like Bush, Kasich, and Rubio have given answers that should some deeper thinking about issues (especially the first two).

RE: Asked about gay marriage; brings up guns Â

Bill L : 8/6/2015 10:34 pm : link

In comment 12405983 Anakim said:

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#Paul'd

shotgun gay wedding?

RE: Walker's answers have been very empty calorie to me Â

dep026 : 8/6/2015 10:35 pm : link

In comment 12405985 Deej said:

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but Im not his target voter. The other "serious" candidates like Bush, Kasich, and Rubio have given answers that should some deeper thinking about issues (especially the first two).

I think those 3 have been by far the most impressive.

I would actually consider Â

eclipz928 : 8/6/2015 10:36 pm : link

voting for Kasich based on his answers and performance today. He and Rubio are clearly the most prepared and refined debaters tonight and have a good populist appeal . . . . and that's how i know that they won't come close to sniffing the republican nomination.

I'm not a fan Â

Bill L : 8/6/2015 10:36 pm : link

But I think Trump is holding his own.

Trump didn't answer the question Â

Anakim : 8/6/2015 10:38 pm : link

Except I didn't know putin Â

Bill L : 8/6/2015 10:38 pm : link

Was Iranian

Brett: Â

Deej : 8/6/2015 10:38 pm : link

Senator Cruz. Sorry, forgot you were here.

Lol. Until they asked this question Â

Bill L : 8/6/2015 10:39 pm : link

I had forgotten Cruz was in the debate

Walker comes off a little smarmy to me Â

steve in ky : 8/6/2015 10:39 pm : link

We just need to stand up to Russia Â

Deej : 8/6/2015 10:40 pm : link

problem solved.

times so far Â

giantfan2000 : 8/6/2015 10:41 pm : link

Time:
Trump 7:32
Bush 5:42
Huck 4:50
Christie 4:33
Rubio 4:01
Carson 3:35
Crz 3:27
Kasich 3:25
Walker 3:16
Paul 2:52

Fox is throwing everything they can Â

eclipz928 : 8/6/2015 10:41 pm : link

at Trump to bury him, some of the stuff I think is low ball. But the guy is just batting it all back . . . it's actually ridiculous how good he is at this.

Zing! Â

buford : 8/6/2015 10:41 pm : link

by Walker

I got nothing against him Â

Deej : 8/6/2015 10:42 pm : link

but Dr. Carson just isnt ready for prime time.

RE: I got nothing against him Â

Bill L : 8/6/2015 10:43 pm : link

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but Dr. Carson just isnt ready for prime time.

agree.

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Bill L : 8/6/2015 10:43 pm : link

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but Dr. Carson just isnt ready for prime time.

agree.

i think after tonight Fiorina supplants him as the outside govt candidate

Huckabee Â

Deej : 8/6/2015 10:45 pm : link

boldly coming out for new cold war bombers and deploying U.S. troops within the U.S. to guard the border?

I liked Paul's response to foreign aid to Israel Â

Anakim : 8/6/2015 10:45 pm : link

And I say that as someone who is pro-Israel

How did you get that? Â

buford : 8/6/2015 10:45 pm : link

Ben Carson is perfect for prime time. Â

eclipz928 : 8/6/2015 10:46 pm : link

If you ever need a little help falling asleep late in the evening . . .

We need to stop spending money Â

Deej : 8/6/2015 10:47 pm : link

except ramp the shit out of military spending?

at this point Â

dep026 : 8/6/2015 10:48 pm : link

I really think trump is running to ensure hillary gets presidrnt.

Not spend money on stuff like Â

buford : 8/6/2015 10:48 pm : link

transgender surgery.

RE: We need to stop spending money Â

Anakim : 8/6/2015 10:49 pm : link

In comment 12406010 Deej said:

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except ramp the shit out of military spending?

Smaller government!!!!! HOOZAH!

This has been the most fun debate that I've ever seen Â

Bill L : 8/6/2015 10:50 pm : link

After Reagan Mondale, maybe. Not sure I learned much but it was enjoyable.

Well, Jeb Bush probably did... Â

Anakim : 8/6/2015 10:50 pm : link

I mean his brother had God on speed dial

RE: Well, Jeb Bush probably did... Â

Bill L : 8/6/2015 10:51 pm : link

In comment 12406018 Anakim said:

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I mean his brother had God on speed dial

i think we all do.

I'm a rep. And will end up voting for someone on this stage Â

Joey from GlenCove : 8/6/2015 10:51 pm : link

But you can't help but appreciate how good of a speaker Obama is. It leads to other attributes where he appears to be magnetic and ultra likable bec he's able well and thus connect with ppl easily

RE: RE: Well, Jeb Bush probably did... Â

Anakim : 8/6/2015 10:52 pm : link

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I mean his brother had God on speed dial

i think we all do.

I'm a deist. I don't think God and I are on the same wavelength.

Kasich is his own Â

buford : 8/6/2015 10:52 pm : link

deaf interpreter.

It's incredible how canned the responses seem... Â

BurberryManning : 8/6/2015 10:53 pm : link

especially in consideration of what Trump has brought. American politics is fucking disgraceful. Thankfully Trump is punking the entire system

RE: RE: RE: Well, Jeb Bush probably did... Â

Bill L : 8/6/2015 10:53 pm : link

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I mean his brother had God on speed dial

i think we all do.

I'm a deist. I don't think God and I are on the same wavelength.

thats ok. But I'm sure He would answer if you called.

Carson nails that Â

Bill L : 8/6/2015 10:56 pm : link

RE: Carson nails that Â

buford : 8/6/2015 10:56 pm : link

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Yup, that was great.

Honestly I don't care what he's done Â

Bill L : 8/6/2015 10:57 pm : link

I actually do want to k ow what he is going to do

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