From “gotcha” questions that were deemed too snarky or biased to the crowded nature of the debate stage, a few candidates said the Republican Party should consider changes to the format in the weeks and months ahead.
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An obviously prepared Rubio responded by pointing out that when former Sen.
The Winter Springs-based firm found that registered Republican voters nationwide largely thought New York businessman Donald Trump won the GOP presidential debate broadcast on CNBC, but Rubio was next and his performance impressed voters in other ways.
“We have the most money”.
“Folks, we got to wake up”, said Ohio Governor John Kasich, raising an alarm at the outset. Today, in his first post-debate appearance, he maintained that his campaign is not on its last leg.
“Marco, when you signed up for this, this was a six-year term, and you should be showing up to work”.
An aide to Bush said campaign manager Danny Diaz “voiced our concerns regarding a poorly managed debate”.
Internet bloggers using Twitter noted that Harwood had written anti-Republican and pro-Democrat stories – and tweeted the stories and their warnings to RNC chairman Reince Priebus.
The Sun-Sentinel had not called for Graham’s resignation, and had endorsed both Kerry and Obama, Rubio recalled. Asked on Thursday’s Good Morning America about his fiery exchange with Bush, Rubio stuck to the high road. Rubio seized on the query as an opportunity to show he was sympathetic to American workers, since he himself had “faced the same challenges in the past that people face now”.
“How about talking about the substantive issues!” Marco Rubio did well, continuing a string of strong performances despite facing sharp questions from the moderators and an attack from fellow Floridian Jeb Bush, who sought to make Rubio’s Senate attendance and voting record an issue. Everybody was. And then you get questions like the ones everybody got.
“I think the net effect is Rubio and Cruz are going to see a bump”, said Republican political consultant Matt Mackowiak, president of Austin-based Potomac Strategy Group. At one point, Trump even thanked Carson for helping restrict the total time of the event to two hours.
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“You can campaign, or just resign and let someone else take the job”, said Jeb Bush, (R) presidential candidate. His campaign manager, Danny Diaz told ABC News, “We were afforded very little time and highlighted it”.
