October 2011
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My take on the Western Republican Presidential...
I participated in a CNN iReport tonight after watching the Western Republican Presidential Debate. The video can be viewed here: http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-691309, the text transcript is included below.In regards to tonight’s CNN Republican debate, there are a few things that stuck out to me as a potential republican voter. First and foremost was that Herman Cain handled himself well under...
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Initial GOP Field Impressions
In the very early stages of the 2012 election cycle as the GOP field was solidifying, I began watching the televised debates to learn more about the candidates. The first such debate I watched was on October 11th, 2011 and I made a quick candidate by candidate assessment after the debate. For the sake of full disclosure, I have posted it below. I think some of you will find it interesting to...
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Why I Watch Debates and You Should Too...
Earlier today I commented to an acquaintance that I planned on watching tonight’s GOP Debate, to which they responded: I think debates are useless for party-faithful. They’re more useful for “independents” who don’t know jack about what’s going on and vote based on candidates image.This wasn’t the first time I’d heard statements like this, so I had...
