Donald Trump – Leading up to the debate, I was enjoying the mass butthurt delivered by the Trump train. The current state of affairs, in US politics is abysmal, and it was nice seeing someone rustle the feathers of those on the left and right. However, at this point and after last night, I’m finding Donald downright depressing. His lines have grown stale, as have his non-existent policies and poor command of the English language. While I do think a few questions from the commentators were …show more content…
Carson was, at times, awkward, but I feel his lack of political acumen was trumped by the Donald, and he likely won over many people. Carson comes off as genuine, which is rare to encounter from a politician, and despite his effeminate and soft-spoken nature, there’s something very fatherly and stoic about Carson. I’m interested to see how he polls, in the coming weeks.
Mike Huckabee – I’m not a Huckabee guy, but he was impressive. As expected, he went immediately for the Christian base with his denouncement of Planned Parenthood. Despite being wildly out of touch, he had some solid one-liners, and likely won over some voters. He won’t be around long, but I can’t say I wasn’t impressed.
Rand Paul – Rand Paul was the conservative libertarian everyone expected. I wasn’t overly impressed, but it was nice to see him stand up to both Donald Trump and Chris Christie. I don’t stand with Rand, but many do, and I think he held his own fairly well, last