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Ben Carson and Donald Trump Lack Electricity in a Charged Debate

The point of this opinion piece is that the two GOP frontrunners got swallowed whole by the rest of the gang.

I saw excerpts this morning and have to agree that Carson and Trump got eclipsed but so did Jeb!.

In fact, they are were eclipsed by the questions, the format, the CNBC panel (who I know very well, a daily watcher) and the general rub of being on display.

One surprise to me is that Jeb! is very awkward in this setting. He is royalty and royalty does not like to rub elbows with the commoners.

His irritation at this was palpable.

Some others seem to have lost their way. Fiorina for one.

Trump is very smug. A strong feeling that this was all beneath him, a front runner. Carson more because of something he cannot help. He is a boring didact who has apparently never taken speaking lessons or, as often with doctors, not used to being questioned or doubted. Playing god comes with the knife.

It is all very interesting.

Another thing.

Some of them got into a posture that failed Palin and you would think they would have taken heed. Blaming the "main stream media" in those exact words is a failure script. And it has nothing to do with the media distorting them for saying it. The medium is us. No better nor worse. It is doing its job. Sure it is biased. So am I. Now, get over it and get back to business.

Any politician that does not know how to seduce and use the press positively has failed as a politician. It is the first responsibility. A required skill. These poor bastards don't have it. At all.

Well, maybe Kasich but he is a Trojan Horse sent in by the Democrats. A Republican liberal. Almost extinct.

One last thing. I saw that hapless christer or fake christer Mike Huckabee this morning. What a piece of work. He is fighting the Clintons. An old stance for an Arkansan. Jesus, Mike. Get a fucking grip. They are going to kick your party's ass whether she is the nominee or not. Mike Fuckabee.

Labels: 2015 election, GOoPers