GOP Debate in Miami
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From the Right
GOP debate: Trump, Rubio, Cruz and Kasich get out of the mud and focus on substanceWhat happened to my weekly mud wrestling? Has ultimate fighting been banned from the Republican debates?
I have watched each week with disgust and amazement as the Republican debates just got deeper into the mud. As Donald Trump has landed Mike Tyson-type blows on his opponents and not just knocked them to the ground but kicked them a couple of times for good measure.
So when Trump said at the 30 minute mark on Thursday night "So far I cannot believe how civil it’s been up here," I shared...
From the Left
Top takeaways from the Miami Republican debateBefore a critical round of primaries on Tuesday, the Republican presidential field gathered for a debate in Florida, site of perhaps next week's most pivotal contest.
Here are the top takeaways from Thursday night's debate:
'Little Marco!' 'Lyin' Ted!' Not in this debate
You'd be forgiven if you assumed Thursday's debate would be something akin to a professional wrestling cagematch. After all, it was just a week ago that Trump was not-too-subtly defending his manhood in response to a recent jab from Marco Rubio about the size of his hands....
From the Left
GOP candidates clean up their act in last debate before primaries in crucial statesA week after one of the most unruly debates in modern political history, the four remaining contenders for the Republican presidential nomination engaged in a polite parsing of their differences Thursday night over radical Islam, Social Security and other weighty matters.
There was no discussion of genitals, no schoolyard taunts, no candidates screaming to be heard over the shouting of others.
The two hours on a stage at the University of Miami in Coral Gables was one of the lowest-key sessions since the early, friendlier days of the GOP contest...
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