If you watched the Republican debate last night, what do you think? Outsider Candidates Fall Flat In Third Republican Presidential Debate.

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 29 Oct 2015 14:34:11 -0400

I watched, but was totally embarrassed by the candidates. They sounded like first graders waiting for their turn. "Me, me, me, I'm next". All of them were talking at the same time most of the time. The moderaters were frustrated at the candidates for not listening to them. I really don't see any real strong Republican candidates. My wife wants Chris Christy to be nominated. I don't have a preference yet, and may never have a Republican preference. Trump and Carson were not that excited to be there, it seemed. Anyway, Here goes:

BOULDER, Colo. -- Since early summer in the 2016 Republican presidential primary, insurgent candidates with little to no experience in government have dominated the polls and the conversation. On Wednesday, at the third GOP presidential debate on the economy in Boulder, Colorado, outsiders Ben Carson and Donald Trump took a back seat to establishment favorites who demonstrated why polish and experience matter in the race for the White House.

Carson and Trump, the two front-runners, hardly seemed to be present. Trump went long periods without speaking. Carson struggled to explain his association with a controversial nutritional supplement company and squabbled with the moderators. Both candidates complained about the questions and accused CNBC, a business news network, of operating under a liberal bias.

“I don’t mind tough questions, but it just shows there’s such a big difference,” Carson said of this month's Democratic presidential debate, following the GOP event.

Trump said he thought he did “fine.” But he, too, grumbled about the moderators.

“It was much tougher than Hillary’s questions,” the businessman told reporters after the debate, referring to inquiries put to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

The establishment-friendly candidates of the GOP were only happy to pile on.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/outsider-candidates-third-republican-debate_5631917ce4b00aa54a4cbdde?ir=Politics&section=politics&ncid=newsltushpmg00000003

Outsider Candidates Fall Flat In Third Republican Presidential Debate

Front-runners Donald Trump and Ben Carson took a back seat to the other candidates.

Response by SFC Michael Hasbun made Oct 29 at 2015 2:40 PM

SFC Michael Hasbun — Thu, 29 Oct 2015 14:40:49 -0400

Kinda reminded me of a Benny Hill skit...

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made Oct 29 at 2015 3:09 PM

MAJ Ken Landgren — Thu, 29 Oct 2015 15:09:55 -0400

The elections seem to get worse every 4 years.

Response by CW5 Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 29 at 2015 4:38 PM

CW5 Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 29 Oct 2015 16:38:08 -0400

Perhaps if we had less candidates on the floor (those more apt to actually be contenders) and more direct questions that the candidates can debate about then this would have been more than a boondoggle.

Response by PO2 Peter Klein made Oct 29 at 2015 5:32 PM

PO2 Peter Klein — Thu, 29 Oct 2015 17:32:34 -0400

After last night's performance I'd vote for a potato!

Response by 1stSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 29 at 2015 6:46 PM

1stSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 29 Oct 2015 18:46:36 -0400

I liked watching the liberal media get tore up. that was awsome.

Response by TSgt Kenneth Ellis made Oct 29 at 2015 7:22 PM

TSgt Kenneth Ellis — Thu, 29 Oct 2015 19:22:00 -0400

Lol the Huffington post really. I guess you did not watch Hillary debate. If you can call it that.

Response by CPT Jack Durish made Oct 29 at 2015 7:46 PM

CPT Jack Durish — Thu, 29 Oct 2015 19:46:42 -0400

I don't know which debate you were watching. In fact, your observations seem to be prejudgments of what you expected to see and hear, and then found something more interesting to do. Meanwhile there was a tidal shift in the narrative. The candidates finally struck back at their true opposition, the media, and they did it effectively. The consensus among those who actually watched was cheering and applause. It seems that the only ones We the People despise more than politicians are the media. Cruz, Trump, and Rubio scored high marks for delivering the most effective attacks on the moderators whose only discernible goal is to trip up the GOP candidates to gain votes for the Democrats.

Response by Sgt Cody Dumont made Oct 29 at 2015 11:02 PM

Sgt Cody Dumont — Thu, 29 Oct 2015 23:02:21 -0400

Carson and Fiorina are our best hope and late nights be are showed that. Neither of them attacked the others and both said things that just make sense.

Response by PO3 Sherry Thornburg made Oct 30 at 2015 9:03 AM

PO3 Sherry Thornburg — Fri, 30 Oct 2015 09:03:06 -0400

I heard it on the radio. What I noticed was that the questions were all negative. Several candidates called the moderators on it. It was a media attack on candidates not a debate.

Response by SSG Todd Halverson made Oct 30 at 2015 2:17 PM

SSG Todd Halverson — Fri, 30 Oct 2015 14:17:19 -0400

I watched it until I realized that the moderators were making a mockery of the whole debate. They were more interested in trying to get the candidates to talk trash about each other instead of talking about how they stand on the issues. Didn't waste my night watching the garbage. Still will vote Republican when the elections come.

Response by SSG Warren Swan made Oct 30 at 2015 2:25 PM

SSG Warren Swan — Fri, 30 Oct 2015 14:25:56 -0400

I saw on CNN where the RNC dropped NBC for a future debate based off the results of this one. My question to them would be "what were you expecting"? The first debate was as stupid as this one was. Was it ok being that Fox was hosting it? And Megan got ate up by Trump? The "candidates" then too went after each other or did we forget Christie and Paul already? Or is it the RNC wanted more time for Trump to waste a lot of air saying nothing about nothing so they could slam him more? Did they want more time for Carson to talk about Jesus and how he believes in Jesus for another five minute stretch? And Cruz stating that Dems have mainstream media helping them? Did he forget all the right wing sites AND Faux "news". The people wanted "change" with the incoming elections...well they're gonna get it. They wanted to be entertained. HOW are you NOT entertained? This is bar none the funniest election cycle ever. There are no winners on either side of this (R or D), just how crooked you can "legally" be and get away with it.

Response by LTC Christopher Sands made Nov 1 at 2015 12:02 PM

LTC Christopher Sands — Sun, 01 Nov 2015 12:02:28 -0500

I was frustrated by the moderators. Time to stop the MSM bias.