Although the highlight of last night's Republican debate was a sparring match between Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney, it was noteworthy for the fact that recent entry Fred Thompson made his debate debut.
And Thompson avoided making any serious mistakes that might have damaged his campaign. John Dickerson of Slate was impressed that Thompson made it through the debate without falling on his ***. The National Review's Byron York said Thompson was clearly among the top tier Republican candidates with his performance.
And Michael Goodwin of the New York Daily News crowed that "Thompson shows he's no joke" in the debate.
Quin Hilyer of HumanEvents.com thought Giuliani and Thompson were the winners of the debate.
Did you watch the debate? What were your thoughts?
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I missed it. Apparently Fred did not dazzle the audience, but that is not his style.
I didn't watch all of it, but I watched enough to tell that Thompson did a fair job. Apparently, expectation were so low that he didn't have to do much -- not unlike Dan Quayle in the 1992 vice presidential debate.
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