GOP in HP
From my story on the debate among Republicans running for governor in 2008:
Each of the three Republicans running for governor in 2008 used their first debate to show off the characters they had chosen for themselves out of central casting.
Click here for the full story.
There was no Fred Thompson in the crew, but you could see the persona each of the three men wanted to portray.
This was a fine first debate. Each of the three established their style. Each gave broad outlines of their thinking of issues. Each got a chance to pitch their political brand to influential Republicans.
However, I can imagine voters wanting more details on specific items. Now that we know the policy outline, let's here how they'll make that happen. Hopefully, they'll get that in upcoming debates.
Time permitting, I'll turn out some audio from the debate this evening. Until then, if you are looking for a different take on the debate, you can check out coverage from:
- *The Charlotte Observer.
- *The Winston-Salem Journal.
- *The High Point Enterprise.
- *News 14. (They'll broadcast the debate at 11 a.m.)
- *Dome live-blogged the thing.
I should note that High Point University did a good job hosting the debate and that the venue was just about the perfect size for the 150-to-175 folks who showed up.
Update: News 14 has put the whole debate up at this link, and if you want to watch the hour-plus that's the place to head.
I captured some audio, but the feed was apparently a bit hot to my recorder, so there's a little distortion. However, if you're up for it and don't want to sit through the whole thing, here are some cuts of interest:
- *To listen to the three candidates introduce themselves, click here.
- *The three candidates were asked about their plans for health care policy. To listen to their answers, click here.
- *And for what may have been the most interesting exchange of the night, click here for their responses to a question on affirmative action.
And for those of you wondering who was asking the questions, that voice you hear is John Hood of the John Locke Foundation, a conservative organization based in Raleigh.
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This was a fine first debate. * Mark
Are you kidding! This debate was about as exciting as a Sheriff Joe Aprao of Phoenix BBQ snail fundraiser in a old age retirement home.Thank God the voters in this state didn't see much of it or they would have a memorial service for Fred Thompson if he had show up. The host of this event should have change the name to " Sleeping with Republicans in North Carolina"
Posted on October 21, 2007 5:12 PM
And one other thing! Will somebody tell Bill Graham to get a haircut, since he appears to be wearing a John Edwards blow dry cut from the early 70's. Maybe he and John boy should be in the BGees rock group and rocking to " Staying Alive" in politics.
Posted on October 21, 2007 5:21 PM
Great coverage on your part, too, Mark; I was glad to see you there. Thanks!
Posted on October 21, 2007 7:29 PM