09-07-2011, 12:56 AM
Analysis of 9/7/11 debate strategies
Having performed well in the previous debates simply by not losing, Romney needs to go on the offensive now to prove he, not Perry, is the “real” jobs candidate.
Bachmann needs to regain lost ground to prove she is not the third-place candidate as her own campaign adviser, Ed Rollins, judged before jumping ship. To woo back Tea Party support from Perry, she has to outflank him to the right, and she risks going too far.
The game plan for Perry? Just come across as calm, thoughtful, and most of all, reasonable.
Paul will continue to bite at Perry’s ankles to the delight of his fervent followers but to the dismissal of most of the electorate.
Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum, along with Cain and Huntsman, will be battling to prove they are still relevant.
Perry has the least and the most to prove. And the stakes are huge. If he does okay, his status as frontrunner will be cemented. If he blows it, he could claw his way to the bottom fast.
Snipped from:
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/20...perry.html
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This debate should be interesting.
Having performed well in the previous debates simply by not losing, Romney needs to go on the offensive now to prove he, not Perry, is the “real” jobs candidate.
Bachmann needs to regain lost ground to prove she is not the third-place candidate as her own campaign adviser, Ed Rollins, judged before jumping ship. To woo back Tea Party support from Perry, she has to outflank him to the right, and she risks going too far.
The game plan for Perry? Just come across as calm, thoughtful, and most of all, reasonable.
Paul will continue to bite at Perry’s ankles to the delight of his fervent followers but to the dismissal of most of the electorate.
Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum, along with Cain and Huntsman, will be battling to prove they are still relevant.
Perry has the least and the most to prove. And the stakes are huge. If he does okay, his status as frontrunner will be cemented. If he blows it, he could claw his way to the bottom fast.
Snipped from:
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/20...perry.html
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This debate should be interesting.