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Here’s a roundup of this morning’s reaction to last night’s debate:

The St. Petersburg Times:
Sunday night he started strong, attacking his top competitors, Giuliani and Romney. When asked if he was lazy, the former Tennessee senator rattled off personal and professional accomplishments, including becoming a father and an assistant U.S. attorney, […]

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From Deputy Communications Director Karen Hanretty:
Surprisingly, this ABC headline sums up what last night’s debate was really about: ‘Florida Debate Centers on Direction of GOP and Hillary Clinton.’
While the MSM, who are mostly registered Democrats, framed last night’s debate as a fiery exchange of jabs between candidates, what was really taking place is a […]

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They Said It

“Helped Themselves a Lot Tonight: Fred Thompson”
-          National Review
“We had been waiting for any speech, any debate appearance, any event with Thompson to be a ‘wow, that was fantastic.’ Well, tonight was that moment we’ve been waiting for.”
-          National Review
“Fred Thompson delivers the first blow…”
-          ABC News Political Radar
“Fred going on offense.”
-          Politico
“Thompson revved up.”
-          […]

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Post-Debate Reaction

Here’s some debate reaction:
Matt Lewis:
I think Fred Thompson did quite well. Once again, he ended strong. People tend to remember the first thing and the last thing about you, and if this is true, Fred Thompson had a very good night.
Kathryn Jean Lopez on Fred’s post-debate interview:
Best TV appearance I’ve seen […]

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Campaign manager Bill Lacy issued this statement:
“Fred Thompson set the agenda for tonight’s debate which largely focused on the question of who is the authentic conservative in the race. Fred delivered a strong and Presidential performance. He started fast and never slowed down. Fred made a very strong case that he is […]

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While my wife continues to watch her Red Sox, I am listening to the talking heads as they analyze the debate. As the Thompson campaign predicted, Fred Thompson picked-up where he left the last debate - he was very comfortable and confident. I know that I am biased, but I truly believe that Thompson won […]

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Below are my notes from the bloggers conference call with Thompson Campaign Manager Bill Lacy and pollster John McLaughlin:
Bill Lacy speaks first giving a brief overview of the current state of the campaign.
Great week in DC with meetings with the Republican Jewish Council and today’s speech at the Values Voters Summit where Fred Thompson received […]

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Bartlett is now backpedaling

As I reported on Tuesday, Dan Bartlett, former White House counsel for President George W Bush, had a scathing review of most of the Republican candidates. However, yesterday, on the Today show, Bartlett was a lot softer in his tone toward the outlook of the candidates.
Bartlett now had this to say about Senator Thompson after […]

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Read this very nice analysis on the facts of the debate:
Former Sen. Fred Thompson got the facts straight for his GOP debate debut Oct. 9. But former Mayor Rudy Giuliani added to a lengthening string of exaggerations and misstatements:

Giuliani claimed Sen. Hillary Clinton once called the free-market economy “the most destructive force in modern America.” […]

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Red State calls Fred Thompson “The Elephant in the Room”.
Fred is the elephant in the room. Beyond just the solidly Republican voting record on issues like life and taxes … here we have an older guy standing between two younger men bickering with each other … [T]he man […]

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