Republican Debate Turns Testy.Reports from Goffstown, N.H. -
Move to catch a clear lead in the Republican contest, Mitt Romney has remained above the fray in a televised debate his opponents chose to badger each other, rather than taking on front-runner.
With the New Hampshire primary in three days - and Romney holding a lead there, and in the next to South Carolina - time is running out for someone to slow the progression of Romney. But the decision of its rivals to fight them revived a model that has worked to the advantage of Romney - assuming the role of nominee unofficial and focusing his attacks on President Obama.
"Really, this election is the soul of America," said Romney, who never appeared ruffled by his rivals or questions of the panelists at the ABC / Yahoo / WMUR-TV debate Saturday night. "Today we have a president in Washington who put America on a road to decline. Militarily, international and national, he made us into something we would not recognize."
The former Massachusetts governor, in a rare attack a rival, went after Jon M. Huntsman Jr., after the former U.S. ambassador to China challenged Romney hard line rhetoric in this country. Romney noted that Huntsman had served in the Obama administration in Beijing while others debate on the scene tried to elect Republican candidates in the election 2010.
Huntsman, whose personal rivalry with Romney is deeply rooted, said in Mandarin that Romney "does not quite understand the situation" and said Romney hard-line policy toward China would wind up hurting small businesses in America inciting a trade war. Romney, refusing to back down, replied that he had heard this for 10 years.
With one exception, the candidates broke little ground on issues during the contest. Texas Governor Rick Perry was the exception, calling for the dispatch of U.S. troops in Iraq to return immediately to quell bloody unrest there since the withdrawal of U.S. forces. Obama, he said, had bowed to "the base of liberal left" and opened the door to move Iran in Iraq.
"They will return, and all the work we've done, every young man who lost his life in this country has been for nothing because we have a president who does not understand what is happening in this region," Perry said. None of the other contenders have endorsed the idea.
The reluctance by the other candidates taking the Romney was more evident in the case of Rick Santorum, who earlier in the day said that America needed a leader, not a manager, as its next president. He had to be cajoled by the ABC, Diane Sawyer in recognizing he was referring to Romney. Only late in the debate - 11 / 2 hours - not to release the Santorum Romney by criticizing his past support for a term of individual care, the rescue of Wall Street and a cap-and-trade curb global warming.
Newt Gingrich, in response to a question about a movie scathing attack on Romney by a "Super PAC" that supports the candidacy of Gingrich said without enthusiasm record Romney at Bain Capital, the private equity firm he founded, should be considered.
"If it's factually accurate, it raises questions," Gingrich said of the film. Pressed by ABC, George Stephanopoulos, save Gingrich earlier claim that Romney made money "by companies in bankruptcy," former House speaker refers to an article on job losses in companies taken over by Bain. “This is their story, "he said.
In one of the largest exchanges, Ron Paul of Texas has refused to back down from his characterization of Gingrich as a "chicken hawk" for not serving in the Vietnam War.
"I think people that do not serve when they could have, they get three or four or five overs, they have no right to send our children to war," he said. "I try to stop wars, but at least I went when they called me."
Gingrich replied that Paul was not telling the truth.
"Dr. Paul has a long history of saying things that are inaccurate and false the fact is that I never asked for a postponement -. I am married with a child, "he said, adding that as a" Army Brat ", he understood military matters in a personal way." I think I have a fairly good idea of what it is like a family to worry about your father being killed, and personally, I returned the kind of comments and slander, he regularly without adequate information and only then insults people. "
Paul spoke that he needed a follow-up. “When I was drafted, I was married and had two children and I went," he said.
Gingrich, returning to a stance that earned him applause of voters in the previous debates, the moderators also criticized after a series of questions about gay marriage.
"There is much more anti-Christian bigotry these days and none of this is covered by the news media," he said to applause from the audience on the campus of St. Anselm College.
Paul, who is hitting Santorum with ads in South Carolina that use corrupt, stood in the attack and claimed that former Senator from Pennsylvania was not a true conservative.
"Say you're a conservative, I believe, is a stretch," says Paul. "But you have convinced many people to him, so that someone has to point out your record."
Paul Santorum criticized for appearing on a ranking of the most corrupt politicians, taking money from lobbyists, voting to raise the debt ceiling, supporting No Child Left Behind, and other positions.
Santorum replied that the list he appeared on was developed by a group of liberals. "It's a ridiculous accusation. And you should know better than to quote George Soros organizations like that, "he said.
The former senator said he had voted in the best interests of his state, and, after leaving his post, he worked on issues he cared, including Iran, health and the coal.
The placement of candidates reflects major changes in the race since the last debate, just three weeks ago. Santorum has been moved from wing to center stage on the strength of its first virtual tie in the Iowa caucuses.
Santorum was standing next to Romney, all but a favorite son in the state: It has a holiday home cost in New Hampshire and Massachusetts next to the governed, but he took nothing for granted. It invested millions of dollars in advertising and spent dozens of days of campaigning here.
The debate, the 14th of the campaign was part of a rare doubleheader. Exactly 10 hours after completion, the candidates were due to the camera in Concord, the capital of the state, for yet another meeting of the network, on NBC "Meet the Press."
After Sunday's debate, the candidates split briefly. Santorum and Perry will travel to South Carolina, where voters have a strong evangelical than they are in New Hampshire. Romney will remain in New Hampshire, where he is scheduled to campaign with the New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, one of many alternatives; he brought to the closing days. South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley campaign with him Saturday in New Hampshire.
Move to catch a clear lead in the Republican contest, Mitt Romney has remained above the fray in a televised debate his opponents chose to badger each other, rather than taking on front-runner.
With the New Hampshire primary in three days - and Romney holding a lead there, and in the next to South Carolina - time is running out for someone to slow the progression of Romney. But the decision of its rivals to fight them revived a model that has worked to the advantage of Romney - assuming the role of nominee unofficial and focusing his attacks on President Obama.
"Really, this election is the soul of America," said Romney, who never appeared ruffled by his rivals or questions of the panelists at the ABC / Yahoo / WMUR-TV debate Saturday night. "Today we have a president in Washington who put America on a road to decline. Militarily, international and national, he made us into something we would not recognize."
The former Massachusetts governor, in a rare attack a rival, went after Jon M. Huntsman Jr., after the former U.S. ambassador to China challenged Romney hard line rhetoric in this country. Romney noted that Huntsman had served in the Obama administration in Beijing while others debate on the scene tried to elect Republican candidates in the election 2010.
Huntsman, whose personal rivalry with Romney is deeply rooted, said in Mandarin that Romney "does not quite understand the situation" and said Romney hard-line policy toward China would wind up hurting small businesses in America inciting a trade war. Romney, refusing to back down, replied that he had heard this for 10 years.
With one exception, the candidates broke little ground on issues during the contest. Texas Governor Rick Perry was the exception, calling for the dispatch of U.S. troops in Iraq to return immediately to quell bloody unrest there since the withdrawal of U.S. forces. Obama, he said, had bowed to "the base of liberal left" and opened the door to move Iran in Iraq.
"They will return, and all the work we've done, every young man who lost his life in this country has been for nothing because we have a president who does not understand what is happening in this region," Perry said. None of the other contenders have endorsed the idea.
The reluctance by the other candidates taking the Romney was more evident in the case of Rick Santorum, who earlier in the day said that America needed a leader, not a manager, as its next president. He had to be cajoled by the ABC, Diane Sawyer in recognizing he was referring to Romney. Only late in the debate - 11 / 2 hours - not to release the Santorum Romney by criticizing his past support for a term of individual care, the rescue of Wall Street and a cap-and-trade curb global warming.
Newt Gingrich, in response to a question about a movie scathing attack on Romney by a "Super PAC" that supports the candidacy of Gingrich said without enthusiasm record Romney at Bain Capital, the private equity firm he founded, should be considered.
"If it's factually accurate, it raises questions," Gingrich said of the film. Pressed by ABC, George Stephanopoulos, save Gingrich earlier claim that Romney made money "by companies in bankruptcy," former House speaker refers to an article on job losses in companies taken over by Bain. “This is their story, "he said.
In one of the largest exchanges, Ron Paul of Texas has refused to back down from his characterization of Gingrich as a "chicken hawk" for not serving in the Vietnam War.
"I think people that do not serve when they could have, they get three or four or five overs, they have no right to send our children to war," he said. "I try to stop wars, but at least I went when they called me."
Gingrich replied that Paul was not telling the truth.
"Dr. Paul has a long history of saying things that are inaccurate and false the fact is that I never asked for a postponement -. I am married with a child, "he said, adding that as a" Army Brat ", he understood military matters in a personal way." I think I have a fairly good idea of what it is like a family to worry about your father being killed, and personally, I returned the kind of comments and slander, he regularly without adequate information and only then insults people. "
Paul spoke that he needed a follow-up. “When I was drafted, I was married and had two children and I went," he said.
Gingrich, returning to a stance that earned him applause of voters in the previous debates, the moderators also criticized after a series of questions about gay marriage.
"There is much more anti-Christian bigotry these days and none of this is covered by the news media," he said to applause from the audience on the campus of St. Anselm College.
Paul, who is hitting Santorum with ads in South Carolina that use corrupt, stood in the attack and claimed that former Senator from Pennsylvania was not a true conservative.
"Say you're a conservative, I believe, is a stretch," says Paul. "But you have convinced many people to him, so that someone has to point out your record."
Paul Santorum criticized for appearing on a ranking of the most corrupt politicians, taking money from lobbyists, voting to raise the debt ceiling, supporting No Child Left Behind, and other positions.
Santorum replied that the list he appeared on was developed by a group of liberals. "It's a ridiculous accusation. And you should know better than to quote George Soros organizations like that, "he said.
The former senator said he had voted in the best interests of his state, and, after leaving his post, he worked on issues he cared, including Iran, health and the coal.
The placement of candidates reflects major changes in the race since the last debate, just three weeks ago. Santorum has been moved from wing to center stage on the strength of its first virtual tie in the Iowa caucuses.
Santorum was standing next to Romney, all but a favorite son in the state: It has a holiday home cost in New Hampshire and Massachusetts next to the governed, but he took nothing for granted. It invested millions of dollars in advertising and spent dozens of days of campaigning here.
The debate, the 14th of the campaign was part of a rare doubleheader. Exactly 10 hours after completion, the candidates were due to the camera in Concord, the capital of the state, for yet another meeting of the network, on NBC "Meet the Press."
After Sunday's debate, the candidates split briefly. Santorum and Perry will travel to South Carolina, where voters have a strong evangelical than they are in New Hampshire. Romney will remain in New Hampshire, where he is scheduled to campaign with the New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, one of many alternatives; he brought to the closing days. South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley campaign with him Saturday in New Hampshire.
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