I love how the the debate candidates line up according to poll numbers

[aaaaaa5a]

Tonight, Rick Perry is near the end next to Rick Santorum. That tells us he is losing ground. He must have saw where he was positioned for the debate and and thought "Oh no!"


Tonight... in the middle (Cain, Romney, Gingrich).......... the contenders

Next we have Ron Paul and Rick Perry..... 2 people who will never be President

And the outside is made up of Bachmann, Huntsman and Santorum who are a glorified sideshow.


HA! And they say polls don't matter.


Tonights debate order (from left to right)

1)Huntsman 2)Bachmann 3)Paul {{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{....4)Cain....5)Romney....6)Gingrich....} }}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}} 7)Perry 8)Santorum


Not that I care, but shouldn't they mix up the debate positions order out of fairness?

[uppityperson]

1. I didn't know that was how they stood. Interesting, thanks.

[aaaaaa5a]

4. They stand like that for every debate

Its how you can tell who is winning and who is losing.

In the earlier debates Romney and Perry were in the center.

Now with each debate Perry is moved further and further to the outside.

Cain and Romney are the front runners and are thus, always in the middle.

Gingrich started on the outside, but is moving closer and closer to the center as his poll numbers rise.

The irrelevant campaigns of Santorum and Huntsman have never garnered any polling support, and thus they are ALWAYS on the outside.



I haven't done any research on this, but it seems like the the candidates on the outside get asked fewer questions and thus, get less airtime.

[amyrose2712]

2. Another debate? Is this common? I dont remember so many.

[Tx4obama]

3. Here ya go ....

The Democrats had 26 debates during the 2008 primary campaign.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_democratic_debates

The GOP had 21 debates during the 2008 primary campaign.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_republican_debates


This time around The GOP will have 24.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_republican_debates

[amyrose2712]

6. Oh yeah I guess I could have done that. Thanks, just seems like a lot. I dont usually

watch cause they never seem to say anything real, no matter what side they are on. Liars the lot.

[muriel_volestrangler]

5. Free TV time for the candidates; and the networks don't have to pay them

unlike their normal bloviators (or these guys, before they were running). So this year they're having thousands of debates.

[krawhitham]

7. Santorum should be in the parking lot if they are lined up by poll numbers

[gateley]

8. I'm just listening in @ work and noticed that I've only heard

Romney, Gingrich, Huntsman, Romney, Gingrich, throw in a Cain, throw in a Bachmann, Huntsman.

We can see by the number of questions each candidate is or isn't being asked who 'they' want to be the only serious candidate pool.

Oh - this is the first time I've heard Perry addressed.

[OhioBlue]

9. It reminds me of lane assignments in track

well... the dashes and relays anyway...