Susan .... the media ignored Huck and Paul because they know it's just a two man competition. The others are wasting their money and time. They say Huck is staying in just to keep votes from Romney.

Last night's debate was not a debate at all but a public forum for 2 childish polititians to squabble with one another over pettiness "you said..." "no I didn't" "yes you did" waaaaaa.....go back to gradeschool boys.
As Romney said, a Governor is the best qualified for President. Huckabee was governor for 10.5 years so there ya go. Huckabee is honest. Huckabee is a voice of the people and not the corporations.
McCain is being set up. The democrats want an aged, unqualified, boring candidate from the Republican party. The democrats know that Huckabee is not only appealing to the evangelicals, but the working man too. Huckabee is smarter than the media gives him credit and will bring interest to many undecided Republicans AND Democrats.
I watched Bush's state of the union address the other night and an sick to even imagine how tired McCain would be as president. Look McCain is a war hero and a patriot, but we need someone to lead the country.

I agree that Gov. Huckabee definitely won the debate in terms of being articulate and honest, with a record that supports his conservative positions. When one considers that he was a Republican governor with an overwhelingly Democrat legislature, it is remarkable that he accomplished so much in Arkansas during his tenure. I would highly recommend that readers go to his website (www.mikehuckabee.com) to evaluate his true positions and ideas about how to really bring positive change to America. I am supporting Mike Huckabee for President and urge everyone to consider him.

Although John McCain was a POW during the Vietnam War, that does not qualify him to be Commander-in-Chief. He has used his status as a returned POW to feather his own nest. But he virtually abandoned the POW/MIA issue once he got home and has done very little, if anything, to help get an accounting for those whose fate is still unknown. I do not trust him to make the level-headed decisions that are required of the President. The evidence of his hot-headed anger was on display last night.

Gov. Romney has many of the right answers, but he seems to be somewhat evasive and able to "shade the truth" to make himself look better than his opponent, even at the expense of the real truth.

Either way, the McCainosaurus will have my vote. He'll get Medieval on the Axis of Evil! It doesn't matter if it takes 100 years or more! Go McCainosaur, go!

McCain will not make it if you consider all the comments made by viewers about his smugness and very obvious disdain for all the other candidates. His demeanor is just another dose of what we have been force fed for the past 8 years. We don't need it, don't want it.

He's a flip-flopper, he's not clear on how he will affect change or on his time-lines.

Samantha, I know you are very emotional about your candidate, but he lost a lot of ground here. Sorry.

I am a 22 year registered, voting Democrat who would love to vote for Mit Romney in November. This Tuesday I'm going to vote for the Democrat that would more than likely loose to Romney.

All Republicans that care about American soveriegnty– please vote for Romney on Tuesday. All other votes for Huckabee and Paul unfortunately would only help McCain

Weren't there four candidates in this debate?

Maybe I'm just confused, or you're a moron.

That "debate" was a farce. CNN should be ashamed.

I think it was a shame how you conducted the debate last evening.
1. The last time I checked there were 4 candidates running for the Republican nomination, and as a impartial orchestrator of a debate, it was your duty to award equal time to all the speakers. You failed in that regard.
2. As the orchestrator of the debate, you failed to co-ordinate the debate so that the audience could get the maximum benifit. You did not stop the bickering that was taking place between Mr McCain and Mr Romney. On the other hand, you did not allow Mr. Paul to express his view points. What Mr. McCain was offering was his usual rhetoric, stuff that he has repeated over and over again. Mr. Huckabee and Mr. Paul were offering radically new ideas, but you did not allow them to complete their thoughts.
3. You should remember that you play a very important role. The public is placing their trust in your ability to enable us to learn about their candidates. I hope that in future you would perform to our expectations.

We personally would have liked to have heard much more from Mr. Huckabee and Mr. Paul. In the past we have found Anderson Cooper to be fair and objective. This perception changed with his blatant disrespect for both Mr. Huckabee and especially Mr. Paul. We sincerely hope that they both do well in the Super Tuesday Primaries. Best wishes to both Mr. Huckabee and Mr. Paul.

I had hoped to hear more from Ron Paul, but the media (including CNN) have already decided who the two top contenders should be in both parties. Hence, John Edwards felt the need to suspend his campaign for president, and all the media seemed mostly concerned about was who he might endorse. They did the same with Richardson.

I was mostly disappointed in the post-debate coverage when Cooper called Clinton's win and celebration in FL a "stunt". Over 1.6 million Democratics voted in the FL primary even though there were no delegates at stake. They wanted to be heard, and 856,944 chose Clinton. That was more votes than any one Republican candidate. This election isn't about what the media wants, or how their "experts" try to spin it. It is about the people who come out to vote, to be recognized, to be heard. Those people should be celebrated, not referred to as a political "stunt".

While I have some disagreements with some of Mr. Huckabee's views, at least he is honest about them. His record as Governor proves he will not force his religious beliefs down our throats and will do what is best for this country. He transcends party lines. I would not be surprised if he offered Mr. Obama the Secretary of State or cabinet position. I trust him to appoint qualified, honest people to positions.

The country is in a terrible mess, and we need real straight talk from an experienced leader. He is inspiring in that he can back up his words with action and experience. The more I see him, the more I like him and, most importantly, trust him to do what's best for the WHOLE country.

All 4 "frontrunners" want the power of the presidency. They all lack the serious multiple qualifications needed for the rough job ahead. Huckabee wants what is best for this country. He can bring us together. I haven't voted Republican since Ronald Reagan. If Huckabee gets the nod (as he should), I will vote for him.

Candidate's speaking time from last night's CNN debate:

Moderator-13:05
Mike Huckabee-15:06
John McCain-22:30
Ron Paul-6:52
Mitt Romney-26:27

Was I watching Fox News last night? Seems like their style of fair and balanced.

Confused in America

The headline should be, "McCain Bombs in Debate." Even Schneider admits it when he says, "I don’t think McCain made many gains – and I think he may have caused people to re-think the race." That IS a big story. The front runner may have caused people to re-think the race based on his debate performance last night.

In order to run a successful presidential campaign, a candidate MUST SPEND MONEY. Romney is a far more intelligent, experienced, and uncorrupted conservative than Huckabee could claim to be. The argument about spending money is weak and it shows you have no leg to stand on when criticizing Romney's experience. Maybe you should consider a different career (instead of political reporting)......

The headline should be, "McCain Bombs in Debate." Even Schneider admits it when he says, "I don’t think McCain made many gains – and I think he may have caused people to re-think the race." That IS a big story. The front runner may have caused people to re-think the race based on his debate performance last night.

We wanted very much to hear what Mike Huckabee had to say!

John McCain: Stuck in the 70's post Vietnam. War is his ONLY issue.

Mitt Romney: Stuck in the 80's–the "Me" Generation. BMW's and "Preps"

Ron Paul: Stuck in the 30's–(Sorry to all Ron Paul fans.) I really like Ron A LOT, but "Times–they are a'changing."

Mike Huckabee: The only candidate who really gets it. He has a clear vision of the future.

John McCain is dull and lacks the energy to enthuse the Republican electorate. He kept going back to his military service and the Iraq troop surge. Is that all he's got?

Romney I just don't trust. He comes across as a scheister and last night did nothing to allay those thoughts.

Ron Paul is very interesting and says, at times exactly what needs to be said .

By far the most polished and presidentila person on the stage was Mike Huckabee. He spoke to the people and came across as being ardent without the pushyness.

I hope he catches fire in the polls and the other two supposed front runners drop to the wayside.