I could feel the blood pumping in my veins as the candidates were announced.
Bret Bair asked the candidates if they would NOT run as a third party-candidate, and Donald Trump said that he would not make that pledge. Immediately, Rand Paul called him out, saying that Trump would run as a third-party candidate or support the Clintons.
Marco Rubio began with a great dig at Hillary Clinton. To paraphrase what he said, Clinton can't give him a lesson on living paycheck-to-paycheck because he was raised that way.
The first question that was given to Donald Trump made me laugh. Kelly asked him whether or not he could be included in participating in the war on women. Examples were included about how his Twitter is full of very risque tweets about women, including Rosie O'Donnell.
The moderators seemed to be setting the candidates up against each other, and it was very apparent when Wallace had Trump tell Jeb Bush what his evidence is for his claim that Mexico is sending criminals and rapists across the border.
The exchange between Paul and Chris Christie was intense. As my boyfriend pointed out, Paul used facts to prove why he wants to collect records from terrorists not citizens, and Christie used emotions and "hugs" from the 9/11 attacks.
I think that Rand Paul is a good kind of different, but he definitely needs to be more respectful.
The fact that Jeb Bush supports Common Core is cringe worthy, but I agree that standards need to be higher in the classroom. America is behind in education, yet we spend more per student than any other country.
One thing that Mike Huckabee hit on was that there needs to be reform in the areas of Social Security and Medicare, but it seems impossible to not raise the retirement age when people are living longer.
Paul was right on when he said that we need to negotiate with our enemies from a position of power. Reagan negotiated with the Soviets, and there needs to be good negotiation.
Now time for social issues!
Beginning strong, Marco Rubio took on the issue of abortion, saying that life begins at conception, and is protected by the Constitution.
John Kasich hit the nail on the head when he said that even though he's against gay marriage, he can still love and care for people who are gay or lesbian.
Stand up against Russia and China? Carson, Paul, and Scott Walker seem to think so.
During the closing statements, there were many points of accomplishments and promises of the future.
Dr. Ben Carson made it humorous, saying that he was the only one who has separated Siamese Twins and operated on a fetus.
Overall, the debate was great. It was interesting and fast. For me, Marco Rubio won the debate, but was closely followed by Ted Cruz and Scott Walker.
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