Raw Talk: Johnson and Ellison Discuss Iowa GOP Debate

Politic365 Managing Editor Charles D. Ellison and Chief Political Correspondent Jason Johnson chew the fat late Sunday night about the recent Republican presidential primary debate in Iowa.

Why are there so many debates, by the way?  Nielsen ratings are looking good, apparently. But, Johnson discusses the dynamics of last night’s debate, what made it hot … and what made it not.  Did Newt Gingrich look like a poll-climbing front runner or is it all just hype?  How effective were the attacks against him?  Should folks even focus on attacking Newt?  What’s to gain from it? And what about that weird moment from Rick Perry on Newt and his past infidelity?  And, what possessed Mitt Romney to resort to betting $10,000 with Perry?

All that and more on Raw Talk

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