Open Thread: Snapshots from the Great SC Dumpster Fire
By Anne Laurie
Tonight's debate is more evidence that one of @BarackObama's legacies is driving the GOP so insane that it is in danger of breaking
— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) February 14, 2016
Current #GOPDebate Mood. http://pic.twitter.com/s4YHf6bY4Q
— Wyeth Ruthven (@wyethwire) February 14, 2016
Yeah, I know it’s getting ragged, but for a lifelong connoisseur of self-destructive infighting, last night’s GOP debate was a non-stop banquet of gaffes, spite, own goals, stupidity & cupidity. Keep in mind that some of the snarkiest comments below are from Republican supporters and sympathizers…
Bush: Screw Trump.
Trump: Screw Jeb.
Cruz: Screw Rubio.
Rubio: Screw Cruz.
Kasich: Can't we all just get along?
Carson: Go to my website.— Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) February 14, 2016
Tonight, the Republican frontrunner has defended Planned Parenthood, argued for eminent domain, and said Bush lied us into the Iraq War
— Betsy Woodruff (@woodruffbets) February 14, 2016
If I were the DNC I would Broadcast this debate over and over again
— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) February 14, 2016
Senator Cruz, if you're president, which powers would you surrender in the last year of your presidential term?
— Elizabeth Drew (@ElizabethDrewOH) February 14, 2016
Kasich wants Obama to pick someone who would get unanimous consent from the country. Supreme Court Justice Adele is gonna be great.
— Daniel Drezner (@dandrezner) February 14, 2016
Well, I'm sold after this #GOPDebate. After talking up Ronald Reagan so much, we should just write him in on the ballot.
— Aaron Sagers (@aaronsagers) February 14, 2016
@MikeIsaac in 10 years, Obama.
— Farhad Manjoo (@fmanjoo) February 14, 2016
GOP candidates fighting over who would do more to ensure poor people die for lack of health insurance.
— sean ?? (@SeanMcElwee) February 14, 2016
It's fun when Ted Cruz says something, expects big applause, but then doesn't get it.
— Daniel Drezner (@dandrezner) February 14, 2016
Q: Mr. Trump, tell me something you got wrong.
A: Jeb Bush is terrible
— Michael Cohen (@speechboy71) February 14, 2016
.@jdickerson tries to correct Cruz on Kennedy appointment, gets booed by audience for facts. #GOPDebate http://pic.twitter.com/31bdGQoE7a
— Mashable News (@MashableNews) February 14, 2016
This debate audience has turned into a Roman coliseum crowd.
— Ali Weinberg (@AliABCNews) February 14, 2016
South Carolina politicos tailgate before debates. This is the donor class after 6 glasses of chardonnay. #GOPDebate https://t.co/1ENgSpmEy4
— Nu Wexler (@wexler) February 14, 2016
Trump going for that nearly 50 percent of SC GOPers who didn't vote for Graham. This is an interesting and thought-out strategy
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) February 14, 2016
The casual viewer sees a bunch of career politicians being heckled by a famous guy who seems to be telling at least *some* hard truths.
— Ross Douthat (@DouthatNYT) February 14, 2016
Jeb Bush just attacked the source of W's private wealth in order to assail Trump. #GOPDebate
— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) February 14, 2016
Let's be real, though — it seems pretty clear this crowd is heavily stacked with Bush and Rubio supporters. How does this happen?
— McKay Coppins (@mckaycoppins) February 14, 2016
Almost all of professional/donor class in SC – kind of folks who would get tix to this – are for Jeb or Marco https://t.co/xCXweATF0U
— Peter Hamby (@PeterHamby) February 14, 2016
Shorter Marco Rubio: Everything is shit
— Michael Cohen (@speechboy71) February 14, 2016
Handing over six questions of the debate to the supply-sider idiots who run the WSJ ed board was not a great choice.
— Josh Barro (@jbarro) February 14, 2016
This is like the foreign policy debate Democrats always wanted with Bush in the oughts, only waged by the leading Republican candidate.
— Nick Confessore (@nickconfessore) February 14, 2016
Latinos fighting on stage, in spanish about who will deport more people. Today is a sad day for America.#GOPDebate http://pic.twitter.com/qEViEWjLv9
— Eduardo Samaniego (@Ed_Samaniego) February 14, 2016
Anyone who heard Ted Cruz's gibberish and thought it was Spanish… Sorry you also you don't know Spanish.
— Aura Bogado (@aurabogado) February 14, 2016
"Time now for closing statements and a chemical shower."
— daveweigel (@daveweigel) February 14, 2016
…and Ben Carson closes by quoting Stalin. Because why not.
— Mike Monteiro (@monteiro) February 14, 2016
Ted Cruz lost fights with both Donald Trump and Marco Rubio tonight https://t.co/XzG8GN97bm
— Taegan Goddard (@politicalwire) February 14, 2016
Sounds like Rubio did well enough tonight to give him the edge on Jeb in the battle for low-teens third place
— Allahpundit (@allahpundit) February 14, 2016
is "what is this i can't even" an acceptable debate recap
— Alexandra Petri (@petridishes) February 14, 2016
Seriously, this is insane.
The GOP is destroying itself tonight, and they have no one to blame but themselves. #GOPDebate
— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) February 14, 2016
Is the Republican Party really going to nominate someone who thinks Bush (and presumably Powell, Tenet et al) KNEW there weren't WMD? No.
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) February 14, 2016
Trump has a better sense of where the Republican electorate is than any GOP candidate, politician, or pundit and it showed tonight
— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) February 14, 2016
Trump's message on bringing troops home and using the money to rebuild America is the single highest polling line I saw in my career
— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) February 14, 2016
Our well-qualified & experienced candidates continue to put forth serious solutions to restore prosperity & strength to America #GOPDebate
— Reince Priebus (@Reince) February 14, 2016
Dude, they threatened to moon each other on national tv. https://t.co/PDusm2Zguv
— Ani Sangye (@SangyeH) February 14, 2016
February 14, 2016 at 11:08AM
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