Of all the candidates who participated tonight, Kasich impressed me the most. I don't know much about him, but he struck me as being the most normal of the bunch, and he didn't seem to show that he has any hidden agenda. I'm convinced that Trump is a phony and he's just in this race for himself. If Trump's campaign isn't evidence of an oligarchy in this country, than I don't know what is. None of the candidates seemed to offer any specifics about their plans, and I felt like more issues could have been addressed regarding: marijuana, drones, Syria, Libya, income-inequality, Ukraine, and the South China Sea to name a few.

 

In my opinion, the candidates who will most likely see their support go up will be: Cruz, Paul, Rubio, Kasich, and Carson. Bush looked very uneasy at times, and seemed to fumble around a lot of the questions; and he also did not exhibit much confidence when speaking. Christie is done for. Huckabee is too far right. Trump seemed to dodge some questions and didn't offer any specifics about his plans.

 

It's going to be real interesting to see who will emerge on top as the nominee in the next 12 months.

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