They Said It Part II: "Winner: Thompson"
Fox News' Frank Luntz: "Clearly it was Fred Thompson who won the debate."
"Winner: Thompson. This performance was so commanding, I wanted his last answer to echo back to the lights in the back of the auditorium, blow out all the lamps and spotlights, for the theme to 'the Natural' to play, and for him to trot around the stage in slow motion while sparks showered down in the background." (National Review, 1/10)
"Thompson slams Hucakbee" (Charleston Post and Courier Blog)
"Tonight, Fred Reminded Me of Roy Hobbs" (National Review, 1/10)
"Fred Thompson was funny, biting and energetic. Easily, his smoothest performance.."(NBC, 1/10)
"[T]hey saw a strong presence, from a candidate in control of his facts." (ABC, 1/10)
"I'm guessing...his style played VERY well with South Carolina Republicans." (NBC, 1/10)
"In this debate, Thompson brought the conservative challenge to Huckabee. To the extent that Huckabee was the leader going in; Thompson gained at his expense." (Columbia, SC's TheState.com Blog)
"Fred Thompson turned in another strong debate performance, and Frank Luntz's focus group confirms it." (ABC, 1/10)
"This was Fred Thompson's second strong debate in a row" (Atlantic, 1/10)
"For once I'm in total agreement with Frank Luntz's focus group - they loved Fred." (National Review, 1/10)"
