What They're Saying About Chris Christie at the CNBC Debate in Boulder, Colorado. Part 2
“Chris Christie Has A Breakout Night At GOP Debate”
“Christie Had A Feisty, Strong Well-Argued Debate”
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Breitbart: “Chris Christie Has a Breakout Night at GOP Debate”
• “But New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie deserved the ‘most improved’ award with a performance that could vault him back into serious contention.”
• “Christie was relaxed yet assertive in his responses. He stood up for police against the ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement, and he drew enthusiastic applause from the audience when he criticized government regulation of fantasy football.”
The Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza: “Winners: Chris Christie: For the second straight debate, Christie found ways to do more with less (time). His "why the hell are we talking about fantasy sports" riff was outstanding and reinforced the idea of the New Jersey governor as a plain-spoken truth teller.”
Bloomberg’s Mark Halperin: “B+: Showed the exact personality (tough, knowing, aggressive, sharp, funny) he wants to project and broke through early on in the night. On several occasions smartly executed the device of addressing the audience at home, rather than the moderators or studio audience.
• “Always on offense and in character, he scored big when indicting a question about fantasy football and pushing back hard on a moderator’s interruption. By eclipsing Bush and Kasich, he positions himself for a comeback to fill the establishment slot.”
Rabbi Shmuley: “.@GovChristie is having a very strong night”
Former GE Chairman and CEO Jack Welch: “Cruz, Rubio, Christie were my winners tonight.”
Ari Fleischer: “Christie is having his best night yet. If he makes a comeback, it started with fantasy football.”
Ari Fleischer: “Christie had a feisty, strong well-argued debate. He came in 2nd. I think Carly came in 3rd. She's tough, sharp and substantive.”
The New York Times’ Nick Corasaniti: “Christie having a strong second half in this debate. Got in critique of CNBC, as well as core issues to his campaign like social security”
Stuart Rothenberg: “Nice performance by Christie tonight.”
Frank Luntz: “Chris Christie scored 91 with "When they offer to give you something for free, keep your hand on your wallet!"
Frank Luntz: "Cruz won the first half. Christie the second half, and Rubio did well throughout.”
NBC’s Luke Russert: “Christie has found his groove last 2 debates, conventional wisdom is Establishment will give another look”
The Boston Globe’s James Pindell: “Suddenly Christie is a factor in this debate. Jeb should take some notes”
Townhall’s Guy Benson: “Good night: Carly, Christie”
CNN’s Ben Ferguson: “Winners tonight: @RealBenCarson @tedcruz @ChrisChristie & @marcorubio”
CNN Money’s Heather Long: “Debate winners: Rubio, Christie, Cruz, Kasich”
The Weekly Standard’s Stephen Hayes: Winners: Rubio & Cruz, w/honorable mentions to Christie/Fiorina.”
The Washington Post’s Jonathan Capehart: “GOP Performance Rating Thumbs up: Rubio, Christie, Kasich”
Dallas Morning News’ Robert T. Garrett: “Chris Christie — A- ... Christie came prepared to talk entitlement reform and keep the heat on Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. He did, lambasting Obama’s Justice Department as hyper-partisan. He stayed much more in the camera’s lens than in the previous two debates.”
The Weekly Standard’s Jonathan Last: “Christie was as impressive tonight as he could be, given his position. He had a great opening. His interjection on regulating fantasy football was tremendous. The ‘Even in New Jersey what you’re doing is called rude’ line to Harwood just killed.”
Los Angeles Times' Kurtis Lee: “Bush gets sacked by Christie in fantasy football debate”
The Washington Post’s Jennifer Rubin: “New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was a major figure in the debate, demonstrating his considerable stage presence.”
• “He certainly looked like a grownup.”
• “Late in the debate Christie gave an impassioned defense of police officers, accusing the president of not sticking up for them.”
