That may have been all, folks.
The 20th Republican debate came and went on CNN
Wednesday night, a painfully long and often personally biting affair —
and the last debate the four remaining GOP presidential hopefuls have
committed to in the primary season.
Below are POLITICO’s six takeaways on the mix-up in Mesa, Ariz.:
1. Rick Santorum didn’t get it done
The evening could have been Santorum’s moment to move the needle in his favor, and he simply couldn’t make it happen.
The former Pennsylvania senator, who has been an agile debater with a surprising ability to take the fight to Romney in
past debates, seemed nervous, tired and uncomfortable at the outset.
The seating dynamic, with the four hopefuls at a table, nearly bumping
elbows, may have played a part in that.
