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In the hours and days following the first GOP presidential debate, most have declared Mitt Romney the winner.  The win was not completely unanimous however.  Some blogs and vote tallies have Senator John McCain as the winner.  Others did not pick a winner but simply said that Romney and McCain had the best performances.  What I heard and read was that Mitt Romney was poised, confident, articulate, looked presidential, and he edged out all of his competitors.

The debate was held at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California.  The debate was sponsored by MSNBC and politico.com.

At least one representative from both MSNBC and politico.com declared Romney the winner.  Joe Scarborough of the Scarborough Country program on MSNBC commented…

I’m not saying that Romney is Reagan anymore than I’m predicting the collapse of John McCain’s campaign. But there were clear winners and losers in last night’s contest. Among those Red State Republicans (who will elect their party’s next nominee), Mitt Romney won while McCain and Giuliani failed to meet expectations.

That may not be how it looks in Georgetown or the Upper West Side, but that’s how it is playing in Kansas. And what’s the matter with Kansas? Not a damn thing. –Romney is the winner in Kansas, if not D.C., May 4, 2007

John Harris, Editor in Chief at POLITICO.COM said “Well, I thought Mitt Romney, who’s introducing himself to most Americans who are not familiar with him. … I thought he gave a very polished, forceful performance that clearly is going to attract a lot of second notices.”

Please see the full debate coverage here with lots of video, commentary, and quotations.

http://www.mittromney.com/News/Debates/Reagan_Library_California/index#index

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