Alan Schroeder: Final Four: The GOP Arizona Debate

Scorpions in a bottle, or comrades in arms? The GOP presidential debate in Mesa, Arizona, was really two separate events: a first half in which the candidates spat venom at each other, and a second half in which they agreed on most everything -- all except contrarian Ron Paul Loading... . The net result: a debate that probably did not alter the chessboard, even as it generated a fair amount of sparks. Read more

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Scorpions in a bottle, or comrades in arms? The GOP presidential debate in Mesa, Arizona, was really two separate events: a first half in which the candidates spat venom at each other, and a second half in which they agreed on most everything -- all except contrarian Ron Paul. The net result: a debate that probably did not alter the chessboard, even as it generated a fair amount of sparks.

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