WOW!! The internets are going crazy over the performance of Debra Medina at both of the Texas Gubernatorial Debates!
First off, let’s see what the poll from the host of the debate, WFAA-TV, has to say. Heading over to the page for the first part of the debate located here, you can go ahead and choose your selection on the right hand side for winner of the debate. As of 12pm today, the clear winner is Debra Medina with 91% of the vote. Now obviously, this is not as official as a phone directed survey of Primary voters, but this is still clear indication that she was the favored candidate after the debate.
WFAA-TV is not the only place to see these sorts of results though. The Tarrant Republican Club performed a fair straw poll after the Debate and the clear winner there is also Debra Medina. The sampling of 480 voters in a straw poll insured that the results were accurate and not subject to repeated votes by people seeking to alter the actual outcome.
But let’s not stop there. Sam Merten of the Dallas Observer opined that Debra Medina was the clear winner of both debates. He also slams Hutchison and Perry for some lackluster answers as well as evasions, particularly Hutchison’s evasion on the abortion issue.
Even the FOX affiliate in Dallas/Fort Worth thinks Medina made a strong case, and Governor Perry was “not as arrogant as he was” in the prior debate.
ReporterNews also has an online poll representing a clear victory for Debra Medina. No surprise there when she actually performed the strongest. Unlike Governor Perry and Senator Hutchison though, Debra Medina remained behind after BOTH debates in order to speak with the Press. Both of her opponents left immediately afterwards with no communication to the Press. My, but doesn’t that paint a pretty bleak picture of them?
Why even the Lefties at the Huffington Post recognize that Debra won both debates. Well, if you can wade through this article, I bid you well my good friend. The ad hominem attacks aside, it’s yet another instance of Debra Medina convincing people she is the right candidate.