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Who won the U.S. Senatorial debate?

If case you missed it, view the debate between U.S. Senator Bob Menendez and State Senator Joe Kyrillos here.

Joe Kyrillos held is own tonight, but did not do what he need to do to close the gap in the polls and make a race of his contest to unseat Bob Menendez.

Menendez came better prepared to attack Kyrillos and better prepared to defend himself.  The incumbent U.S. Senator seemed to have a better command of the facts, higher energy and was clear about the message he wanted to convey.

Kyrillos came off halting, uncomfortable and unclear in his message.

In the second half hour, Kyrillos seemed to step up his game.  But his efforts to “land a punch” fell flat as his delivery was cautious and reserved.  It was if he was trying to land a punch while being nice about it.

I don’t see the race changing much based upon what happened tonight.  It’s not over, as there are two more debates and a month of campaigning.  Most voters are not yet focused on the down ballot offices.  Joe need to step up his game.

What do you think?

Who won the U.S. Senate debate?

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Posted: October 4th, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: 2012 U.S. Senate Race, Bob Menendez, Joe Kyrillos | Tags: , , , | 6 Comments »

6 Comments on “Who won the U.S. Senatorial debate?”

  1. Quinton McClintock said at 11:25 pm on October 4th, 2012:

    Joe K a nice guy.

    Nice guys get run over at this level.

    He would rather stay in his comfort zone and lose than get outside of his box and go after Bobby M.

    Joe will lose by more than Romney loses.

    The only R that will underperform more is Anna Little.

  2. Ouch said at 11:43 am on October 5th, 2012:

    After watching Kyrillos’ performance I was left wondering who would ever think that he’s qualified for the job– let alone, why they would want him to represent them.

  3. Ed said at 11:49 am on October 5th, 2012:

    On what planet was last night’s performance Kyrillos holding his own?

  4. Just wonderin about Joe said at 1:01 pm on October 5th, 2012:

    Did Joe vote to override Christie’s veto making the Port Authority more transparent by making it easier to provide more information via OPRA requests and information on their web site.

    His constituents in Monmouth County are getting raped by the ever toll increases uses to fund the construction of the World Trade Center

  5. WhyJoe said at 9:50 pm on October 5th, 2012:

    Joe’s opening statement was not good. And it got worse from there. His numbers have not budged from the day he announced. Just going through the motions on the Gov’s instructions.

  6. Roland Hosey said at 12:55 pm on October 6th, 2012:

    Senator Menendez is a much different person than he came across as last night. You can see for yourself here:

    http://conservativenewjersey.com/what-kind-of-politician-is-bob-menendez