I think, unquestionably, the big story out of tonight’s debate is that no one really landed a glove on Newt Gingrich. Not Mitt Romney. And not anyone else. Not even close. There were a few tries. But Newt’s a clever guy and managed to parry them pretty well. The closest the debate got to exposing Newt’s shortcomings was the exchange over the Palestinians. But it was pretty subtle and not something that is going to hurt Gingrich in a primary battle. So again, no one laid a glove on Gingrich. And that alone makes it a huge victory for Gingrich since the tide of the race is moving overwhelmingly in his direction. Read More