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Debate In 100 Seconds: It’s A Scary World Out There!

Like I said below, I think Newt’s stand/dare on immigration is the big news out of this debate. I’m not sure whether it’s a killer or maybe a breakthrough. But this has sunk other contenders. So it’s a big moment. Our team is on it. We’ll have more for you shortly.

I think Newt’s edging into the GOP danger zone here on immigration. He really did say he’d provide a path to legality, though not citizenship, to a substantial number of the current undocumented population. Bachmann called him on it. And he denied he said it. But Bachmann, I think, was right. He did say it.

Now, that’s an immensely logical thing for Newt to say — that you’re not going to be uprooting and separating families who’ve been here for a quarter century.

But this is toxic in GOP primary politics. It helped sink Rick Perry.

And then he went the extra mile, suggesting that opposing his position is inhumane …

I’m prepared to take the heat for saying, let’s be humane in enforcing the law without giving them citizenship but by finding a way to create legality so that they are not separated from their families.

I think this is going to be the story of the evening.

A small observation: I think Newt has adjusted well to his nominal frontrunner status. In the context of a GOP primary debate tonight he’s been cool, dramatic in his own way but not over-the-top. He’s ratcheted back the angry retorts, which appear to have been key to his jump into the lead. But I think he’s done it in a way that may make him more palatable to a broader primary electorate without losing him what brought him to this point.

I still can’t believe that Newt has any real chance to be the nominee. But I think he’s done well for himself tonight.

One of the more entertaining moments of the debate: Willlard Mitt Romney insists his first name is “Mitt”.