HuffPost : Monday night's New Hampshire Republican Presidential Primary Debate : It the Tea Party does not attack fiercely against Mitt Romney tonight, then WHEN ?? ... How passionate and emotional should Michele Bachmann and Tim Pawlenty show themselves ??

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If Michele Bachmann and Tim Pawlenty do not attack, if they show no emotions, no passions and no predatory behavior, then they are going to disappoint The Tea Party, and they begin to lose the possibility of the nomination before the strongest contender.

This is particularly true for Michele Bachamann that has a strong Tea Party following because of his aggressivity, attacks and craziness.

Mitt Romney is the strong frontrunner and the Republican Moderate and it is the guy that should bear the abuse tonight, and endure it with calmness, tranquility, rationality, moderation and good humor ... showing his superiority and best businesslike character. Remember that Mitt Romney is a successful Businessman. He has to show a businesslike demeanor and not lose his patience, persevering in the face of provocation.

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5 Things To Watch At The New Hampshire Republican Presidential Primary Debate Gop New Hampshire Debate
By Jon Ward
June 13, 2011


5 Things To Watch At The New Hampshire Republican Presidential Primary Debate Gop New Hampshire Debate


Some excerpts :

Here are five things to watch:

1. How fiercely does Romney come under attack, and how does he handle it?

Pawlenty's comments Sunday on Fox may have been just the opening bid to see which Republican will be Romney's fiercest critic. Romney is likely to face not only tough questions on the health care issue from CNN moderators, but also persistent criticism from his fellow Republicans. What remains to be seen is whether other candidates will again take aim at Romney -- and whether the attacks will stay cerebral or have an edge to them.

It's possible Pawlenty wanted to get his criticism of Romney on the table outside the debate so he could avoid a nasty back-and-forth during the forum. There's also a good chance the Republicans will try to direct most of their fire over health care at President Obama. But in a crowded field, attacking the front-runner is the best way to get attention.

Either way, Romney's campaign will have drilled him on his responses. He is leading in the polls and could benefit from the appearance of being the moderate candidate on a stage full of hard-line conservatives. Based on Romney's defense of his health care plan and his more recent remark that global warming is real, moderateness appears to be one of Romney's top goals in the primary, though many question the wisdom of such a strategy when the conservative grassroots is clamoring for orthodoxy.

Regardless, Romney will have to be careful not go grow defensive. If two or more of his fellow Republicans gang up on him, Romney's response will determine how cool he looks under pressure.

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