Last night CNN hosted, with Jake Tapper moderating, the third and final Florida gubernatorial debate between Democratic hopeful Charlie Crist and Republican Gov. Rick Scott. There were no real fireworks or a memorable moment to report, however, and viewers weren’t real happy with either candidate:
I never say who wins debates, but I can guarantee you @PamBondi isn't happy. #FLGovDebate
— Brendan Farrington (@bsfarrington) October 22, 2014
https://twitter.com/Montel_Williams/status/524700334959374337
I'm not watching the #FLGovDebate on the off chance that I still have a soul.
— Stephen Green (@VodkaPundit) October 21, 2014
.@CNN allowed the country to see how embarassing our Governor candidates are. #FLDebate #FLGovDebate #pityFL
— Michael Allen (@ByMikeAllen) October 22, 2014
Even Charlie Crist’s fan, memorialized forever in the political lexicon as “Fangate” was long forgotten, except Jake Tapper did make sure everyone was comfortable at the start:
Where #fangate ended. @jaketapper: Everybody is comfortable here? @CharlieCrist: Thank you, yes.
— Amy Hollyfield (@amy_hollyfield) October 22, 2014
So, who won the debate? According to Florida media types on Twitter, it was Jake Tapper:
Debate winner: @jaketapper
— Marc Caputo (@MarcACaputo) October 22, 2014
Just sitting down to watch the FL GOP debate (yeah, I DVR'd it, #nerd). Clear winner: @jaketapper. Kept this conversation flowing
— Jon Galed (@JonGaled) October 22, 2014
https://twitter.com/JustinSnyderFL/status/524729470369165313
With no fan this time/ The winner of this debate/ is named Jake Tapper #debatehaiku cc: @amy_hollyfield
— Patricia Mazzei (@PatriciaMazzei) October 22, 2014
He truly moderated, was intelligently flexible, and almost sufficiently persistent RT @Jason_Garcia: Debate's over. Winner: Jake Tapper.
— Kevin Lanning (@kevin_lanning) October 22, 2014
Debate's over. Winner: Jake Tapper.
— Jason Garcia (@Jason_Garcia) October 22, 2014
https://twitter.com/hymnforrachel/status/524714322526998528
Well, almost everyone thought Tapper won:
Quick … Fla. political reporter, if you haven’t declared @JakeTapper “the winner” of tnite’s #FLGovDebate, you could lose cred. with @CNN.
— Peter Schorsch (@PeterSchorschFL) October 22, 2014
Asking inquisitive questions is a debate moderator’s job. Sorry @JakeTapper, not calling you a winner for doing an easy job. #FLGovDebate
— Peter Schorsch (@PeterSchorschFL) October 22, 2014
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