A recap of the debate via the politicalwire.... If you missed last night's Republican debate in Florida, CQ Politics has the "bests and mosts" of what we wrongly predicted would be a fiery event.
Chuck Todd: "Overall, the tame affair was good news for both Romney and McCain, the two frontrunners in Florida; both got to sound and look presidential. Romney, in fact, may have had his best debate performance in a long time because he wasn't attacked. In every other recent debate, Romney's struggled when under attack. But he wasn't really attacked tonight and that allowed Romney to control his image more so than in previous debates. McCain also got to look like a frontrunner, but it appears he tailored his message nationally, more so than Florida."
Rick Klein: "It was a snoozer. That's good for John McCain and Mitt Romney. I'd make Romney the winner on points -- he looked the part, as he always does, and mostly ducked the incoming fire, while talking about the economy in strong terms."
Josh Marshall: "Candidly, I was surprised that there wasn't more contentiousness in tonight's GOP debate in Florida. After all, probably at least two candidacies will end Tuesday night. So the stakes were extraordinarily high."
Andrew Sullivan: "The big take from the debate is the Republican unanimity on the Iraq war: it's been a great thing and we should keep at it. Maybe it helps with base voters (although I doubt it), but it's going to be a real issue this fall and every single one of them is now wedded to it."
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