Nasty Primary: Good Or Bad For GOP?

October 24, 2011 by Sam Rolley


Some Republicans like attacks between primary candidates; others would prefer to see the candidates focus more on issues, less on one another.

Consensus is split among analysts trying to decide whether the nastiness of recent GOP Presidential primary debates is creating problems for the Republican Party or forging a battle-tested, formidable opponent to emerge in the contest against Barack Obama in 2012.

Following each debate, headlines about the ongoing feud between Mitt Romney and Rick Perry have been abundant; and recently, rhetorical transfers between the two candidates have become more and more personal. According to The Hill, many Republicans think the “friendly fireâ€