Last night america and the world got a good look at the 8 men and women on that debate stage there in milwaukee. come on over, everybody. it s the post game show. we re live here in new york. ainsley: yeah, they did a great job. it was so fun to watch. martha and bret did a wonderful job. i like s martha s first question coming out asking about the oliver anthony song. we can all relate to that song. it s been number one for a reason. steve: i liked the ufo question i can relate to that. ainsley: christie said i get the ufo question he was smart and spun it quickly. nikki haley knocked it out of the park blaming democrats and republicans. time for accountant in the white house. even though she was good at saying positive things about trump because we know he is doing really well in the polls and the majority of republicans really like him. she did a great job on abortion. i thought vivek embraced it.
Home might not understand any of that the candidates all go into the spin room. not sure why christie didn t. i thought the winning moment last night for nikki haley, look, you are might be pro-life. but republicans are going to have to if you look at midterms, who lost? the ones who said absolutely no exceptions to abortion. we do not allow them. they are the ones that lost. so, it makes you step back and look, do republicans need to change their stance on this of? do they need to be more open about this? maybe have more parameters. you can t go after 15 weeks? you can t go after the child feels pain. you can t go up until 40 weeks. i don t know what the answer is but maybe republicans need to look at this so that they have more of a winning message because democrats are winning on this issue when it comes to women. and donald trump has a problem with women. so this could be an area where republicans could really focus. nikki haley said let s be honest, we don t even have the votes
Biden, trump. and it s like what about the other 16%? those 16% who say they want nobody else? they are really important because they are the ones that are going to decide this election. they are outs there and giving some of these guys a second look. steve: some of my favorite analysis after a big event is always the dials. thank you. steve: lee, thank you very much. it s absolutely terrific. thank you. steve: coming up on post game show for are for last night s big game check in with our live panels live ainsley is outside right now. ainsley: these five wonderful individuals stayed up really late last night and came in really early to tell us who they liked last night. beth who did you like and why one word answer. nikki haley she was strong. ainsley: how about are you. vivek, ukraine. ainsley: how about you mary josephine. vivek, he s not a politician. steve: a t. ainsley: a lot of people are saying. this caleb, how about you. vivek because he brought t
B. many said she was the sleeper candidate that she had an amazing night last night. really, really great answers and some very tough issues. this was one. another standout moment was her answer on abortion. people really are going to be giving her a second look. steve: okay. you know, it s early. it s still five months before anybody votes. but, when you look at your many independent responses took part in your poll last night. who would you say the top three favorites with independents are. with independents i would say coming out of last night, if that was the only data point i had to look at, i would say that nikki haley is on top. chris christie had a very very good night. and i think, even though vivek was very, very polarizing he is going to get a lot of attention and depending what people saw of him they are either going to love him or hate him. is he probably going to continue to have a little bit of momentum. steve: something you have done this time you haven t done i
yes. what s your take away? i would just say how desantis didn t really step out and kind of make himself clear as much as i was expecting him to. brian: he is coming in an hour do you want to tell him that yourself? sure. brian: what about you, sir? i felt pence was very flat and didn t help himself at all throughout performance. vivek responded well. had great points on education the nuclear family and energy for american energy. brian: i m seeing nuclear family here, the most of it. i understand is he pronuclear family. hey, guys, that s a quick look at the diners here at 5:25. the place is packed out. keep in mind, there is a story behind this. the original pancake house that this house gave birth to the international pancake house and bring it to the rest of the globe. we will follow that story as it develops. so, if you want to take it away also i m willing to tease myself but the music says i m running out of time. am i correct, steve and ainsleyf