
Des Moines Register: “Gingrich’s rivals had spent most of the previous week’s debate in Des Moines whacking on him. This final debate before the Jan. 3 Iowa caucuses was far tamer.”
Sioux City Journal: “They went after each other on the topics of war, the economy and the power of judiciary and went after President Barack Obama on just about everything.”
Cedar Rapids Gazette: “There was a war of words over going to war and a Texas governor comparing himself to a Denver quarterback, but the candidates seeking the Republican presidential nomination mostly kept the aim locked on President Barack Obama last night.”