Erika Lovley Moderator :
At a California fundraiser President Obama chided some attending recent Republican debates. "You've got audiences cheering at the prospect of somebody dying because they don't have health care and booing a service member in Iraq because they're gay.” Critics have also slammed a GOP debate audience for applauding a looming execution in Texas.
Might these spontaneous audience reactions make the GOP crowds appear bloodthirsty, and ungrateful for the contributions of gay servicemembers? Or are these episodes overblown and unrepresentative of the Republican primary electorate?