Live Thread: Iowa GOP Presidential Debate 9 P.M. EST, 6 P.M. PST 12/15/11 Fox News Channel

Thursday, December 15, 2011 | Kristinn

[kristinn]

The last debate before the January 3rd Iowa caucuses is being held tonight in Sioux City.

We get seven candidates at this debate: Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, Rick Perry, Michele Bachmann, Rick Santorum and Jon Huntsman.

Fox's Bret Baier anchors the debate. Fox News panelists questioning the candidates: Chris Wallace, Megyn Kelly and Neil Cavuto.

[onyx]

She doesn’t need all that make-up!
Pitiful that she turned into such a negative, lying witch.

[Reagan69]

Actually, she claimed early in the debate that Politico fact-check said she was 100% right. Politico tweeted that they NEVER said that.

She makes stuff up all the time.

[ConservativeInPA]

Santorum isn’t going to carry PA in the end of April primary. He certainly wouldn’t carry PA in a general election. I offer his losing to a liberal Dem in a senatorial race as evidence. Add to that zero private sector experience. Obama at least was a community organizer. BTW, I like Rick, but he won’t win.

[make no mistake]

Look at Perry’s experience and how well he brought jobs to Texas. Here in Ca. . all our jobs are going to Texas. There’s a reason for that.

[matginzac]

Major OUCH!!!
But I, too, get annoyed at the superficial stuff - so high school - but what the heck....

[Miss Didi]

Thanks for the update...and for a great thread, All. Switched over to Seinfeld. :)

[Free Vulcan]

From an Iowans perspective it was great. Everyone’s fully engaged right now and deciding. With Palin not running and Cain out, I’m bouncing between Perry and Gingrich. Not alot of flair but down to brass tacks which is what most of us here are looking for right now.

[presently no screen name]

It makes absolutely no sense.

She's a pawn for Mitt. Mitt knew he would need someone to be his buffer so he can look presidential and someone to hold off the Romneycare fire - and MB is/was way too political hungry to pass up the chance. Mitt needed her, also, for Sarah which they thought for sure -would be in it. Before Gov Palin made her announcement she will not run, MB's campaign trashed Sarah. MB is scum.

[Red_Devil 232]

Fox is pushing that Romney won this debate! WHAT A CROCK!

Of course we all knew this would be what would happen!

[pulaskibush]

Who made Frank Luntz the expert on what Republicans want? @FoxNewsLive #iowadebate

[rodguy911]

I’m gone too,great thread all.

[KansasGirl]

[I think she was saying here that Newt had supported some Republican congressional candidates who favored some pro-choice issues; she was condemning him for not opposing any Republican who favored any pro-choice position at all, probably even if they were the only Republican with a chance of winning a race. ]

Funny coming from Bachmann who supports pro-choice Romney!

I’ll be surprised if Bachmann even maintains her Congressional seat.

[tflabo]

Bachman does very well when she isn’t trashing other candidates. Attacking Newt like that is a loser. Don’t get me wrong—I dearly love MB but just not for president.

[Artcore]

“cheerleading RINO/leftist Pundit Time!”
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I have NO stomach to watch the “Fox All-Stars” speak with love in their eye's about the virtues of Romney!

[lahargis]

You have got to be kidding.

[angelcindy]

Fox news needs to get all new people..they have the same ole fuddy duddies..

[Liberty Valance]

"I thought that debate was rather lackluster"

Ssshhhhhhh, not so loud. The GOP clowncar hasn't cleared the city limits yet. ;o)

[onyx]

^5 - you put them in order.

I really paid attention to Newt and not so much to the others.

I think Perry did pretty good tonight and Bachmann and Paul the worst.

Romney was his usual self except for the question that required explaining and he failed miserably.

[Artcore]

LOL! Yep!

[JulieRNR21]

Well Perry did so well with his answers that Chris Wallace said he was a ‘big winner’ tonight.

Fank Luntz just said that Perry was the best he’s seen him!