Live Thread: Republican Presidential Debate in Jacksonville, FL on CNN 8 P.M. EST

Thursday, January 26, 2012 | Kristinn

[kristinn]

Hosted by Wolf Blitzer at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville. Candidates: Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and Ron Paul.

Word is the audience will be "allowed" to participate.

Livestream here.

[Diogenesis]

Romney has been allowed to speak THREE (3) times
compared to every other candidate.

This is just another FIXED CNN-BAIN debate.

GO NEWT.

[mnehring]

I’m so nervous I’ve switched to an old movie and will just follow the thread.

LOL, I'm checking out the Food Network.... I'm banging my head on the wall what choices we are left with when we had the best opportunity in the world.. but at least Newt has the testicular fortitude to take it to Obama. Mitt would just agree with Obama, Santorum would be too nice and Paul would surrender.

[onyx]

Romney is lying again - he hasn’t seen the ad!

What a pice of crap!!

[rodguy911]

I think the audience is stacked in favor of MItt! This guy is more powerful than I ever dreamed,the crap he has pulled just this week is horrendous.

[AFPhys]

I do agree that thus far Mitt is doing well in this immigration area. However, I suspect that it is going to come back and bite him.

[icwhatudo]

Romney is right-the problem is not 11 million grandmothers.

Newt is weak on this issue...Romney is just pretending to be tough.

[Shelayne]

Mitt Romney the smear merchant lecturing on over the top tactics and rhetoric.

I know. Isn't it rich?

[freemarketsfreeminds]

This is a complete set up. No question.

[kaila]

Grandma will also suck the dollars out of Medicare, away from people who paid into it.

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

Romney trying to unload on Newt on immigration.

It worked. Blitzer bagged Romney on negative ad. "I doubt it's my ad" --Mitt

Weak.

[Future Useless Eater]

Rick Santorum:

Please notice that you have virtually no chance of WINNING the winner-take-ALL delegates next Tuesday in Florida, but you VERY likely will be the spoiler that throws ALL delegates to the liberal ROMNEY.

So therefore, as soon as this debate is over...
...PLEASE announce that you are MOVING your campaign immediately, to get a HEAD START in the NEXT TWO states (Nevada and Maine), which are having their CLOSED CAUCUSES just FOUR days later! ...next SATURDAY (9 days from now).

By doing that, you will assist with Romney losing Florida and then MOST LIKELY dropping out before you have to.

Then, with (You, Newt, and Ron Paul) competing, you will have a better chance of outlining why you would be the better conservative than Newt in representing the GOP.

[Jet Jaguar]

Romney does not know what ads he is putting out.

[jwalsh07]

Newts pandering. You can not have different laws in America for Mom and Grandma. Its a constitutional thing.

[kjam22]

Romney won’t own up to his ads..... he’s a slimeball

[Kenny]

I’m so sick of this. Ask some important questions and have a damn debate.

[mylife]

I sure miss Rick Perry.

[sandshark222]

Mitt Romney has launched the biggest smear campaign I’ve ever seen by one Republican to another, against Newt. I can’t believe what I’m seeing!

[Fresh Wind]

Oh, yeah, the old Sgt. Schultz defense.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

Operation “Wetback”

Didn't Romney just state that his father is a Mexican immigrant?

So, when was he naturalized?

[sandshark222]

Barf! Romney is accusing Newt of using smears, but he is the one who is running the biggest smear campaign I’ve ever seen by a Republican in a primary!