First 2012 Republican debate to take place May 2

New York Post ^ | January 24, 2011 | NEWSCORE

[Will88]

"Former First Lady Nancy Reagan announced Monday that the first debate of the 2012 Republican primary contest will be held at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley, Calif., on May 2, 2011."

[Will88]

I don't recall this being discussed, but this article reminds us how drawn out the presidential election process has become. The first Republican primary debate is only three months off, and we should have a much better idea how things might develop from there.

[JPG]

GOP debates featuring liberal moderators are a giant joke. Where are the debates with conservatives asking the questions? Libs will ask about gay marriage, abortion, cuts to the welfare state and other assorted doozies all designed as ‘gotcha’ and to put our candidates in a bad light. All candidates should boycott these farces until the rules are changed and the Gwen Ifil, Brian Williams, Chris Matthews types are banned from participating.

[Old Retired Army Guy]

How can you have a debate with no candidates?

[Will88]

And the Dim candidates refused to attend a debate which was to be hosted by Fox News. I agree the Republicans need to become much more demanding about who the questioners are for all the debate venues.

[Will88]

How can you have a debate with no candidates?

We've got three months to see if any candidates announce before the first debate. I don't think a shortage of Republican candidates will be a problem this year.

[napscoordinator]

I can't wait. That means we will have all the candidates identified by 2 May. Sarah will probably announce is she is going to on Reagan's Birthday 11 Feb. Otherwise, I don't know when the rest will but I am pretty sure that all will be identified by 2 May which is great. Let's get this show on the road.

[hennie pennie]

>>>> "How can you have a debate with no candidates?" <<<<<

The MSM is trying to push things, they want to be in total control of the Republican candidate.

[SoldierDad]

No serious candidate for President should show up for this.

[Will88]

I can't wait.

I agree, the speculation going on now is pretty much a waste of time until the candidates announce and the main issues are addressed.

I do have a concern about the number of candidates we might have initially: ten, fifteen or even more. The debates aren't too useful until the number is pared down to about six or less.

I have this mental image of the stage props and layout of the old Hollywood Squares set where they were stacked three high. But we might need eighteen squares instead of nine for the first few debates.

[TexasFreeper2009]

lol

that’s exactly what I was thinking.

[Will88]

No serious candidate for President should show up for this.

They'll show up at the Reagan Library. I wish that weren't the first venue because they might have so many candidates that it will be difficult to organize and have decent debate.

[SoldierDad]

Trouble is, this will not be a debate, but an opportunity for the liberal media to make any serious candidate look bad.

[Will88]

This is the debate held on May 3, 2007, also at the Reagan Library:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18478985/ns/politics-the_debates/

[Will88]

The Republicans who are involved in organizing these debates need to demand that the moderators be balanced as to the moderators’ personal political ideology.

[beaversmom]

Hugh Hewitt: Just say no to Nancy Reagan
http://washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/2010/11/hugh-hewitt-just-say-no-nancy-reagan
November 14, 2010

[Will88]

They’d have to day no to more than Nancy Reagan. Here is the full 2007 - 2008 Republican primary debate schedule:

May 3, 2007: Video: MSNBC Republican debate from California
May 15, 2007: Video: FOX News Republican debate video from South Carolina
June 5, 2007: Video: CNN Republican debate from New Hampshire

August 5, 2007: Video: The ABC News Republican debate from Iowa
September 5, 2007: Video: FOX News at New Hampshire’s Whittemore Center 9pm
September 17, 2007: Video: Values Voter Presidential Debate from Florida @ 7:30pm
September 27, 2007: Video: PBS Republican debate from Morgan State University in Baltimore, MD
October 9, 2007: Video: CNBC/MSNBC/Wall Street Journal Republican debate from Dearborn, Michigan
October 16, 2007: Video: Republican Jewish Coalition 2008 Republican Presidential Candidates Forum
October 21, 2007: Video: FOX News Republican debate from Orlando, Florida
November 28, 2007: Video: CNN/YouTube Republican debate from St. Petersburg, Florida
December 9, 2007: Video: Univision Spanish-language (English subtitles) Republican debate from Miami, FL
December 12, 2007: Video: Republican debate sponsored by Des Moines Register and IPTV, Johnston, IA

-2008-
January 5, 2008: Video: Republican debate hosted by ABC News, WMUR and Facebook, Manchester, NH
January 6, 2008: Video: Fox News Republican Forum from Manchester, New Hampshire
January 10, 2008: Video: Fox News Republican Debate From Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
January 24, 2008: Video: MSNBC hosts a Republican Presidential debate from Florida Atlantic University
January 30, 2008: Video: CNN and the Los Angeles Times host a Republican debate in California

They’d have to shift the entire primary campaign season routine. This site shows the full 2007-2008 debate schedule for primaries and the general:

http://www.youdecidepolitics.com/2007/06/13/full-2008-debate-schedule-from-dnc-and-gop-vice-mccain-obama-palin-biden-video-democrat-republican/

[SoldierDad]

The debate was announced in November but no date was given until Monday. It will be co-hosted by NBC News’ Brian Williams and POLITICO’s John F. Harris and will air on cable channels MSNBC, CNBC and Telemundo. It will also be livestreamed on Politico's website.

A Telemundo reporter will join WIlliams and Harris in asking questions.

These moderators do not inspire much in the way of confidence that the debate will be fair or balanced.

[Conservative Vermont Vet]

How can you have a debate with no candidates?

LOL! Great minds and all that rot....

Was just going to ask the same thing?

Who has declared so far?

[Conservative Vermont Vet]

They’d have to day no to more than Nancy Reagan. Here is the full 2007 - 2008 Republican primary debate schedule:

WTF?

What frikin Repuli-Tard MORON agreed to all these debates by primarily LEFTIST sources/moderators and is there a schedule for the Demo-Rats?

[Will88]

This is another area where Republicans need to grow a spine. I’ve already mentioned that the Dim candidates refused to participate in a debate hosted by Fox News during 2007-2008. Republicans could demand and get balanced panels of questioners for the debates. Some of them are still too much in the habit of just going along.