Posted on 06/02/2011 10:13:44 PM PDT by Kartographer
Seven potential Republican presidential nominees have agreed to meet this month in the first New Hampshire debate of the 2012 election.
The event is sponsored by the New Hampshire Union Leader, CNN and WMUR.
Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, businessman Herman Cain, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Texas Rep. Ron Paul, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum will debate on June 13 in Sullivan Arena at St. Anselm College.
(Excerpt) Read more at unionleader.com ...
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No Sarah? Not interested.
Refuse to do this debate. Republicans should only debate under conservative conditions, with only conservative moderators. This is total BS, debates by liberal stations and papers. When are we going to stop letting the other team run OUR debates????
Republicans are hung like Ken dolls.
No Sarah? Not interested.
You have to have a back up plan. Mine is Michelle. She seems to be the only sane one out of the group. I like Herman Cain but he ran a pizza company not exactly that difficult to do. Millions of people do that everyday. Michelle has been spectacular.
Debates run by the media are soooo last century.
YEAH!!! I like Herman Cain. Sarah is still my #1, but if she doesn’t run, I’m all out for Herman Cain.
I wish Sarah was in the debate also, but, she has her plans and her strategy. Go ahead and watch the debate, onedoug, and see which one of the seven you would like Sarah to choose for a VP.
Sarah won’t be there because she doesn’t need to be there to win the nomination. The fact that Romney is going to be there is proof he is a minor player. The others need to be there for the exposure.
Cain will be the big winner, again.
Looking forward to it, but will this be an actual debate where candidates go back and forth with one another.
I like Herman Cain but he ran a pizza company not exactly that difficult to do. Millions of people do that everyday.
First of all, Herman saved Godfather's from bankruptcy. Sound like a skill we could use?
Secondly, Sarah was invited. Apparently, she's not interested either.
Great a CNN sponsored debate. Last time we got questions from a Hillary Clinton campaign worker and a bunch of YouTube idiots. I will pass and the candidates should as well.
Also, as a reminder, her 08 debate with Biden drew many more millions than the Presidential snooze debates.
It'd be so hilarious if Sarah got the nomination and "repaid her debt to her old friend McCain" by putting him on the ticket with her. A disaster, but with an entertaining initial reaction.
Quick research seems to indicate the most informed, fair and intelligent questions will come from the Union Leader reporters.
John King will likely ask the Democrat Party “Why do you want to kill old people and take away their Social Security” questions fed into his earpiece from a direct connection with Debbie Blabbermouth-Schultz.
Millions of people buy and turn around national chain pizza shops successfully? You may want to educate yourself with Cains background. He wasn't Uncle Vinny spinning pizzas behind the counter all day. Hows that worse than a 3 time House Rep from a Conservative district?
“Republicans should only debate under conservative conditions, with only conservative moderators.”
And what tv network would you have it shown on? FNC or is that unacceptable as well? What would be the ideal scenario, or are we afraid for millions of cross-section voters to watch? I’m no fan of CNN, but believe it or not, tons of people out there watch it, thinking it’s an unbiased news organization - seriously!
I agree that the moderator is extremely important, and we should get to choose who it would be (as well as the format). Wonder if it’s allowed to be someone not employed by ANY of the networks - hmmmm......... although I do think some of the guys at FNC and Fox Business are really good professionals - Baier, Cavuto, Bernie Goldberg, Stephen Moore, Brit Hume, Stuart Varney and a couple of others.
“I like Herman Cain but he ran a pizza company not exactly that difficult to do.”
You can’t be serious.
Maybe you need to get more familiar with his biography, education and entire career.
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