Reagan Library Republican Presidential Debate: January 30, 2008 (Official Thread)

CNN ^ | January 30, 2008

[khnyny]

Reagan Library Republican Presidential Debate: January 30, 2008

SIMI VALLEY, California (CNN) -- Republican presidential hopefuls will face off Wednesday night without a familiar face as ex-New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani is expected to drop out and endorse front-runner Sen. John McCain.

The remaining candidates will take the stage in a debate -- sponsored by CNN, the Los Angeles Times and Politico -- beginning at 8 p.m. ET Wednesday.

The event at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, follows McCain's Tuesday night win in the Florida primary.

McCain topped former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney 36 percent to 31 percent in the hotly contested race.

Giuliani placed third with 15 percent of the vote, followed closely by former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee with 14 percent, and Rep. Ron Paul of Texas was fifth with 3 percent.

Giuliani is expected to end his White House bid and endorse McCain at a campaign event in California later Wednesday, Republican Party sources said.

Minus Giuliani, the debate will be a four-candidate affair -- McCain, Romney, Huckabee and Paul -- with CNN's Anderson Cooper moderating.

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

Oh, and Mitt wasn’t a senator.

"Senator" was a pejorative during the Roman Empire.

"Senator" was also a pejorative in Italy during the Middle Ages.

This was for a reason.

People forget.

[Yosemitest]

To all:

Please chek out 'RONALD REAGAN "A Time for Choosing"'

Thanks

[La Enchiladita]

I do too.... would LOVE it.
Show us your roundhouse, Mitt.

[AliVeritas]

Why not? Mc voted for Ginsburg right?
After all she said in the hearings.

[MamaLucci]

WHAT! are you watching the same debate the rest of us are?

[CWW]

Down goes McCain!! Down goes McCain!! Down goes McCan!!!

[Henchster]

WHOA! Are the Reagan plates now available? When I last checked, the Kommies in Sacramento had nixed it.

I want one!

[advance_copy]

John McCain is a rotten liar!

[dawn53]

I’m seeing that too...who are they getting this info from...they Luntz group???

[COBOL2Java]

That McCain smirk is really irritating. Indicates a real inability to control himself.

Here's hoping Super Tuesday voters will notice it.

[Loyal Buckeye]

Mitt should look McCain in the eye and call him a lying sonofabitch.

[silentreignofheroes]

ain’t there four(4) people up there,??,might vote Paul,tired of McCain/Romney already..

[scott says]

I really don’t know how I can actually vote for McCain if he is the nominee...I loathe the RATS but cannot support McCain in good conscious...this wil be a real conundrum if McCain wins. :(

[jwalsh07]

Evidently, the guy you envy for whatever reason has another reason to envy him, he has testosterone!!

[Shadow44]

My God! McCain is STILL going at it!

[callisto]

Romney: "The WT gave you 3 pinnochios"
LMAO!!!

[Def Conservative]

McCain and Huckabee sitting in a tree.

[CWW]

Down goes McCain!! Down goes McCain!! Down goes McCain!!!

[marinamuffy]

Can someone besides Willard and McNut talk for a change????!!!!

I can’t take this anymore! None of the above. Brokered convention please!

[za_claws]

Man... this bickering is getting old.. I think at this point I’m going to write-in David Palmer!