Posted on 01/30/2008 4:16:12 PM PST by 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.
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Before this debate, I loathed McCain.
After this debate, I loathe him even MORE.
McCain: My friend Huckabee
*drink*
my friend
*drink*
timetables, timetables
*drink*drink*
Oh no a WOT question to RP
Before this, I only disliked McCain, and did not trust him. Now, I can not STAND him. What a nasty, smarmy little man.
MOgirl
McCain refers to Huckabee as “my friend.”
I have to believe that he has damaged himself badly tonight.....
I can’t support any of the Republicans on stage in good conscious. The only thing that would get me out to vote for any of them would be the threat of another Clinton in the White House.
They don’t call McCain “maverick” cause he’s James Garner.
Skin cancer and a bad case of it.
Romney you can spend all your money
Good mccain
got a laugh
Nice to know some still ‘like Ike!’
You’re in good company.
fMcCain’s inablilty to stand down from his wrong position is a great example of how rigid he would be in the Oval Office. His way or No way!
Darn, too bad nobady’s watching this (except for us nut jobs)!!
fMcCain’s inablilty to stand down from his wrong position is a great example of how rigid he would be in the Oval Office. His way or No way!
Ron Paul is there for comic relief.
You’re a pox.
McCain getting booed over his smarmy comment about Mitt spending his own money.
McCain continues to smirk. Didn’t Gore smirk through a debate and lose it badly.
Ron Paul shouldn’t be on the stage. He has positions I support and positions I adamantly oppse but he got 3% in Florida. He could take a lesson from Edwards.
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