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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Anderson Cooper makes me puke.
MSM declares LRon Paul, Huck and McPain to represent true Republicans.
Mitt looking good, sounding good.
Rude questioner, wants Romney to diss Bush.
Keep talking, Mitt. Make the tax cuts permanent.
Cooper’s contempt for Mitt is palpable.
You user name really fits you!
It amazes me that Schwarzenegger would endorse Queeg over his political doppleganger, Slick Willard.
Poor Myth: he really IS that unlikeable.
Is McCain wearing blue eye shadow???
Yeah, big, you're right... here's a fresh one for you now.
BTW Hell yes, we are better off than when Billary was in office!!!!
Here come McQueeg with “straight talk”
I don’t see any call for that. People are free to disagree here. If you don’t like my anger at the situation fine, but take it out on me.
McCain: Straight Talk
*DRINK*
McLame using “Straight talk”. THank God!/s
McCain with Straight talk again....
Showing his brilliance in economics—I have to put sunglasses on.
Fumbling answer.....
Not blue contacts, I mean his eyelids are shaded blue...
What daheck is McCain saying?
McPain needs to spit that golf ball out, can’t make out his mumbling.
Grandpa McAmnesty, off to the Gates of Hell to kill Bin Laden but after he eats at Hometown Buffet
Here we go again. No time limits for answers AND no rules for Anderson Cooper. He can interrupt, rephrase a question before a candidate can answer.
Looks like McCain on meds again.
Can Anderson just let them talk and not put words in their mouth?
LET’s HAVE some STRAIGHT TALK?
Ok- maybe it’s me...is McC mumbling and is he s l o w???
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