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.

[jveritas]

Still it is a stupid idea.

[Radix]

You are simply not paying serious attention to this debate.

[Truthsearcher]

The voters in 2012, if he turns out bad.

[CounterCounterCulture]

McCain: “Footsoldier in the Reagan Revolution”

*drink*

[txhurl]

Yours was dumber

[Hoodat]

McCain plays the POW card.

[rintense]

And Mitt is knocking him down again.

[littlehouse36]

I can see it coming: McCain-Leiberman Timetable Reform.

[KansasGirl]

McCain is a real POS. He is such a jerk. He is such a LIAR!! I just can’t ever vote for him. Just not gonna do it.

[CASchack]

McCain talking about leading the largest squadron in the Navy again. I am tired of seeing his smirk most of the evening.

Romney his smacking down McCain yet again. I don’t know that it will be enough.

[libbylu]

He is on the right track.

[devane617]

McCain sounds like he has a speach problem...seriously, he sounds slower than usual, almost like a stroke...

[Romneyfor President2008]

McCain said all that and got NO APPLAUSE!!

This Reagan Country is hostile to McCain! LOL

[NautiNurse]

So McCain thinks there’s something wrong with working for profit.

Sounded like that to me.

[La Enchiladita]

Mitt respects McCain’s courage...

[Pyro7480]

LOL!

[RDTF]

Methinks you can’t say that

[A. Morgan]

I know how to lead. I know how to lead..

[It's me]

This So Cal vote will NOT go for McCain!!! Neither will the other 6 in my household.

[COBOL2Java]

Let’s see if McCain responds to Romney’s qualifications to lead an economy by talking again about time tables...