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

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.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


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1,661 posted on 01/30/2008 6:32:55 PM PST by TornadoAlley3 (This site has been invaded by trolls!)
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McCain to Romney: Ronald Reagan would not change his positions depending what year it was.

Pfffffffffffffffft on McCain’s hypocrisy.


1,662 posted on 01/30/2008 6:33:00 PM PST by CounterCounterCulture (Thank you Duncan Hunter for your service. Alan Keyes for President. Screw the kingmakers.)
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To: SE Mom

IMHO, the look on his face throughout the debate is one of somebody who’s trying really hard to “keep their cool”...but it comes off as a smirk, or a know it all look.


1,663 posted on 01/30/2008 6:33:01 PM PST by dawn53
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To: Shortstop7

Wow, McCain dipped to 30 on the Reagan question.


1,664 posted on 01/30/2008 6:33:03 PM PST by rintense (You don't advance conservatism by becoming more liberal. Piss off McCain and Huck!)
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To: A. Morgan

If it must be done, it must be done.


1,665 posted on 01/30/2008 6:33:04 PM PST by End Times Crusader (John McCain - Leadership for America ; Staying the course in the War on Terror)
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To: khnyny

And Ron Paul ends the debate in a snore with the Gold Standard. *yawn*


1,666 posted on 01/30/2008 6:33:05 PM PST by Shadow44
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To: All
McCain scares me. I have this feeling he’d start WWIII because he was having a bad day.
1,667 posted on 01/30/2008 6:33:07 PM PST by McGruff (I am against McCain more than I am for Romney.)
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To: Reagan Man
WOW!

It wasn't that profound.

But evidently a bit too profound for you to get a handle on.

1,668 posted on 01/30/2008 6:33:07 PM PST by jwalsh07
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To: La Enchiladita

Mitt approaching 90 on whether he would get RR’s support; McCain went down to 30 hinting Romney a flip-flopper.


1,669 posted on 01/30/2008 6:33:08 PM PST by CedarDave (Hillary and Obama promise change: Exactly what will be left in our pockets after they take the rest)
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To: jwalsh07

Ronald Reagan would endorse me cause I would love to kick McCain in the shins.


1,670 posted on 01/30/2008 6:33:14 PM PST by Shortstop7
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To: CASchack

Very well. I’m sure it ticked off some FReepers, too...:)


1,671 posted on 01/30/2008 6:33:18 PM PST by La Enchiladita (I'm on the Mitt-Mobile!!!)
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To: khnyny

McCain gets about 40 on CNN charting for his response about whether Reagan would endorse him.


1,672 posted on 01/30/2008 6:33:18 PM PST by TomGuy
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To: Womp Rat

Good choice!!


1,673 posted on 01/30/2008 6:33:19 PM PST by Gator113 (McCain will lead our country....into the valley of darkness, with Hillary holding our hand.)
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To: Sir Francis Dashwood

hey pal........I care what she thinks.......back the truck up or dance but get that attitude gone


1,674 posted on 01/30/2008 6:33:23 PM PST by advertising guy (.The FBR Open........then the SUPERBOWL...... where I live......,and I drink ..WHOA)
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To: dawn53

I wanna know if it’s the audience
there or where ...

As soon as McCain started speaking,
the downspike was in the cellar.


1,675 posted on 01/30/2008 6:33:26 PM PST by STARWISE (They (Dims) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war-RichardMiniter, respected OBL author)
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To: GOPyouth
I've noticed a split in rhetoric among the Republican candidates throughout this campaign, between the pro-business Romney, Giuliani, and Thompson, and populists like Huckabee, McCain, and Hunter.

It's not so much that their policies break along those lines, but their rhetoric certainly has. That split in rhetoric has certainly been seen on this forum as well.

I'm worried that this is indicative of a fissure forming within the Republican party and the conservative movement as a whole, one that's much deeper than any split between the three "Reagan coalition" factions.
1,676 posted on 01/30/2008 6:33:30 PM PST by The Pack Knight (Duty, Honor, Country.)
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To: txflake

Not at all. I just don’t support or defend liberals like Willard Myth Romney and never will.

I’ll leave that up to you.


1,677 posted on 01/30/2008 6:33:33 PM PST by Reagan Man (FUHGETTABOUTIT Willard, conservatives don't vote for liberals. GO NOBODY!)
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To: Tennessee Nana

Well, I was a FredHead and look where that got me.


1,678 posted on 01/30/2008 6:33:38 PM PST by txhurl (Yes there were WMDs /Romney '08 / Yes you will vote against Clinton)
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To: Truthsearcher
Romney’s answers had the meter up to 80. McCain’s answer bottomed out at 30 and only climbed back up to 50 at the conclusion of his remarks.
1,679 posted on 01/30/2008 6:33:38 PM PST by allmendream ("A Lyger is pretty much my favorite animal."NapoleonD (nocrybabyconservatives))
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To: xmission

“I regret that I didn’t serve. I can believe that. I can also believe that he changed his view on abortion, because I did.”

Ditto, and ditto. I am an over-40 mother of youngin’s, but wish I had served in non-combatant role during my wild single years. I became pro-life after reading “See I Told You So!”


1,680 posted on 01/30/2008 6:33:42 PM PST by littlehouse36 (Why be Europe?)
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