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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I have always voted Republican, but I’m growing closer to your position if McCain is the nominee.
I don't know, if he is the last one standing we better help him fake it.
Agreed. Also, lighten up on the blue eyeshadow and by the way..we know you were in Vietnam.
It was Huck’s best performance because he didn’t say anything!
McCain was a smirking name dropping A hole who thinks he is entitled.
you are so wrong.
Great body language in that screen cap.
Is it over?
Why doesn’t somebody form a 527 and “swiftboat” McSlime with the horrible “Keating Five Scandal?” That was the only private sector business operation that McSwindler ever got involved in as a blatant enabler of Charles Keating and all his swindles of the elderly that just got done voting for McLiar in FL because their danged memories don’t work anymore!!!
I do have trouble keeping up sometimes, but I get through them.
That’s right. Huckabee gets Reagan. Said with passion, warmth, and sincerity. He should be the nominee just for that.
I do have to say that Huckabee also gave a great answer.
Overall the main impress I get from this is that McCain was awful tonight.
Where was he (McCain) in 1980?
Trying to decide where to move to in Arizona where he could get elected to Congress. He found out someone was retiring and had his new heiress wife quickly find a house in that district.
That was a great “Ronald Reagan speech” by Romney. McCain is dumb enough to attack Romney instead of closing out on a positive note.
No matter what happens (and this could be a possible turning point for Romney going into Super Tuesday), Romney will be a frontrunner in 2012 if McCain doesn’t go down in 6 days.
Here’s Huckabee...can I puke now, please.
They wont watch it
Theuy have to believe that Romney is a conservative
Agreed.
Yes, it has been. Good to see you.
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