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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Why did they put Nancy Reagan next to that skunk?
I’ve asked and didn’t see a reply...I think it’s the Luntz focus group, but maybe it’s the audience...the captions says audience response (just doesn’t say which audience.)
God bless her!
Well, his stupidity has won him some primaries...I was not that impressed with any of them tonight. Well, except maybe Mitt’s looks...Unfortunately this is not a beauty contest.
Debate ends.
I think McCain hurt himself. A President is more than CinC.
The real McCain came out tonight in the run-in with Romney. If he did that to Hillary, Hillary would play the victim and cream him.
Huck looks like he is more bored than attacking.
Can’t wait to see the time diffential given to the candidates in this dog-n-pony show.
“BWAHAHAHAHA!! Reagan was a man’s man while Romney is an effeminate New England snob. Get real.”
sounds like you are saying romney looks kinda metro sexual.
I agree. Huck did his best tonite!
“Hello fellow Texan...”
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I’ve been a member here for years but for the last eleven years I was helping Texas counties run their primary elections, and couldn’t visit here often. I’m not doing that this year due to my husband having cancer and going through that (doctor thinks the cancer is gone now). Anyway, I’m thoroughly pleased to be able to be on this forum now. Freepers helped me in 2000 when we were trying to save the votings rights of 9,000 retired people. I truly appreciate Jim Robinson and the Freepers.
You bet.
Now Anderson and company will tell us who won.
Mike won hands down
Yeah, Huckabee did very well tonight - especially on his last answer. He really knocked that one out of the park.
Why don’t we conduct a FR poll and see how many Freepers would vote for McCain over Paul? Game?
Damn, Arnold has too much botox.
~~~ Mitt Romney
Ditto. Ignoring the fact that I hate the guy... what was up with McCain? He reminds me of Al Gore... as if some handler said: “Whatever you do, don’t let anyone see the REAL John McCain!”... so he spent the whole debate acting as if he was barely awake, and speaking slowly... as if we were all stupid and could only understand him if he spoke VERY carefully to us...
Uggggh. [insert spitting sound here].
Ron Paul and Huck should NOT be invited to any further debates. They are completely irrelevant except as spoilers at this point, and don’t deserve the airtime.
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