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.

[silent_jonny]

my husband (who is for Romney) says that "Romney can't carry the South"

I'm in the South and I would happily vote for Romney.

(I would vote for McCain too, but not happily)

[Reagan Man]

Not at all.

I'm just amazed you'd make such an outrageously stupid remark in public.

>>>>>Reagan was no Reagan.

[TornadoAlley3]

[Fresh Wind]

Rest assured, the Clintons already have the 527 in place.

True, but they won't turn it loose until McVain gets the nomination. Too late.

[TheRobb7]

Please don’t mention Hillary and cream in the same sentence........

[RDTF]

Ted Sampley (Vietnam Veternas against Kerry) has already started publishing articles about McCains history. You can find them posted on FR

[MrChips]

McCain came across as a total idiot.

Well, there's a reason for that.

[silentreignofheroes]

You could be right,,

[kcar]

Ron won my vote tonight. Mitt’s just a posing RINO.

[stocksthatgoup]

And that Schwartenegger is emdorsing McCainiac tomorrow!

Like getting a NY Times endorsement!

[Petronski]

This frame is so salient, it simply must be posted again:

This image captures the transition from Romney to McCain.

[whatisthetruth]

McCain was a smirking name dropping A hole who thinks he is entitled.

But he's a war hero and it's his turn, where have we heard THAT before? McDole redux?

[callisto]

Roney’s the only one on the stage tonight that looked Presidential.

[Hoodat]

McCain would still look tired and haggard sitting next to Helen Thomas.

[rintense]

A Arnold endorsement of McCain will not help him with conservatives.

Romney needs a Fred endorsement.

[xmission]

I became pro-life, after GOD reached out, and told me that everything that I had believed was wrong...

[Fox_Mulder77]

“Well here it is, he is better than McCain.........tick...tick”

ROTFL!!!

[NordP]

Romney has to win. With ARNOLD THE LIB endorcing McCain tomorrow...it's further proof McCain is a LIBERAL.

I'm so shocked at why people cannot see that!!! I feel like I'm living in a parallel universe. WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON???

[jveritas]

EXTREMELY ANNOYING GESTURE by McCain...

[elkfersupper]

When you have no constitutional conseratives running who stand a chance, who cares?