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.

[TornadoAlley3]

[NordP]

Three votes in my family for Romney.

[txlurker]

McCain is an arrogant and egotistical fool. He hurt himself in this debate tonight. In my opinion. McCainiacs are sure to disagree.

[stocksthatgoup]

/s

[Fred]

a liberal, lying loser

So Arnold is endorsing himself?

[gpapa]

Romney says he regrets not serving in military.

Should have kept his mouth shut on that one.

[potlatch]

Got your good screen caps! Nice post devolve.

[RDTF]

thanks for the heads up!

[hercuroc]

McCain will implode before next NOV-

all the Dems have to do is play the waiting game

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

McCain is not serving his country with honor now.

Every one of them takes an oath to protect the states from invasion.

McCain has betrayed us.

[rintense]

Only a few thought McCain won. Half thought ROmney did. Half thought Huckabee did.

[K-oneTexas]

Good one.

[hope]

Lets hope that’s where those feet end up for good...LOL!

[scott says]

McCain did very poorly. I am really starting to get depressed now. I don’t really like Romney or Huckabee, they both have thier positives and negatives-—but how can I possibly support McCain?
The man totally annoys me....oy,vey!

[STARWISE]

You’re getting boring, nana .. ;)

[silent_jonny]

If I were Mitt, I’d start thinking about running as an independent. He’s got the cash to do it.

Interesting. (I mean that in a good way)

[CedarDave]

You again
You should be home feeding your pet illegal aliens

LMAO!

[jveritas]

The problem with this setting is that he is to close to the other candidates and the camera at any angle is having all the candidates in sight and showing every gesture they are doing. McCain smirk and his constant fiddling with the pen were annoying beyond belief.

[Sun]

McCain said we should judge him by the people supporting him.

OK, we WILL - all the RINOs are supporting McCain.

[CASchack]

CNN panel slamming Romney and defending McCain.

The goal is to get McCain the nomination, then pull the rug out from under him in the general.