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 ...
McCain is wrapping himself in “conservative names”
MCCain name-drops the oldies of the GOP.
McCain is droning on... Ugh!
Time for shots!
McCain reach across to the other side and stayed there.
McCain was 5’8’’ before the shrinkage of age set in. Romney is over 6 fr tall and eleven years younger, and healthier.
She’s definitely my better half, although by volume, she’s more like my better quarter.
McWhat’s his Name is so full of CRAP!
Because he IS!
Is it just me, seriously-McCain is wearing blue eye shadow.
McCain attacks Romney’s taxation, low job creation, $245M debt because of mandated health care...
McCain namedrops support from Kemp, Ridge, Graham, Romney’s Lt Gov...
What about Warren Rudman?
Romney must get McCain angry and force him to say something he should not.
Ironic, isn’t it, that this group of liberals are debating at the Reagan Library?
Wow that was a good Romney slapdown. McCain goes with the lame endorsements from the “very conservative” Herald and the very liberal Globe.
McCain not touting himself but going down his standard list of Romney’s failure.
Romney should mention that getting along is one thing but bad legislation shouldn’t be made just so one can get along and bipartisan.
Just prayed for Mitt.
THe NRA could come up with a better slate of conservative candidates.
This is RINO land
LOL!
Romney correcting McCain’s lies!
Romney correcting Mccain now!
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