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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No debt was left in MA, but a surplus of $2 billion.
Is there a link I can watch this online? I went to the CNN website and I can’t find it.
Romney just accidentally tripped over a point he should be pronouncing loudly: “I got things done.”
All Senator McCain can say is he voted for or against. He didn’t really ‘get anything done.’
Gack!
Huckster: I’m the REAL conservative, I swear!
Q: Rush Limbaugh says you (Huckabee) and McCain would destroy the Republican Party... LOL...
He had him at “hello”.
Boy howdy! Pity the fool
Nerds do have appeal!
Wish I could make it this year. I bought a ticket but had to cancel out because our school scheduled their parent conferences for next week.
Slow pace? I submit it’s a drugged pace.
Huck claims to be only endorser of HLA.
Wrong, Mitt has endorsed also.
Can't have it both ways.
ID card or illegals.
Up to you.
“Is there a link I can watch this online? I went to the CNN website and I can’t find it.”
I got to it from cnn.com - perhaps you just missed it?
HuckAPHONY is off off off just way off!
Mitt’s response about his record was excellent!!! Question . . . why is this debate on at 5pm on the west coast? Will they re-play it out there?
Huckster asked about Rush—says Rush wrong that Huck or McCain would destroy Republican Party.
Huck lying now about his beliefs—the opposite of what his record is—lower taxes, smaller government.
That’s some Jesus juice he’s drinking.....
McNutCase is about to have a “Howard Dean” moment...Watch him loose it very soon.
I didn’t know the NRA picked em
Huckabee has to be crazy to mention Rush. Rush will rip him a new one tomorrow. Huckabee is only there to tear
conservatives apart. Is this guy a serious candidate?
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