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.

[KansasGirl]

Romney just called mccain a LIAR.

[Travis McGee]

Romney smacking McCain for the withdrawal timetable LIE!!!!

BAMMO!

[Cedric]

McCain - BUSTED!!

[KansasGirl]

Romney just called mccain a LIAR.

[Truthsearcher]

The environment does have an effect, the system does have an effect. I’ve seen way too people who went to Washington and let the power and the culture change them.

But Cooper is despicable, every question he ask is agenda driven.

[COBOL2Java]

Romney getting his words a little flubbed there. Calm down...

[newzjunkey]

KFI 640AM in L.A. reports Schwarzenegger will endorse McCain tomorrow after they take a tour of a solar power facility.

This should surprise no one.

[whatisthetruth]

Agreed!

[stocksthatgoup]

John McCain smiling like the kid with his finger caught in the cookie jar.

[Shadow44]

Now he’s calling McCain on his dirty trick! Good.

[jwalsh07]

Romney hitting McCain hard. Good on hium!

[Fred]

You rock!!!

[weef]

If McCain is what the Republican party wants then I guess I will no longer be a Republican. He is slimy, crooked, and represents everything wrong with Washington.

Well said! That's what many of us are thinking now. I will never vote for McCain.

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

How would you like to wake up next to a battle axe like that?

OMG! What funeral parlor do they get these people from?

[joebuck]

Sounds like a whiner to me.

[COBOL2Java]

OMG, McCain repeating the lie!

[TornadoAlley3]

[Fresh Wind]

Look at that bastard smirk.

[keepitreal]

Finally! Calls McCain’s tactics dirty tricks.!

[don-o]

And ooowwwnnn goes McLame!!!!