Please explain though why the debate will be in 2011 an off year and not 2012 the actual year ???
To beat the presidential rush?
They want to ultimately destroy all Republican candidates at an earliest time possible.
Every answer will be twisted by CNN’s political analysts.
There were a lot of debates in 2007. 5? 10? Filled with people like Jim Gilmore and Tommy Thompson and Sam Brownback.
There were maybe 10 people up there on the stage. Way, way before most people were paying attention.
2011 is shaping up to be about the same as 2007. The first debate is about 4 months away. This coming April or May. This tea party debate is just one of many debates months before the first vote in the first primary or caucus.
It's 9 months away.
I imagine that there will be several contenders chomping at the bit by that time.
It's pretty clear now that Romney (the choice of the elites/GOP IMO) Gingrich, Huckabee, Bolton (maybe) and some others are running.
In the 2008 race, On November 15, 2006, McCain announced he would form an exploratory committee. And announced 2-28-09 that he was running, a scant 2 months from now perspectively.
Feb 5/15, Giulliani; Hunter January 25, 2007; Huckabee January 28, 2007; Romney February 13, 2007---So by Sept there should be a slew of them!
The first of the 2012 season debates will be in New Hampshire:
CNN is Joining With WMUR-TV and the New Hampshire Union Leader to produce the first 2012 Republican Presidential Primary debate in the "First in the Nation" primary state of New Hampshire. That debate is scheduled to take place on June 7, 2011.
A lot will happen between now and Sept.
Har, in fact I'm sure some will drop out before that!