Live Thread: Republican Presidential Debate in Jacksonville, FL on CNN 8 P.M. EST

Thursday, January 26, 2012 | Kristinn

[kristinn]

Hosted by Wolf Blitzer at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville. Candidates: Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and Ron Paul.

Word is the audience will be "allowed" to participate.

Livestream here.

[sillsfan]

Santorum, please get out.
now.

[moehoward]

"Romney has a stacked audience. He successfully dropped Rubio’s name."

Yep. Big points there. Newt's in the red.

[mylife]

Santorum is nailing this question on S America

[rogue yam]

Score one for Wolf Blitzer and the media - trying to get the these guys fighting each other and off the real issue - Obama.

Bingo. The real issue is borrowing, spending, and expansion of government.

Once again the GOP is dancing to the leftists' tune.

[Fresh Wind]

Blitzer also slimed Gingrich with “ghetto” question.

But Romney looked really bad when he played dumb about the ad.

[KansasGirl]

Yes, the audience is stacked with Romniacs. Much different than the audience in other debates. A FReeper who tried to get tickets and was shut out told us this was coming! The GOP establishment thinks that the audience is why Newt won SC so they fixed the audience this time!

[icwhatudo]

Santorum:

“I am not with Paul”

Makes great point on Honduras and Obama standing with socialists.

[alicewonders]

I sure miss Rick Perry.

Me too.

[Pravious]

Santorum is SUCH a failure when he tries to sound inspiring. He can’t get there. He can’t do it.

[Will88]

Newts pandering. You can not have different laws in America for Mom and Grandma. Its a constitutional thing.

And except for English as the official language, most everything Newt is saying about illegal aliens already in the US is unworkable nonsense. He's really off on this issue and wouldn't find very many Republicans in Congress to support him if he became president.

[riri]

Kuddos to Santorum for using the term leftists and Marxists. Needs to be said more often until drilled into the minds of people.

[mardi59]

I have a feeling that every word that comes out of Newts mouth is going to be attacked by Romney. Keep it up Mitt, it makes you look so foolish.

[onyx]

I fear this debate won’t last long enough for Newt to score if Romney is permitted to filibuster!

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

Mitt Romney has launched the biggest smear campaign I’ve ever seen by one Republican to another, against Newt. I can’t believe what I’m seeing!

It worked in Iowa, and it's been working for the last few days in Florida. He'll keep at it as long as it's working.

He can't call off the PAC, doncha know. Apparently it's illegal.

Romney is the slick guy from the slick frat in Animal House.

[PapaNew]

Santorum - good job - first one to bring up the REAL problem: Obama.

[CynicalBear]

>> Newt needs to get his head in the game.<<

He let Romney talk way too long. Gave him an opening in fact which wasn’t real wise. Newt seems off his game at the beginning. Hope he gets going like he can.

[Kenny]

I sure miss Rick Perry.

Oh yeah! The best candidate run out of the race. I sure hope those who joined that lynch mob are happy tonight.

[Free Vulcan]

Looks like Santorum showed up to the debate tonite.

[Thane_Banquo]

Paul forgot he’s in Florida. He said we should have free trade with Cuba, and I think only three people clapped. Ron Paul is a nut job.

[Thane_Banquo]

Paul forgot he’s in Florida. He said we should have free trade with Cuba, and I think only three people clapped. Ron Paul is a nut job.