CNN Republican Presidential Debate (kiddies at 6:30ET, main event at 8:30 post 1001 ) LIVE THREAD

CNN ^ | December 15, 2015

[Jim Robinson]

GOP candidates debate for first time since terror attacks.

[bray]

Is Cliff Claven still in the debate?

[PghBaldy]

I have CNN on now, and 5 minutes ago their countdown clock sayd 20 minutes to go

[V K Lee]

Thanks, Jane. DH had just asked when the kiddie table debate started. Now we know. Good thing leftovers tonight this leaves little time for cooking!

GO TRUMP GO CRUZ! ~ YOU WIN OR WE LOSE!!

[mbrfl]

If things get heated between Trump and Cruz, it will be interesting. My take on their flare up this past week is different from some. I don’t think it was a case of a media created controversy. I think the leaking of that audio was deliberate on the part of Cruz, to try to prod Trump into the self-destruct that he’s pinning all his hopes on. Big problem for him.

The truth is, Trump has the upper hand and has had it ever since Cruz went knocking on his door for a meeting earlier this year. That was a sign of weakness. Trump can point that out if he so chooses, and can point out Cruz’s disingenuousness of publicly praising hiim while mocking him behind his back. He may even choose to reveal some of the details of his meeting with Cruz. Could be very awkward and embarrassing for him. Cruz has chosen to put himself in a position of weakness with his ‘let Trump self-destruct’ strategy, because there is no viable backup plan if it doesn’t succeed.

[Rome2000]

Card carrying communist David Axelrod on CNN right now.

[novemberslady]

bkmk

[Rome2000]

Lets see, CNN has on the screen right now a commie, a queer, a mafioso, a retard, and some other guy that might be a queer.

[Rona Badger]

[conservative98]

Interesting.

[Jim Robinson]

Trump sucked all the oxygen out of the room. His bold strokes on immigration, deporting all illegals and securing the borders, even a moratorium on Muslims sets a high standard the others can’t cope with. Anything less looks weak. He’s hitting all the strokes we the people are wanting hit.

[DaughterofEve]

One of them just said most of Trump’s supporters are lower-income. What??

[Engraved-on-His-hands]

That is sorta true (if I remember the polling demographics correctly). A better way to say it is that he doesn’t do as well with those with higher incomes. He also does better with people without advanced college degrees.

[fatima]

It’s full,anyone got a stream link online.Got a house full of people here and can’t watch on TV.Thanks.

[Jim Robinson]

No one here but us knuckle draggers.

[mbrfl]

Agree. Before Trump got into the race, Cruz’s stance on immigration was probably one of the strongest of all the other candidates in the race, and yet it wasn’t really strong at all. Trump’s bold proposal made that glaringly obvious.

[deport]

In the kiddie show......

[CatOwner]

But Jim, Trump is not a true conservative. Haven't you read the posts here the past several days where Freepers have indicated they won't vote for Trump if he's at the top of the GOP ticket?

For the record, I am supporting either Trump or Cruz. Anyone else is just a repeat of 2008 and 2012.

[Jim Robinson]

You might want to take a deeper look into the actual poll data.

[Engraved-on-His-hands]

Historically, Santorum has had one of the strongest stances on immigration. He has held that not only illegal immigration but legal immigration should be radically curtailed.

[mylife]

Why is David A**holrod there?