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Tonight's GOP Presidential debate at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center, South Carolina will be hosted by Fox News, The Wall Street Journal, and the South Carolina GOP. It will begin at 9PM EST. Confirmed attendees are former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, Rep. Ron Paul, former Sen. Rick Santorum, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, and Former Governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney. Fox News veteran Bret Baier and Gerald Seib of the Wall Street Journal are tentative moderators of this debate.

(Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has opened a wide lead over his rivals in the South Carolina primary election race, trouncing Newt Gingrich and gaining momentum in his march toward the party's nomination, a Reuters/Ipsos poll shows. Romney, a former Massachusetts governor, could all but quash his rivals' presidential aspirations with a victory in South Carolina on January 21 after winning the first state-by-state nominating contests in Iowa and New Hampshire. Voters in South Carolina - who have favored Republicans in nine of the last 10 presidential elections - appear to have shrugged off attacks on Romney by...

Live thread to cover today's GOP caucus. News, predictions, opinions, totals, and the like. Will be heading out about 4 pm or so to get our site ready and do a final review with the precinct chairs. I expect it to be bigger than 2008 with very heavy turnout and we are preparing for that. We are also ready for disruptions. They simply won't be tolerated. The state party sent us a memo saying if there's any trouble call the cops immediately. Anyone trying to cause problems is going to get a rude awakening. My predictions of the outcome are...

Saddam Hussein: Guilty. Why only two (2) days before America goes to the polls? We have men and women like George W. Bush and Rick Santorum to thank for this result!!! Please pray for and work for the re-election of Senator Rick Santorum! Some please help me by putting a link here to the post "Rick Santorum: Time Is Running Out!" Thank you! Nancee