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.

[Ron C.]

Audience - loudest for Newt!

[Jane Long]

Loved how the crowd yelled “NEWT”!

[Raebie]

Big applause.

The Chamber Singers? Really?

[Engraved-on-His-hands]

Personally, I’m sick of the Romney/Gingrich war and hope that Santorum emerges and will be the last man standing.

I would love that.

Go Rick!

[AFPhys]

Hello everyone. After what has occurred the last couple days with Mitt’s PACs, I hope he comes in dead last. Right now, I am more likely to vote for RPaul in the primary than for Romney.

[imchris]

They sing the national anthem too fast. Slow it down, please.

[TexasFreeper2009]

Yep, good sign for Newt

[Rome2000]

OK, this is weird, but then again, this is Jacksonville.

Seems like the audience is stacked with MYTH operatives.

[Leep]

haha

Maybe willard will self-deport to ancestrail home.

[greeneyes]

Yeh, I think I heard Wolf say that Republican leadership was there and would ask some questions? Did I hear it right?

[billys kid]

If Newt doesn’t win, I’ll commit suicide by eating bad fat.

LOL!

[bigbob]

I think the choir did the Best Anthem I’ve heard in years

[tcrlaf]

Nice to see candidates for President of the United States honoring the National Anthem.

UNLIKE THE OBAMA’S....

[rightwingintelligentsia]

At least they didn’t ask Steven Tyler.

[rodguy911]

This could be a really key debate. If Newt loses here,it could be the end.If he wins could make all the difference.
So far Woof Woof is letting the audience take part. If he shuts them off you know the fix is in for Romney.

[ez]

NOT EVEN A REAL FLAG!?! They are saluting an LCD screen pic of the flag. BOGUS!

[tomkat]

Excellent Anthem !

[dragnet2]

Wolf said Members of the White leadership network will providing or asking some questions

Whoops, I mean he said Hispanic leadership network would be doing that.

Ah....uh...

[Wilum]

OH! And a shot of Vodka! Sorry.

[badpacifist]

A weird though crossed my mind thought Cnn may be more fair to Newt that Faux. Maybe I should stop drinking now.