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.

[FastCoyote]

I’m nervous.

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

100% correct,

Good to have a FR reality check. Now, to see if he can keep his cool...

[katiedidit1]

SIC EM NEWT!

[freemarketsfreeminds]

not positive. i thought i heard there will be “audience” questions. by cnn standards that means romney supporter questions imo.

[moehoward]

OMG she looks just like him!

[Right_in_Virginia]

Me too.

[Shortstop7]

I was just getting ready to say the same thing...I’m very nervous.

[KansasGirl]

I don’t know, rumor is they stacked the audience for Mitt.

[Biblebelter]

Mitt announced he was procreative.

[Pharmboy]

I applauded Santorum’s mom! Excellent!

[PapaNew]

Worth posting again, I think. Gingrich needs to go after these charges and those who are perpetrating them if they're not true.

The Cain method of, "Just go to my website" doesn't work. The American people don't know all the ins and outs of this stuff and deserve a straightforward, hard-hitting, no-nonsense answer from Gingrich on these charges. Whether they're false or not, the American people deserve a clear, concise answer on WHY they're false, what the truth is, and then (if they're false) a sharp rebuke on the perpetrator(s) and a reiteration on the media's attempts to move the debate away from the REAL problem: Obama and the Dems.

[Vision]

Site of the next nuclear carrier???

[Red Steel]

Mittens has his BOTs in place to scream.

[mylife]

Thank goodness the audience is allowed to participate tonight.

[Rome2000]

GOOD LORD!!!

Santorum drags his 93 year old mother to a debate!!!

Romney talking about all of his sons and grandkids, none of whom will ever wear the uniform.

[MissMagnolia]

What a SWEET picture!!

[Diogenesis]

Incredibly, the debate began with Romney’s paid,
imported crowd, booing Speaker Gingrich and Santorum.

Debate partners are said to be Hispanic Leadership Network
making up questions with CNN.

Wolf Blitzer is thrilled to be there.
Santorum, too. His card: his mother.
Newt is visting from Georgia, who says Florida
will be the site of the next carrier group
Bishop Romney is all about himself and his family.
Ron Paul, defines himself from the get go.

[Jane Long]

Hey, Rick's mom was wearing a NEWT button!

Just kiddin' :^)

[imchris]

I hope Rick Santorum’s 93-year-old mom will rush on stage and beat Ron Paul with an umbrella tonight.

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

Hark! Did I just hear Newt get the biggest applause?

Soooooo much better with applause.