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.

[KansasGirl]

Romney just teams up with Wolf Blitzer against Newt.

[caww]

Oh no...come on what’s the matter with Newt tonight...are they getting did they get to him with all the battering prior?

[Fawn]

LOL!!! Good shot Newt!!

[Biblebelter]

Mitt screwed up. Should have let it drop.

[dragnet2]

To be honest, Newt looks like he'd rather be somewhere else.

Romney continues to beat Newt....Romney, I am innocent by-stander, I don't make my own investments...

[Thane_Banquo]

Why is mittens allowed to attack Newt for as long as he wants and Newt gets 30 seconds to respond

I'm hoping that is a rhetorical question, because if you don't know the answer, you're going to be very troubled when you hear it.

[mardi59]

Newt to Blitzer “this is a nonsense question”. Blitzer defending Romney.

I detest Romney and Blitzer. This debate is so fixed for Mittens.

[AFPhys]

Newt tried properly to get to issues. I have to admit that Mitt did a great job of getting off the issues.

[CynicalBear]

Newt is handing Mitt softball questions. WHF?

[Cato in PA]

This is brutal. Newt is getting torn apart. If it continues much longer, I’m switching this off.

[onyx]

Cayman Island and Swiss Bank accounts!

Romney trying to explain those accounts!!!

[JoSixChip]

Were being played folks, plain and simple. I know I’m not telling anyone here anything they don’t already know. But unfortunately, 80% of the American public are so dumbed down they don’t know a leader from POS. obumber or mitt, you will not be given any other choice.

[bigbob]

Gotta give the devil his due, Mitt is very well prepared, has the facts and arguments well in hand, and has been spot-on in sticking it to Newt.

[show]

Motor Mouth Romney - awful.

[Danae]

Wolf and Mittens are on the same side. Its the press and the establishment against the conservatives.

[Vendome]

Good!

Rich finally was the bigger man and told both of them to stop the penny ante stuff about Freddie/Fannie and let’s discuss the issues!

I agree.

[AllAmericanGirl44]

He is and he is a stuttering freakin bought straw man -
this is sheer insanity.

I am disgusted with Blitz and his idiocy.

[katiedidit1]

STACKED AUDIENCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NEWT BOOED

[tcrlaf]

Wolf has a Democrat-approved list of questions for tonite’s REPUBLICAN DEBATE.

ALL DAY LONG CNN has had Democrat after Democrat attacking on these subjects.

[CASchack]

Wolfe is keeping after Newt.