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.

[onyx]

B T T T ! ! ! ©

[AFPhys]

Newt is doing OK on this issue, but the cost of it is something that he has to deal with by somehow convincing people it would pay off.

[KansasGirl]

Yes, another worthless debate. They don’t even discuss issues Americans care about.

Obama is going to run to the right of Romney in the general election.

[caww]

if Romney's the nominee, I will bow to the establishment and remove myself from the whole circus.

Me too...this is our last chance..it's the final opportunity before we go all the way down...it's either Newt or this year is my last involved with the political arena. I'll be done.

[Reagan69]

Ricky the Rambler

[Thane_Banquo]

I thought calling illegals “Americans” was a telling Freudian slip.

[rodguy911]

I don’t know but he is rocking tonight.

[Shelayne]

I told my husband that I absolutely will NOT vote for Mitt Romney. He was a little surprised, but he could see that I was serious.

[bgill]

Paul - send politicians to the moon!!!!!

[onyx]

Right!

[onyx]

Right!

[kjam22]

I think Romney is coming off as a complete jerk. He’s turning off a lot of people. Santorum will go up after this. Not sure if he takes votes from newt or romney. Prob both....

[Shortstop7]

I will NEVER vote for Romney either.

Gonna be writing in Trump before this mess is over ;)

[AnnGora]

Santorum talks cutting spending. It’s about time somebody brought it up!

[JediJones]

Ron Paul didn’t need to go to outer space, since he clearly already came from there.

[Fawn]

I predict the next question:
If you adopt a puppy, will you get it spayed or neutered?

[LostInBayport]

No, we can’t talk about $3.50 gas or 20% of the nation on food stamps or housing in the toilet.

Going to Mars is much, much more important (to Wolf Bitcher, anyway).

[rodguy911]

I must have missed it.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Great. Santorum wins the debate. Takes votes from Newt.

Mitt wins the 50 delegates and the momentum.

Great.

[PennsylvaniaMom]

I am embarrassed by this farce.

The medical question? Okay, why didn’t the three that answered remind Wolfie that Dear Leader has never released his. As usual. Santorum didn’t get that question. Wolf seems to forget the bookends.