CNN/YouTube Republican Presidential Debate Tonight!

Tonight CNN and YouTube are hosting a Republican Presidential debate in St. Petersburg, Florida airing at 8 PM. The debate is different because the questions are coming from real people who have submitted a video question through YouTube. Forty people have been selected by CNN to ask their question directly to the eight Republican nominees.

This is the second time a debate with this format has been held. Over the summer the Democrats had their turn answering the YouTube submitted questions. Most notable was an animated snowman that asked about global warming.

3rd GOP Debate, Tonight, June 5th

This evening, St. Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire will host the 3rd GOP debate of the presidential election season.
As the home of the nation's first primary, all eyes will be on New Hampshire and this debate. We will see the re-appearance of the 10 candidates from the previous 2 debates. These candidates are: Senator John McCain (AZ), Senator Sam Brownback (KS), former Mayor Rudy Giuliani (NY), former Governor Mitt Romney (MA), Congressman Ron Paul (TX), former Governor Jim Gilmore (VA), Congressman Duncan Hunter (CA), former Governor Mike Huckabee (AR), Congressman Tom Tancredo (CO) and former Governor Tommy Thompson (WI).
Notably missing from the debate will be former TN Senator Fred Thompson who last week all but threw his hat in the ring by announcing he would set up a 'testing the waters' committee. Thompson will appear, however, on the Fox News Channel for post-debate commentary.

Democrats Play Nice During First Debate

The first Democratic debate of the 2008 presidential election took place last night in Orangeburg, South Carolina. Below is a link to an article summing up the debate, which covered a wide array of topics, from the recent Supreme Court decision to uphold the federal abortion ban, to the war in Iraq, and to the negative perceptions that surround all of the candidates.
The debate was cordial and polite on the whole and contained little, if any, controversy among the candidates. As the media has reported today, there was no winner of the debate but rather gave some “second-tier” contenders an opportunity in the spotlight.

Click here to read an article about the debate from the New York Times.

Boston Globe Editorial Reviews GOP Debate

Today's Boston Globe editorial takes a look at this week's GOP debate in South Carolina. With the future of our nation at stake, which of these candidates will step up and lead our GOP?

Click here for the full oped titled "Rudy makes it look easy".

2nd Republican Debate -- Tuesday, May 15th

TONIGHT'S GOP DEBATE WILL AIR ON THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL AT 9:OOPM EST.

Tonight the Republican contenders for the GOP presidential nomination will meet for a 2nd time in South Carolina to debate.
This debate will be quite different to the debate earlier this month which was held in the Reagan Presidential Library in California. In that debate, each candidate attempted to tie themselves to the late President, but in South Carolina, many candidates will try to tout their conservative credentials to appeal to the voters there.
Will the top-tier candidates pander to the far right? Or will they state their intentions to represent all Republicans and all Americans?

Click here to read a full story from the Washington Post.

GOP Candidates Debate Top Issues of the Day

With First Lady Nancy Reagan and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in the front row of the audience last night, 10 Presidential hopefuls participated in the first GOP debate of the 2008 election.
Topics ranged from taxes, to immigration, to war, to abortion and stem cell research and much more. Governor Mitt Romney was forced to defend his often-changing positions, particularly on abortion. McCain was the only candidate to forthrightly state his support of the advancement of embryonic stem cell research.
All of the candidates cited President Reagan at some point and stated why they were the candidate who would successfully emulate his legacy. Despite what some claimed during the debate and what they will continue to claim in the future, their records speak for themselves. The GOP needs a candidate that all Americans can embrace and that will support a 'big tent' Republican Party.
What did you think of last night's debate??

First Republican Debate to be Held Thursday

Tomorrow evening, 10 Republican presidential hopefuls will gather in the Reagan Presidential Library in California for the first GOP debate of the 2008 Election.
With such a large field of candidates, it may be difficult for any one candidate to steal the spotlight and increase his numbers in the polls. It is very interesting that the debate will be held in the Reagan Library, as many Republicans and Americans nationwide are seeking to support a candidate that they feel represents the values and ideals of President Reagan-- a promoter of the 'big tent' Republican philsophy.
The debate will be aired on MSNBC at 8:00PM ET and is co-hosted by the Politico and the Reagan Library.

Click here to read an article about the debate from The Politico.