The next GOP Debate Reality Show will be Wednesday - February 22, 2012 - 8pm ET on CNN

[Tx4obama]

Last edited Wed Feb 22, 2012, 04:11 AM - Edit history (2)

Sponsored by: CNN?/Arizona Republican Party
In Mesa, Arizona

Scheduled participants: Gingrich, Paul, Romney, Santorum

Moderator: John King (see my DU comment #6 below in the comments sections)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_republican_debates
http://www.2012presidentialelectionnews.com/2012-debate-schedule/2011-2012-primary-debate-schedule/




Note: The March 1st CNN debate, and the March 5th MSNBC debate have been canceled.

The ONLY other remaining scheduled debate is:
March 19, 2012 9pm ET on PBS
Location: Portland, OR
Sponsor: Oregon Public Broadcasting, NPR, PBS, The Washington Times and the Oregon Republican Party
Participants: TBD

[annabanana]

1. Limiting US exposure to the Circus?

Seriously. If I was a Republican I'd have them all shut up and hide in a hole until November. Let the CorpoMedia© do their work for them. Everytime one of them opens their yap it gets the Dems closer to sweeping the board.

[Tx4obama]

2. Bump. n/t

[PRETZEL]

3. I'm making extra popcorn for this one

Little Ricky will finally be on the hot seat and will have to deal with all the potshots from the other 3. Forget Rmoney, people will expect that from him.

This is going to be Newt's last stand. He desperately needs little Ricky beaten down a peg or two since the two of them are fighting for the same base.

[ellisonz]

4. Can I have extra butter and salt?

Thanks

[Ruby the Liberal]

5. Thanks!

[Tx4obama]

6. At the debate there will be NO podiums, they will use a table instead

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And expect something different on Wednesday night.

"This is the first CNN debate where we've used a table," Feist said. "We decided to make this debate more intimate."
And the table that candidates will be seated around has some history.

"An interesting piece of trivia is that the last time this particular table was used in a GOP debate was at the Reagan Library debate on January 30, 2008," Feist said. "Mitt Romney and Ron Paul were both at that debate sitting at this very same table."

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/02/22/lots-at-stake-in-first-debate-in-nearly-a-month/

p.s. John King will be the moderator.

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While some of the questions will be those that Arizona voters might want to hear asked, questions from moderator John King, CNN's chief national correspondent and anchor of "John King, USA," the audience and social media will break other ground.

"It shouldn't surprise anyone to hear that we might ask about immigration or the economy, both of which are important subjects for Arizona Republicans," said CNN Washington Bureau Chief Sam Feist, the executive producer of the debate. "We're also going to try to ask questions on subjects that haven't been discussed as frequently in the previous 19 debates."

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