Gop Debate

Gop Debate the stage in Manchester, N.H., for a debate Monday evening that will include questions asked by moderators, posed by live panels of voters, and submitted via Twitter and FacebookThe two-hour debate, sponsored by CNN and The Union Leader newspaper and WMUR-TV in Manchester, N.H., begins at 8 p.m. Eastern time. The Caucus will be live blogging the full two hours, so come back to nytimes.com just before the debate starts and bring your comments and observations.John King, a CNN anchor, will moderate the debate and field questions from New Hampshire journalists. But according to a CNN news release, the candidates will have to answer questions from ordinary New Hampshire voters, as well.decided not to run Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour and Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels among them – and at least one who ruled out a race is reconsidering. Texas Gov.


Rick Perry has said he will decide after the state Legislature completes its current session, and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's plans are still unknownGingrich, quick off the mark in attacking Obama, suffered the mass exodus of the entire top echelon of his campaign last week, an unprecedented event that left his chances of winning the nomination in tatters.Story continues belAll seven flashed their anti-abortion credentials, and were largely unified in opposition to same-sex marriage which is legal in New HampshireSeveral praised a proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would define marriage as between one man and one woman, a position popular among conservative voters. Bachmann said she supported that, but she added that states have the right to write their own laws and said that if elected president, she would not step into state politics – a nod to tea partyers who cherish the Constitution's 10th Amendment.

Romney seems to have exactly the same position on Afghanistan as Obama. Except he defers to the generals for policy decisions. Ron Paul has no such qualms. T-Paw is still at 9/12. Bachmann is against the Libya war - for good reasons, but why do I suspect she'd be for it if a Republican were the president? Gingrich wants a "fundamental" change in US policy toward the Middle East. But, of course, he proposes nothing9.43 pm. Santorum wants to end ethanol subsidies and tariffs! Good for him. There has definitely been a shift toward fiscal sanity in this debate compared with 2000, 2004 or 2008. But one fears it's merely because they can now blame a Democrat for it. And their tax proposals would, of course, vastly worsen the deficit and the debt.

Gop Debate