Republican presidential debate: We’re live-blogging it every second
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on September 8th, 2011 4:35 am by HL
Republican presidential debate: We’re live-blogging it every second
Eight Republican candidates will take the stage at the Reagan Library in California tonight for the third debate of the presidential primary season.
But, this one may matter more since its the first that will include Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who has rocketed to the top of the 2012 Republican field after just three weeks in the race.
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Who says President Obama isn’t playing nice with his Republican rivals?
On Wednesday, Obama gave a ring to Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who also happens to be the leading Republican candidate aiming to take his job at the White House.
Awkward.
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It was all but guaranteed that the Rick Perry and Mitt Romney — that is, the new frontrunner and the old frontrunner — would go after each other in tonight’s Republican debate.
The surprise is how quickly it happened. As moderator Brian Williams quipped, both candidates came prepared.
In the first few minutes of the NBC News/Politico debate at California’s Reagan Library, the Texas governor and former Massachusetts governor attacked each other’s records on jobs and the economy in detail.
Rick Perry, Mitt Romney square off in Republican presidential debate
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — Appearing together for the first time on a debate stage, the two leading contenders for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination squared off Wednesday over the question most likely to shape the race: Who is better equipped to restart the country’s economy?
Seizing the spotlight in his national debate debut was Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who has vaulted to a lead in the polls over onetime front-runner Mitt Romney since joining the race three weeks ago.
Although Perry has had relatively little experience in such a setting, he was at ease — and occasionally combative. The Texas governor appeared unflustered and unapologetic as he took fire on his record and on some of the inflammatory statements he has made.
