Tonight’s GOP Debate: Who, What, Where, When, And Why
Tonight’s GOP presidential debate will feature seven Republican presidential hopefuls. Here’s the lowdown on who is participating in the debate, and details.
Who: Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), former businessman Herman Cain, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX), former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum. Invited but not attending are Mitch Daniels, Rudy Giuliani, Mike Huckabee, Jon Huntsman, Sarah Palin and Donald Trump.
What: Republican presidential debate
Where:Â Sullivan Arena, St. Anselm College, Manchester, New Hampshire
When: 8:00PM – 10:00 PM
Why: We’ll leave that to you to decide.
Watch tonight on CNN or local station Manchester, NH station WMUR.
New Hampshire local newspaper the Union Leader list the criteria used to choose the candidates.

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