New Hampshire Debates Saturday Night

By Jeralyn, Section Elections 2008
Posted on Fri Jan 04, 2008 at 10:28:17 AM EST
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The candidates from both parties will debate in New Hampshire Saturday night. From ABC News (received by e-mail.)

On Saturday, January 5, 2008, ABC News, Facebook, and ABC affiliate WMUR will team up for a historic debate night. Republican and Democratic contenders for the White House will meet on stage in two separate events, both in primetime, and presented by ABC News.

Richardson is still in. The participants for the Democratic debate will be as follows:

Senator Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y.
Former Senator John Edwards, D-N.C.
Senator Barack Obama, D-Ill.
Governor Bill Richardson, D-N.M.

The Republicans: [More...]

Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani, R-NYC
Former Governor Mike Huckabee, R-Ark.
Senator John McCain, R-Ariz.
Rep. Ron Paul, R-Tex.
Former Governor Mitt Romney, R-Mass.
Former Senator Fred Thompson, R-Tenn.

Charlie Gibson moderates. The Republicans go first at 7:00. The Dems follow at 8:45 pm.

The requirements:

To participate in the debate, all candidates needed to meet one of three criteria:

1) Place first, second, third or fourth in the Iowa Caucuses

2) Poll 5% or higher in one of the last four reputable random sample New Hampshire telephone surveys sponsored by an established news organization and conducted and released on or before January 4, 2008.

3) Poll 5% or higher in one of the last four reputable random sample national telephone surveys sponsored by an established news organization and conducted and released on or before January 4, 2008.

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Very Interesting (5.00 / 1) (#2)
by BDB on Fri Jan 04, 2008 at 11:40:48 AM EST

Both debates should be very interesting.

I suspect the Republicans may need bandages and amublances by the time theirs is through.

Edwards Musts (none / 0) (#1)
by koshembos on Fri Jan 04, 2008 at 11:22:39 AM EST

The debate is one of the last opportunities Edwards has to express his positions and contrast them against Obama's. Edwards should simply ignore Hillary. Attacking Obama's empty talk and absence of a single progressive bone may help Edwards a lot. To do this well, he has to study Obama's counter punching which is very skilled but can be overcome.

I thought Paul was excluded? (none / 0) (#3)
by magster on Fri Jan 04, 2008 at 01:32:16 PM EST

Or was that a different debate?

Polling above 5% in NH. (none / 0) (#4)
by Ben Masel on Fri Jan 04, 2008 at 01:44:45 PM EST

: Live free or die.....n/t (none / 0) (#5)
by kdog on Fri Jan 04, 2008 at 03:33:02 PM EST

Fox Debate (none / 0) (#6)
by BDB on Fri Jan 04, 2008 at 05:30:46 PM EST

I think this one is ABC? Or am I wrong about that?


: yets it on ABC -- at 8pm ET (none / 0) (#7)
by Jeralyn on Sat Jan 05, 2008 at 06:13:49 PM EST

My comcast network has it from 6 to 10 MT (8 to midnight ET). Must be a lot of fill time.