The First South Carolina Debate (FOX/SC GOP) - only 5 candidates

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Roemor is now in full campaign mode, the exploratory committee is over...Gingrich said he will attend, but also said he must likely will not have paid the filing fee on time. Bachman said she would like to attend, as well.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

I still don't get why Ron Paul and his freakin' protege are facing off against each other?

They will ignore each other for the most part. They will unite against the Neo-Cons.

Here is the news story:

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/05/03/lineup-set-for-first-gop-debate-big-names-take-a-pass/

Note that it says that none of this has actually been officially announced yet.  They're citing "a GOP source".

Roemor is now in full campaign mode, the exploratory committee is over...

Roemer hasn't gotten 1% in a national poll, so he's being excluded.  You have to get 1% to be included.

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Bachmann said she's not attending, because she doesn't have an exploratory committee:

http://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/bachmann-to-skip-first-presidential-debate-in-nobr-south-carolina-nobr--20110501

Roemor is going to attend, no matter what. They have made that clear. Bachman has publiclly stated she wants to attend, like Santorum did, before he announced his E-Com...So her announcement can be soon..No ofcourse she is not actually going to attend.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

I'm just upset Fred Karger and Buddy Roemer aren't there.