Fox News GOP debate in SC May 5; CNN GOP debate in NH June 7

[Mr. Morden]

link:

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6BD6KD20101214

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This may end up being the first debate.  Nancy Reagan announced a debate to be held at the Reagan Library "this spring" with no specific date attached, but it's not clear that there will be enough candidates to hold a debate before May, so it's not clear if that debate will happen before this one or not.

UPDATE:

And now they've been leapfrogged by an even earlier debate in SC in May by Fox News:

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1210/46423.html

[Rowan]

It's great that we are announcing debates when there aren't even any declared candidates yet.

[Mr. Morden]

A new debate schedule for May 5th:

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1210/46423.html

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Not sure if this will actually happen as scheduled or not, or if it'll be delayed.  It's not clear that there'll be enough candidates to have a debate by May 5th.

[redcommander]

Wouldn't it be funny if no one had announced they were running by the time the first debate came around.

[Mr. Taft Republican]

Wouldn't it be funny if no one had announced they were running by the time the first debate came around.

It would be a beautiful thing

[Thomas D]

Thursday May 19, 2011.

Darn! I was off by 2 weeks.

[Bull Moose Base]

Maybe they picked a date they knew Mexicans would be too busy partying to hear what was being said about them.

[Mr. Morden]

Here's a list of debates that have been announced so far:

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/eye-on-2012/the-fixs-presidential-primary.html

[Poundingtherock]

I think no Republicans are going to the NBC/Politico debate.  The hostility between credible Republicans and NBC is just way too high.

I expect everyone credible to be in the race by April.

the most under-the-radar storyline thus far is Romney continuing to push back his date.  The most over-reported storyline is Mike Huckabee claiming to wait until August when everyone knows he will not be running for president.