The Official Des Moines Register/ABC News/Yahoo Iowa GOP Debate Thread

[Mr. Morden]

WHEN: 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. tonight

FYI, that's 8-10pm Central, so 9-11pm Eastern.

[Mr. Morden]

Since nobody will watch this debate other than some dorks on here, it will not be likely to change the narrative and thusly we can count it as an automatic Gingrich win. Congrats, Mr. Newt!

The CBS Saturday debate did about as well as the weekday debates on the cable networks:

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/11/15/cbs-gop-debate-viewership-falls-short-of-recent-fox-news-cnn-debates/110548/

The fact that it's on a Saturday night is nearly made up for by the fact that it's on a broadcast network rather than a cable network.

[Mr. Morden]

Bachmann says she's 55 years old and has spent 50 years in the private sector.  So I guess she was a private sector baby?

[Mr. Morden]

Who can give me a short summary of what happened ?

Just watch these clips:

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/video/mitt-romney-newt-gingrich-first-jabs-moon-minerals-iowa-republican-debate-2011-politics-15130569

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/video/bachmanns-newt-mitt-romney-rant-gop-frontrunners-supporting-obamas-policies-politics-15130845

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/video/ron-paul-newt-gingrichs-hypocrisy-gop-iowa-debate-2011-criticisms-frontrunner-politics-15131304?tab=9482931&section=4765066

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kac0aUI2Wm0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXZ3i6Zj4PA