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“First thanks CNN for having people at this debate” Graham says. (Early Fox debate had no audience)

by Hadas_Gold via twitter 9/16/2015 10:27:22 PM
The first question is....of course about @TheRealDonaldTrump . Who is probably laughing in the green room. #GOPDebate

by James Oliphant via twitter 9/16/2015 10:26:37 PM
yet looks sad in closing remark, contrary to winning as corners of mouth sag for Graham.

by dhill 9/16/2015 10:26:35 PM
…To make sure you NEVER have to suffer through another one of Mr. Ember's lame-o after-school assemblies again! twitter.com/jamesoliphant/…

by Emily Flitter via twitter 9/16/2015 10:26:27 PM
Aaand the first CNN question is about Trump.

by Alina Selyukh 9/16/2015 10:26:23 PM
Bobby Jindal: I didn't have a reality tv show. - Um, Trump isn't even on the same stage dude.

by Luciana Lopez via twitter 9/16/2015 10:25:51 PM
Graham, so far in singular focus on foreign policy in introductory remarks: I'm running for president to destroy radical Islam.

by Alina Selyukh 9/16/2015 10:25:35 PM
Jindal: I don't have a famous last name. My daddy didn't run for president
Shots are being fired pretty early this round. #CNNDebate

by alanawise_ via twitter 9/16/2015 10:25:33 PM
Bobby Jindal has backbone AND bandwidth! #GOPdebate

by James Oliphant via twitter 9/16/2015 10:24:45 PM
Jindal: My daddy didn't run for president and I don't have a reality TV show

by Alina Selyukh 9/16/2015 10:24:41 PM
Typical Santorum, narrowed eyes, angry, combative emotionally from the start.

by dhill 9/16/2015 10:24:27 PM
Anybody suspect that for a split second after Pataki said "Hi, I'm--" he didn't know what came next?

by Emily Flitter via twitter 9/16/2015 10:23:52 PM
Yet Pataki has a lopsided smile, mixed with disgust; doesn't match up well with Reagan's best smiles.

by dhill 9/16/2015 10:23:43 PM
Pataki comes roaring out of the box! #gopdebate

by James Oliphant via twitter 9/16/2015 10:23:43 PM
This debate is like stand-in practice for the real debate. Where's the lighting guys?

by James Oliphant via twitter 9/16/2015 10:23:04 PM
Pataki: When I think of Ronald Reagan, I think of his tremendous smile.

by Alina Selyukh 9/16/2015 10:22:58 PM
tallest to shortest, left to right, is an awkward visual. Graham looks to have literally the short end of the stick.

by dhill 9/16/2015 10:21:56 PM
Santorum mouthing the lyrics of the Star-Spangled Banner -- alone among the candidates

by Alina Selyukh 9/16/2015 10:21:18 PM
Keep up with all of the debate goings-on on the Reuters live feed
live.reuters.com/Event/Election…
#CNNDebate

by alanawise_ via twitter 9/16/2015 10:20:57 PM
Brian Stelter
@brianstelter
CNN announcer: "If you thought round one was intense, you haven't seen anything yet." And it begins...
6:18 PM - 16 Sep 2015
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by cassandra.garrison 9/16/2015 10:19:22 PM
GOP candidate who needs a bathroom break tonight? You get one shot, at 7:10pm PT, during a 4.5 minute commercial break. #NBC2016 #CNNDebate

by Kasie Hunt via twitter 9/16/2015 10:18:37 PM
This @CNN intro is literally making me pine for @FoxNews and all its seriousness.

by Emily Flitter via twitter 9/16/2015 10:16:13 PM
A woman walks past a caricature of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump before the start of the second official Republican presidential candidates debate of the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

by cassandra.garrison 9/16/2015 10:15:49 PM
man aims a stick at a pinata resembling Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a demonstration before the start of the second official Republican presidential candidates debate of the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

by cassandra.garrison 9/16/2015 10:15:01 PM
For the thirsty ones, the National Press Club in Washington hosts a debate watch party with cocktails named after the main debate participants:
- The Rand (Bourbon and branch water);
- The Rubio (Cuba Libre);
- The Cruz (a Canadian Club);
- The Huckabee (a Diet Coke);
- The Walker (a Miller beer);
- The Dr. Carson (a Bloody Mary);
- The Trump (a Corona beer);
- The Jeb! (Budweiser, the King of Beers);
- The Kasich - Grateful Dead (a Long Island Iced Tea);
- The Christie (a Boilermaker);
- The Carly (a Cosmopolitan).
by Alina Selyukh 9/16/2015 10:11:09 PM
"second-tier candidates" sounds a lot nicer than kiddie table.

by Luciana Lopez via twitter 9/16/2015 10:09:37 PM
Here come the men in blue

by Alina Selyukh 9/16/2015 10:08:46 PM
Right now most of @CNN commentary seems to be about how their debate structure is better than @FoxNews 's was.

by Emily Flitter via twitter 9/16/2015 10:07:52 PM
Ad played excerpt from Reagan speech about having doors open to all who have the will to enter. Jeb Bush Jr. is on NIF's board of directors.

by Emily Flitter via twitter 9/16/2015 10:07:05 PM
It appears there's a no cheering & no booing rule, which really does change the feel of these primary debates

by Alina Selyukh 9/16/2015 10:05:18 PM
One of the last ads on @CNN before debate coverage started was attack on Trump, Walker immigration positions by National Immigration Forum.

by Emily Flitter via twitter 9/16/2015 10:05:14 PM
"There's an electricity," says Wolf Blitzer, looking, shall we say, not electrified.

by Luciana Lopez via twitter 9/16/2015 10:04:21 PM
Non-politically oriented Mom: Who's debating tonight?
Me: The Republicans.
NPO Mom: *Again*?

by Luciana Lopez via twitter 9/16/2015 10:03:32 PM
Here we go - the first round of the GOP debate is about to begin! Thanks for joining us here.

by cassandra.garrison 9/16/2015 10:00:41 PM
Watch an update from my campaign manager Chip Englander ahead of tonight's Reagan Library Debate.
Click to view Facebook VideoRand Paulvia Facebook at 5:34 PM

by cassandra.garrison 9/16/2015 9:52:44 PM
Carly Fiorina
@CarlyFiorina
Just finished my walkthrough of tonight’s stage. Tune in at 8:00 p.m. ET! #Carly2016 #CNNDebate http://t.co/pELwM1azkc
5:35 PM - 16 Sep 2015
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by cassandra.garrison 9/16/2015 9:37:52 PM
Republican Presidential candidate Ben Carson speaks to the press prior to the second official Republican Presidential candidates debate. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

by cassandra.garrison 9/16/2015 9:36:21 PM
GOP candidate Ben Carson walks through the spin room before the second official Republican presidential candidates debate of the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

by cassandra.garrison 9/16/2015 9:19:41 PM
Workers prepare the stage before the second official Republican presidential candidates debate of the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

by cassandra.garrison 9/16/2015 9:19:11 PM
Protesters gather outside prior to the second official Republican Presidential candidates debate for the 2016 U.S. Presidential campaign at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, September 16, 2015. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

by cassandra.garrison 9/16/2015 9:18:16 PM
Protesters gather outside prior to the second official Republican Presidential candidates debate for the 2016 U.S. Presidential campaign at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, September 16, 2015. REUTERS/Mario Anzuon

by cassandra.garrison 9/16/2015 9:17:46 PM
A welcome sign is seen before the second official Republican presidential candidates debate of the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

by cassandra.garrison 9/16/2015 9:16:51 PM
"I can say this: It feels easier – freer – covering a Trump event than trying to navigate the restrictions imposed on us by some of his peers in the political sphere."

Read more from Reuters reporter Emily Flitter on Tales from the Trail

by cassandra.garrison 9/16/2015 9:15:54 PM
Roberta Rampton
@robertarampton
Lots of fans here I bet. http://t.co/EKSKXEBhWP
4:58 PM - 16 Sep 2015
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by cassandra.garrison 9/16/2015 9:06:30 PM
Steve Holland
@steveholland1
Dr Ben Carson visits the press filing tent http://t.co/4rvsVFxb0Q
4:44 PM - 16 Sep 2015
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by cassandra.garrison 9/16/2015 9:05:59 PM

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