Countdown to the GOP Debate

Thu, January 10, 2008 - 3:48 PM

We're less than five hours from the start of tonight's Republican debate in Myrtle Beach. A lot is at stake here, a crucial chance for Mitt Romney, John McCain, Mike Huckabee, Fred Thompson, Ron Paul, and Rudy Giuliani to appeal to voters on a national stage before the Michigan and South Carolina primaries next week.

I'm coming to you LIVE from the debate site, a heavily guarded convention center blocks from the beach. We'll be here all night, providing live updates, analysis, video -- and the view from the spin room
after it ends. The debate is scheduled for 9 p.m. It's on Fox News Channel. So if you're watching it live, throw a laptop on your lap and stick with us.

Questions, comments? Leave them below, and I'll do my best to answer them.

I'm headed outside to check out the crowd, and see if any candidates are working the crowd lines. More soon, including some key things to watch for tonight.

--Sean Mussenden