GOP debate in Myrtle Beach—game changer?

All eyes are on South Carolina as GOP candidates prepare to debate in Myrtle Beach. Fox News and The Wall Street Journal are sponsoring the debate to be broadcast at 9 p.m. ET. Will this debate be a game changer?

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Will South Carolina thin the GOP field?

South Carolina's natural beauty is indisputable. The Palmetto State, however, will be do-or-die for some candidates in the GOP Primary field. (View of Lake Murray by Kay B. Day)Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney now has wins in two states. Candidates are setting up shop in South Carolina, and that state’s GOP Primary will more than likely be a major factor in who stays in the race. Carolina will be the state where the field gets thinned I think.

Many media have pointed out that no other non-incumbent Republican candidate has won in both Iowa and New Hampshire since 1976.

Every time I hear 1976 mentioned in the context of Republican politics, I wonder why we’d want to remember that year.

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A Main Street view of unsurprising Romney-Santorum outcome in Iowa

Screen snip of portion of full page ad former Speaker Gingrich published in New Hampshire's most widely circulated newspaper 'The Union Leader'. (Newt Gingrich campaign)Pundits appear surprised at former Sen. Rick Santorum’s (Penn.) de facto tie with former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney in Iowa. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard or read ‘Santorum Surge.’

Although former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich is still the overall frontrunner according to averages at Real Clear Politics, Romney continues to enjoy the implied status of presumed nominee among legacy media.

Current averages at RCP show national rankings as Gingrich with 27.2 percent, Romney with 24.8, Paul with 12.6, Perry with 6.4, Bachmann with 6.2 and Santorum with 4.2.

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Virginia’s Primary mess limits Republican voters to only two choices for nominee for president

Updated on Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at 4:04PM by Kay B. Day, Editor

Texas Governor Rick Perry and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich won’t be an option for Republican voters in the Virginia Primary. According to The Richmond Times-Dispatch, the only two candidates GOP voters can choose from are Texas Congressman Ron Paul and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney.

The Times-Dispatch made a big deal of the mess, calling it a Gingrich “disaster” and “failure.” It’s not the first time a daily paper took a political swipe without divulging the whole story.

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CBS omits key foreign policy and security issues, flubs final half hour of debate

Republican presidential candidates debated foreign policy on Saturday at Wofford College in Spartanburg (S.C.), one of the most scenic areas in the nation. The debate was promoted as a foreign policy debate. However, some key issues went missing, and they are issues that could impact the freedom of every American.

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