Republican (GOP) Debate Florida FULL CNN DEBATE VIDEO TEXT TRANSCRIPT 01/26/12

Republican (GOP) Debate Florida FULL CNN DEBATE VIDEO TEXT TRANSCRIPT 01/26/12

Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum met in this debate hosted by CNN, the Republican Party of Florida and the Hispanic Leadership Network.

CNN political anchor Wolf Blitzer moderated the two-hour presidential debate which took place at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville on Thursday, January 26 at 8 p.m. ET.

In addition to questions posed to the candidates by Blitzer and Florida Republicans in the audience, CNN solicited questions and comments submitted in real-time from CNN.com, the CNN Politics fan page on Facebook and by using the OFFICIAL hashtag on Twitter. #CNNDebate.

Full Text Transcript of CNN FLORIDA REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE

Aired January 26, 2012 – 20:00 ET

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WOLF BLITZER, DEBATE MODERATOR AND CNN LEAD POLITICAL ANCHOR: From the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, this is the Florida Republican presidential debate.

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Tonight, the four Republican candidates are here to tell us why they’re the most qualified to take on President Barack Obama. I’m Wolf Blitzer. We want to welcome our viewers in the United States and around the world. We also want to thank our co-sponsors, the Republican Party of Florida and the Hispanic Leadership Network.

Members of the Florida Republican party are here in the audience with us and some of them will have a chance to question the candidates.

In addition, our sister network CNN in Espanol is standing by in Miami with members of the Hispanic Leadership Network who will also have a chance to question the candidates. Viewers can send us questions online. On Twitter, make sure to include the hash tag #CNNdebate; on Facebook at Facebook.com/CNNpolitics; and, of course, on CNNpolitics.com.

It’s now time to welcome the 2012 Republican presidential contenders.

(APPLAUSE) CNN Florida Republican Presidential Debate FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT

Broadcast: CNN. Sponsors: Republican Party of Florida and the Hispanic Leadership Network. Host: Wolf Blitzer. Participants: Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul

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Uploaded by PointZeroRed on Jan 26, 2012 Time: 08:00 PM (20:00) EST on Thursday, January 26th, 2012 Location: University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Florida.

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