8:04 PM: Okay, not the most substantive first comment. But let’s face it, Romney looks very orange.
8:06 PM: Romney and Perry mutually agree to withdraw from race in exchange for Dukakis and Bush.
8:11 PM: I think Rick Santorum just pitched himself as a bipartisan consensus builder?
8:11 PM: Our newly-minted campaign 2012 reporters Evan McMorris-Santoro and Benjy Sarlin are providing play-by-play updates at TPMLivewire.
8:14 PM: Romney campaign just sent out a lengthy email taking apart Perry’s Texas jobs record.
8:16 PM: Okay, good to see that as folksy as he is, Ron Paul is still a completely nutball ideologue, just announcing that the government shouldn’t be involved in air traffic control.
8:20 PM: Ahhhhh, sort of an awkward moment for John Harris. Can you comment on the video that just didn’t run? Thank you.
8:21 PM: Just such a tough needle to thread: Obamacare was a disaster. I’ll get rid of it on day one. And this is why the idea worked well in Massachusetts.
Okay, we’re here getting ready for tonight’s debate and TPM’s live coverage of tonight’s action. There are going to be a lot of debates. But this is the first one where we can probably expect some real fireworks. Mitt Romney isn’t the frontrunner anymore. And Rick Perry is in everyone’s sights. What are you expecting?
We’ll have you covered for tonight’s GOP presidential debate. Join us at 8 p.m. ET for real-time analysis and commentary.
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