Tonight's the third Republican presidential debate in the 2012 nominating contest, this time from Ames, Iowa. Join in the live commentary and discussion here on Daily Kos while you watch it live on
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6:49 PM PT: Brett Baier asks for a show of hands on which candidates would walk away from a budget deal that had a 10-to-1 ratio of spending cuts to tax increases. Every single candidate raised their hands. They're all nuts.
6:53 PM PT: LOL, Chris Wallace asks Tim Pawlenty to finally grow a pair of balls and use the "ObamneyCare" phrase to Mitt Romney's face. Pawlenty does. But my God, he did it in such boring fashion, you could hardly tell. Romney responds by conceding that there are some similarities between his plan and President Obama's plan, but hides behind the Tenth Amendment to defend his plan.
6:57 PM PT: Bachmann rails against the mandate, whether on the Federal or state level. Ron Paul says that Mitt Romney is right that states have the right to impose a health insurance mandate, but he says that it's a bad idea. His solution: Medical Savings Account. Rick Santorum accuses Ron Paul of endorsing a state's right to legalize polygamy. I guess he wants the crazy crown.
6:59 PM PT: Commercial break. So who is winning this thing in the eyes of teahadists, er, I mean GOP primary voters? Rick Perry?