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| Join us on WhatsApp for real-time chat during the Republican debate | |
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| It’s that time again: the final Republican debate of 2015is taking place right now in Las Vegas. Since the last debate, more than a month ago, Bobby Jindal has withdrawn from the race and Donald Trump has gone from court jester to xenophobic king of the world. | |
| To mark the occasion, I’m trying something new, adding to our usual all-out live politics coverage by taking the conversation to WhatsApp, posting updates, chatting about all the big moments, and posting a few pictures and emoji. | |
| It’ll be just like chatting with a friend, except we aren’t friends. Yet. | It’ll be just like chatting with a friend, except we aren’t friends. Yet. |
| (Update: we’re at capacity for the night. Sorry! For those in the group, get ready to have some fun. For everyone else, let’s chat again some time. Here’s our live blog for you to follow along on your phone anyway.) | |
| To sign up: | To sign up: |
| Details to note: | Details to note: |
| More about me: I cover American politics and culture for the Guardian US. Recently I’ve written about Ben Carson, #popebars and alternatives to Time’s person of the year. If you’re not yet sure you want an unfamiliar reporter chatting at you all night – I wouldn’t be either – then just have a look at my Twitter feed. | More about me: I cover American politics and culture for the Guardian US. Recently I’ve written about Ben Carson, #popebars and alternatives to Time’s person of the year. If you’re not yet sure you want an unfamiliar reporter chatting at you all night – I wouldn’t be either – then just have a look at my Twitter feed. |
| If WhatsApp isn’t your thing, the Guardian US staff will be liveblogging the debate as usual, on theguardian.com. | If WhatsApp isn’t your thing, the Guardian US staff will be liveblogging the debate as usual, on theguardian.com. |
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| This is an experiment by the Mobile Innovation Lab for the Guardian US, and we’d love to hear your thoughts and feedback. Please email us at innovationlab@theguardian.com | This is an experiment by the Mobile Innovation Lab for the Guardian US, and we’d love to hear your thoughts and feedback. Please email us at innovationlab@theguardian.com |
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