This article is from the source 'guardian' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2015/aug/03/republican-presidential-contenders-forum-new-hampshire
The article has changed 10 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 8 | Version 9 |
|---|---|
| Absence of Trump gives Republican candidates room to talk at NH forum - as it happened | Absence of Trump gives Republican candidates room to talk at NH forum - as it happened |
| (7 months later) | |
| 2.06am BST | 2.06am BST |
| 02:06 | 02:06 |
| The Voters First presidential forum Is over | The Voters First presidential forum Is over |
| Ben Jacobs | Ben Jacobs |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 2.07am BST | at 2.07am BST |
| 2.03am BST | 2.03am BST |
| 02:03 | 02:03 |
| Jeb's final thoughts | Jeb's final thoughts |
| Jeb Lund | Jeb Lund |
| I plunked my son in front of the television to try to share the good news, but he crawled away from the GOP message, crossed the room, went to the bookshelf and grabbed this biography of PG Wodehouse. A European. This is your future, America. It’s already over. | I plunked my son in front of the television to try to share the good news, but he crawled away from the GOP message, crossed the room, went to the bookshelf and grabbed this biography of PG Wodehouse. A European. This is your future, America. It’s already over. |
| 1.58am BST | 1.58am BST |
| 01:58 | 01:58 |
| The forum has finally ended | The forum has finally ended |
| Not sure how much voters learned in the rather rushed periods that candidates had on stage but one gets the feeling that the debate in Cleveland could be quite interesting once Donald Trump shows up. | Not sure how much voters learned in the rather rushed periods that candidates had on stage but one gets the feeling that the debate in Cleveland could be quite interesting once Donald Trump shows up. |
| 1.56am BST | 1.56am BST |
| 01:56 | 01:56 |
| Jeb Bush describes his father as “the most perfect man alive.” | Jeb Bush describes his father as “the most perfect man alive.” |
| 1.56am BST | 1.56am BST |
| 01:56 | 01:56 |
| Ben Jacobs | Ben Jacobs |
| Jeb Bush praises Bobby Jindal’s “reforms in Louisiana” on education. | Jeb Bush praises Bobby Jindal’s “reforms in Louisiana” on education. |
| 1.54am BST | 1.54am BST |
| 01:54 | 01:54 |
| Ben Jacobs | Ben Jacobs |
| George Pataki says “I don’t think we should change the Second Amendment at all.” This will not go down as the most controversial statement of the evening. | George Pataki says “I don’t think we should change the Second Amendment at all.” This will not go down as the most controversial statement of the evening. |
| 1.52am BST | 1.52am BST |
| 01:52 | 01:52 |
| As the Guardian’s Lauren Gambino notes, Chris Christie is not afraid of making self-deprecating jokes. | As the Guardian’s Lauren Gambino notes, Chris Christie is not afraid of making self-deprecating jokes. |
| Christie: “I’m like the bad relative you invite to Thanksgiving. I come early and stay late." | Christie: “I’m like the bad relative you invite to Thanksgiving. I come early and stay late." |
| 1.51am BST | 1.51am BST |
| 01:51 | 01:51 |
| Ben Jacobs | Ben Jacobs |
| Chris Christie tells the moderator that he was not ready to serve as president in 2012. | Chris Christie tells the moderator that he was not ready to serve as president in 2012. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 1.57am BST | at 1.57am BST |
| 1.49am BST | 1.49am BST |
| 01:49 | 01:49 |
| All three senators participating in the forum via satellite feed in Washington, DC were apparently in the same room. | All three senators participating in the forum via satellite feed in Washington, DC were apparently in the same room. |
| So Rubio, Paul and Cruz were in the same room for the #VotersFirst forum. https://t.co/cPiUVuK5Ea | So Rubio, Paul and Cruz were in the same room for the #VotersFirst forum. https://t.co/cPiUVuK5Ea |
| 1.48am BST | 1.48am BST |
| 01:48 | 01:48 |
| Ben Jacobs | Ben Jacobs |
| John Kasich touts his record as chair of the Budget Committee in Washington and gives a shout out to former New Mexico senator Pete Domenici. | John Kasich touts his record as chair of the Budget Committee in Washington and gives a shout out to former New Mexico senator Pete Domenici. |
| 1.46am BST | 1.46am BST |
| 01:46 | 01:46 |
| Jeb Lund | Jeb Lund |
| Santorum citing his record as “a winner,” which sort of hasn’t been true since 2006 and an 18-point margin. | Santorum citing his record as “a winner,” which sort of hasn’t been true since 2006 and an 18-point margin. |
| 1.46am BST | 1.46am BST |
| 01:46 | 01:46 |
| John Kasich makes an awkward joke about LeBron James moderating the GOP debate in Cleveland on Thursday. | John Kasich makes an awkward joke about LeBron James moderating the GOP debate in Cleveland on Thursday. |
| 1.45am BST | 1.45am BST |
| 01:45 | 01:45 |
| John Kasich is touting how successful he was running for re-election in Ohio. He did so in a Republican year against a Democrat who was caught in a parked car at 4AM with a woman who was not his wife. | John Kasich is touting how successful he was running for re-election in Ohio. He did so in a Republican year against a Democrat who was caught in a parked car at 4AM with a woman who was not his wife. |
| 1.44am BST | 1.44am BST |
| 01:44 | 01:44 |
| Rick Santorum again touts his record winning his re-election in Pennsylvania in 2000. Doesn’t talk about his 2006 re-election bid. | Rick Santorum again touts his record winning his re-election in Pennsylvania in 2000. Doesn’t talk about his 2006 re-election bid. |
| 1.41am BST | 1.41am BST |
| 01:41 | 01:41 |
| Ben Jacobs | Ben Jacobs |
| Santorum dodges a question about putting a woman on a $20 bill and jokes about Carly Fiorina being put on U.S. currency. | Santorum dodges a question about putting a woman on a $20 bill and jokes about Carly Fiorina being put on U.S. currency. |
| 1.40am BST | 1.40am BST |
| 01:40 | 01:40 |
| Ben Jacobs | Ben Jacobs |
| Rick Santorum is now up again at the forum. I spent a day on the campaign trail in Iowa with him in July. | Rick Santorum is now up again at the forum. I spent a day on the campaign trail in Iowa with him in July. |
| 1.39am BST | 1.39am BST |
| 01:39 | 01:39 |
| Jeb Lund | Jeb Lund |
| Fiorina: “We have to have the strongest military on the face of the earth, and everyone has to know it.” So essentially the problem our military faces right now is brand awareness. | Fiorina: “We have to have the strongest military on the face of the earth, and everyone has to know it.” So essentially the problem our military faces right now is brand awareness. |
| She also just explained that she started as a secretary and went on to become a CEO and that “This story only happens in America.” Then she mentioned Margaret Thatcher, the daughter of a grocer. Okay. | She also just explained that she started as a secretary and went on to become a CEO and that “This story only happens in America.” Then she mentioned Margaret Thatcher, the daughter of a grocer. Okay. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 1.42am BST | at 1.42am BST |
| 1.36am BST | 1.36am BST |
| 01:36 | 01:36 |
| Ben Jacobs | Ben Jacobs |
| In case you were playing bingo during tonight’s forum, Carly Fiorina became the first candidate to say the word “pornography” (as in, government workers shouldn’t watch it on the job). | In case you were playing bingo during tonight’s forum, Carly Fiorina became the first candidate to say the word “pornography” (as in, government workers shouldn’t watch it on the job). |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 1.45am BST | at 1.45am BST |