Liveblogging the ABC Debate in Iowa, Sat. 12/10 @ 9/8c

At this point, reporting on an upcoming Republican debate is a little like reporting on an upcoming thing that's just completely inescapable and inevitable. Like a sunrise, or a poll surge by somebody other than Mitt Romney, or Mitt Romney probably coming away with it anyway.

Join us for the excitement here and @TheInDecider Saturday, 12/10 at 9/8c for real-time coverage of the GOP debate at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa.

Bonus points if you can name the candidates who won't be coming!*

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^{* Answer: Jon Huntsman and Herman Cain, for not being popular enough and for being a complete train wreck whose campaign has ended, respectively.}

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