>Update: CNN confirms the move… the press release is after the jump.
Snowman, or no snowman, it looks like the GOP candidates for president will take questions from YouTubers after all. The New York Times reports “the forum is now set for Nov. 28, the Wednesday after Thanksgiving” in St. Petersburg, FL. The debate had been planned for Sept. 17.
“The campaigns of Rudolph Giuliani and Sen. John McCain have signed on, according to CNN, which will broadcast the event.” “CNN said it had not heard from Mitt Romney.” Former HHS secretary and Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson, won’t be there, at least not on stage. He dropped out of the race for the nomination today.
CNN, YouTube to Hold Republican Debate in Florida on Nov. 28
CNN, YouTube, and the Republican Party of Florida today announced that they will hold their Republican primary debate on Wednesday, Nov. 28. Like the Democratic CNN/YouTube debate, this live two-hour forum will feature video questions submitted to YouTube that will be broadcast and answered by the candidates on CNN.
CNN’s Anderson Cooper will moderate. This debate will be held at the Mahaffey Theatre in St. Petersburg. Online users are currently able to submit their questions at www.youtube.com/debates.
CNN Worldwide, a division of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner Company, is the most trusted source for news and information. Its reach extends to nine cable and satellite television networks; one private place-based network; two radio networks; wireless devices around the world; CNN Digital Network, the No. 1 network of news Web sites in the United States; CNN Newsource, the world’s most extensively syndicated news service; and strategic international partnerships within both television and the digital media. YouTube is the world’s largest online video community allowing millions of people to discover, watch and share originally created videos. YouTube provides a forum for people to connect, inform and inspire others across the globe and acts as a distribution platform for original content creators and advertisers large and small. YouTube is based in San Bruno, Calif., and is a subsidiary of Google Inc.