President ial debates. Im hale bruno from abc news and i will be moderating. The participants are dan quayle. [ applause ] democratic senator al gore. And retired vice admiral james stockdale. He is with the independent candidate ross perot. Now the ground rules for fonts debate, each can dlat have two plnts for an opening. This will be followed by a five minute constitution neither which they can ask questions of each other if they so choose. The order of response has been determined by a drawing. Our radio and tv audience should know they were given an equal allocation of seats for supporters. So could the audience please refrain from applause once the debate is under way been that plea from your moderator, lets get started. Good evening, its great to be here in atlanta for this debate where america will be showcased to the world. It is appropriate because in a real sense our constitution this evening will be about what kind of a nation we want to be four years from now. Its a pleasu
romney. time to hold them and time to fold em. i think it s time for people to get behind this good man. i d say that about some of his opponents. but we are so convinced mainly because we have known mitt romney for a long time that he s the man to do this job and get on and win the presidency. sean: joining me the first time together on national television since this morning s big endorsement. mitt romney and house budget chairman chairman, paul ryan. wisconsin s become very important. did you think, congressman ryan that, wisconsin would be as important as iowa, new hampshire, florida and nevada? no, i didn t. we haven t had an important republican primary since 1980. it s kind of a surprise to us here that we are relevant. we moved it up a little bit. we are really excited here. i am hoping that we deliver wisconsin to mitt romney on tuesday. sean: we did change the rules, proportional rules and delegates. some people like it, some people didn t like it. they want
romney. time to hold them and time to fold em. i think it s time for people to get behind this good man. i d say that about some of his opponents. but we are so convinced mainly because we have known mitt romney for a long time that he s the man to do this job and get on and win the presidency. sean: joining me the first time together on national television since this morning s big endorsement. mitt romney and house budget chairman chairman, paul ryan. wisconsin s become very important. did you think, congressman ryan that, wisconsin would be as important as iowa, new hampshire, florida and nevada? no, i didn t. we haven t had an important republican primary since 1980. it s kind of a surprise to us here that we are relevant. we moved it up a little bit. we are really excited here. i am hoping that we deliver wisconsin to mitt romney on tuesday. sean: we did change the rules, proportional rules and delegates. some people like it, some people didn t like it. they want
romney. time to hold them and time to fold em. i think it s time for people to get behind this good man. i d say that about some of his opponents. but we are so convinced mainly because we have known mitt romney for a long time that he s the man to do this job and get on and win the presidency. sean: joining me the first time together on national television since this morning s big endorsement. mitt romney and house budget chairman chairman, paul ryan. wisconsin s become very important. did you think, congressman ryan that, wisconsin would be as important as iowa, new hampshire, florida and nevada? no, i didn t. we haven t had an important republican primary since 1980. it s kind of a surprise to us here that we are relevant. we moved it up a little bit. we are really excited here. i am hoping that we deliver wisconsin to mitt romney on tuesday. sean: we did change the rules, proportional rules and delegates. some people like it, some people didn t like it. they want
clearly that person. sean: paul ryan s decision comes on the same week that marco rubio and former president george h.w. bush also support romney. time to hold them and time to fold em. i think it s time for people to get behind this good man. i d say that about some of his opponents. but we are so convinced mainly because we have known mitt romney for a long time that he s the man to do this job and get on and win the presidency. sean: joining me the first time together on national television since this morning s big endorsement. mitt romney and house budget chairman chairman, paul ryan. wisconsin s become very important. did you think, congressman ryan that, wisconsin would be as important as iowa, new hampshire, florida and nevada? no, i didn t. we haven t had an important republican primary since 1980. it s kind of a surprise to us here that we are relevant. we moved it up a little bit. we are really excited here. i am hoping that we deliver wisconsin to mitt rom