Republicans on the offensive in online debate
The first half of the debate was dominated by frontrunners - Mormon former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney and former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani - as the eight candidates were questioned by average Americans via youtube.com on Iraq, abortion, the weak dollar and immigration.
This was an important debate for Mr Giuliani who outraged New Yorkers earlier in the day when allegations surfaced he had cost the city’s taxpayers tens of thousands of dollars to cover security costs while holidaying with his mistress and tried to cover it up.
