The order of the candidates left to right on the stage of Sheslow Auditorium was Congressman Tom Tancredo (CO), frm. Governor Tommy Thompson (WI), Senator Sam Brownback (KS), Senator John McCain (AZ), frm. New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani (NY), frm. Governor Mitt Romney (MA), frm. Governor Mike Huckabee (AR), Congressman Ron Paul (TX), Congressman Duncan Hunter (CA).
Mayor Giuliani entered the auditorium to the biggest applause.
This debate was the first network debate of the 2008 cycle and the first ever Sunday morning Presidential candidate debate.
Before the candidates took the stage there were remarks from frm. IA Senate President Jeff Lamberti, an invocation by an Ames pastor, and a welcome by President David Maxwell of Drake.
After going through a microphone check many of candidates chatted with there neighbors. Gov. Thompson and Rep. Tancredo were noticibly silent during this time.
The debaters stood at blue podiums with white stars and upwards stripes as the morning rain cleared and sun shined through the stained-glass windows of Sheslow.
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