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Thursday, June 07, 2012  The Republican candidates for the 7th Congressional District debated at Myrtle Beach High School Thursday night, and you can watch the debate in its entirety here.

Friday, February 17, 2012  The BB&T Center for Economic and Community Development studied the exposure Myrtle Beach received from the SCGOP/FoxNews presidential debate held on January 16.

Saturday, January 21, 2012  The sandcastle depicting the Republican candidates for president will be torn down on Monday - by a bunch of democrats.

Thursday, January 19, 2012  The ratings results are in and they show more than five million people tuned in for Monday's Republican presidential debate in Myrtle Beach.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012  Now that the Republican Presidential Debate is over, Myrtle Beach's day in the political spotlight is over and local leaders will be evaluating how well it went and whether it accomplished what they had hoped.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012  WASHINGTON (AP) - Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich says he thinks his performance in last night's debate in Myrtle Beach against fellow Republicans shows he's best qualified to take on President Barack Obama in the fall.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012  The Myrtle Beach Convention Center was packed Monday night with thousands for the GOP presidential debate.  3,000 ticket holders were allowed inside the debate. An additional 382 members of the media had signed up to cover the event.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012  Republican presidential candidates took the stage in a heated South Carolina GOP debate Monday night that aired on Fox News.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012  During Monday night's debate on Fox News, the Grand Strand and Pee Dee were mentioned specifically by the candidates.

Monday, January 16, 2012  Tonight, Myrtle Beach hosts the Republican presidential candidates as they debate at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center.

Monday, January 16, 2012  South Carolinians have an opportunity that's not available to most voters. We get to see the candidates up close, look them in the eye, maybe even ask them a question or two. It's an opportunity afforded to not just the media, but the general public as well.

Sunday, January 15, 2012  Republican Presidential Candidate Newt Gingrich says he will create jobs in South Carolina by upgrading Port of Georgetown and widening Port of Charleston if elected president.

Sunday, January 15, 2012  South Carolina GOP Chair believes the two sectors of the Republican Party will come together once party picks a nominee.

Saturday, January 14, 2012  An estimated 3,000 people are expected to attend the debate. In addition 382 members of the local, national, and state media have registered to come, according to the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce.

Friday, January 13, 2012  Leading up to the 2012 Presidential election, most of the political talk centers around who will win the Republican nomination. As we get closer to the all-important South Carolina primary and a debate, Democrats are watching closely.