GOP Presidential Candidates Participate In Debate In Tampa

TAMPA, FL – SEPTEMBER 12: Republican presidential candidates (L-R) U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Mitt Romney and Texas Gov. Rick Perry stand on stage before the start of the presidential debate sponsored by CNN and The Tea Party Express at the Florida State fairgrounds on September 12, 2011 in Tampa, Florida. The debate features the eight candidates ten days before the Florida straw poll. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)