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The Republican Presidential Debates Take Center Stage in Myrtle Beach

By The Caravelle Resort on January 11, 2008 9:12 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

In what has been called by some as the first of the two most important national events in Myrtle Beach history, the Republican Presidential Debate broadcast Myrtle Beach to the United States and to the world last night as six Republican Presidential hopefuls took the stage at the Palace Theatre as they battled to win over voters all over the nation. The Democratic Party will visit Myrtle Beach with debates of their own on January 21 as the party races heat up.

Many however are claiming that the real stars of the Myrtle Beach debates were the larger than life versions of the presidential candidates that were constructed out of sand to create "Mount Myrtle". Team Sandtastic, holders of the Guinness World Record for the largest sand castle ever built (which was right here in Myrtle Beach) built a 20 foot tall sand masterpiece of the likenesses of each candidate present for the debates. Crowds gathered across from the Myrtle Beach Convention Center where Mount Myrtle stands from Monday when the sculpture began construction to long after the debate ended.