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.
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