The Venetian Resort will be the stage for the Western Republican Debate

Las Vegas takes center stage for the GOP Presidential Primary Debate at the Venetian Resort on October 18, 2011. Tuesday night at 5:00pm PDT. Anderson Cooper of CNN will be Moderating this event. Nevada has been choosen by the Republican National Committee to be one of the first states to vote in the Republican presidential primary Jan. 19, 2012.

Nevada’s caucus will now be held sometime after New Hampshire’s primary, traditionally the first in the nation. New Hampshire has not yet set its voting date. Nevada’s Republican Party has decided to move the state’s caucus to January so that it keeps its traditional early-voting spot. The original date for the caucus had been February 18.

Michele Bachmann, Herman Cain, Newt Gingrich, Jon Huntsman, Ron Paul, Rick Perry, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum are expected at the Tuesday’s debate.

Update- Jon Huntsman will skip Tuesday’s presidential debate in Nevada and instead hold a town hall meeting in New Hampshire, his campaign announced.

Photo by: LasVegas360.com
Photo taken: 10/15/2011