Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney shares a light moment Wednesday during the Republican presidential candidate debate at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, Calif. For now, he has relinquished his front-runner status to main rival Texas Gov. Rick Perry. (Associated Press)
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney shares a light moment Wednesday during the Republican presidential candidate debate at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, Calif. For now, he has relinquished his front-runner status to main rival Texas Gov. Rick Perry. (Associated Press)
Texas Gov. Rick Perry (left), former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman (center) and Rep. Ron Paul, Texas Republican, talk Sept. 7, 2011, during a break at the Republican presidential candidate debate at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, Calif. (Associated Press)
Texas Gov. Rick Perry (left) and Rep. Ron Paul, Texas Republican, talk Sept. 7, 2011, during a break at a Republican presidential candidates debate at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, Calif. (Associated Press)
PARTY POLITICS: Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (left) and Texas Gov. Rick Perry spar during a Wednesday debate held at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, Calif., among eight Republicans seeking the 2012 GOP presidential nod. (Associated Press)
** FILE ** Republican presidential candidate businessman Herman Cain speaks during a Republican presidential candidate debate at the Reagan Library Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011, in Simi Valley, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Republican presidential candidate Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks during a Republican presidential candidate debate at the Reagan Library Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011, in Simi Valley, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Republican presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, speaks during a Republican presidential candidate debate at the Reagan Library Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011, in Simi Valley, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Republican presidential candidate former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman speaks during a Republican presidential candidate debate at the Reagan Library Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011, in Simi Valley, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Republican presidential candidate former Sen. Rick Santorum speaks during a Republican presidential candidate debate at the Reagan Library Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011, in Simi Valley, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Republican presidential candidate former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney answers a question during a Republican presidential candidate debate at the Reagan Library Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011, in Simi Valley, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Republican presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., answers a question during a Republican presidential candidate debate at the Reagan Library Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011, in Simi Valley, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Republican presidential candidates, from left, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., and former Sen. Rick Santorum enter the hall for a Republican presidential candidate debate at the Reagan Library Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011, in Simi Valley, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney, left, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, center, and Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, take the stage before a Republican presidential candidate debate at the Reagan Library Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011, in Simi Valley, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Republican presidential candidates Michele Bachmann, left, Mitt Romney, second from left, Rick Perry, second from right, and Ron Paul stand together before a Republican presidential candidate debate at the Reagan Library Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011, in Simi Valley, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Republican presidential candidates, from left, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, and Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas., stand together before a Republican presidential candidate debate at the Reagan Library Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011, in Simi Valley, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Republican presidential candidate Texas Gov. Rick Perry arrives for a Republican presidential debate at the Reagan Library Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011, in Simi Valley, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Republican presidential candidate former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney arrives for a Republican presidential candidate debate at the Reagan Library Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011, in Simi Valley, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Former House Speaker and Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich and his wife, Callista, arrive at the Reagan Library for a Republican presidential candidate debate Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011, in Simi Valley, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Republican presidential candidate former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman arrives at the Reagan Library for a Republican presidential candidate debate Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011, in Simi Valley, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)