WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 (UPI) -- CNN said Thursday it has canceled a pre-Super Tuesday debate due to lack of "full participation" of GOP U.S. presidential hopefuls.
The cable news organization was sponsoring the debate along with the Georgia and Ohio state Republican parties, but three of the remaining four major GOP hopefuls -- former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and U.S. Rep. Ron Paul of Texas -- have said they will not participate in the debate, scheduled for March 1, leaving former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich of Georgia as the only one of the four committed to participating.