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The Third Republican Debate: GOP Candidates Put Their Mouths Where America’s Money Is
Crews prepare the venue for the Oct. 28 CNBC Republican presidential debate inside the Coors Events Center at the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado. (Brennan Linsley / AP Photo)
With a lineup that includes close-range front runners Donald Trump and Ben Carson, plus struggling runner-ups like Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio and Carly Fiorina, Wednesday night’s third Republican debate is likely to be lively, but CNBC’s big-tent event hinges on one main question as far as American voters are concerned.
As Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer put it that morning, as the candidates prepared to descend upon the University of Colorado at Boulder: “Are you the party of plutocracy, or do you care about the people?”
The theme of Wednesday’s face-off is “Your Money, Your Vote,” and although Carson has paid lip service to raising the minimum wage, and Trump has made noises about taxing hedge fund managers, whether any of the GOP hopefuls will present anything like a coherent vision for dealing with income inequality and other critical economic issues remains to be seen. And even if they talk the talk, politicians don’t tend to be famous for following through on their campaign promises.
Watch this space for ongoing coverage of Wednesday night’s debate—also, check out our Twitter feed at @truthdig for highlights from tonight’s GOP huddle at the Coors Events Center at the University of Colorado in Boulder.
As for the warm-up act, featuring Rick Santorum, Bobby Jindal, Lindsey Graham and George Pataki, as of this first posting, the most compelling moment went to Graham. Shortly after flouting party conventions by revealing he’s very concerned about climate change, the South Carolina senator succumbed to exasperation, exclaiming:
I am tired of losing! Good God, look who we’re running against! The number one candidate on the other side thought she was flat broke after her and her husband were in the White House for eight years. The number two guy went to the Soviet Union on his honeymoon, and I don’t think he came back! If we don’t beat these people, who the hell we gonna beat?
Who indeed.
—Posted by Kasia Anderson
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- October 28, 2015 Debate Prep
- October 27, 2015 The Third GOP Presidential Debate: Leaner, Probably Meaner and on the Money
Source: http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/the_third_republican_debate_gop_candidates_put_their_mouths_where_20151028/
