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Editorial See other Editorial Articles Title: CNBC Republican Debate: Frontrunners Need to Make Room for Thompson and Paul Tuesday’s CNBC’S Republican debate in Michigan will be another test for the candidates but also for the major media company holding the debate. To date every televised debate has not afforded equal time to each of the candidates attending and to some extent has almost gone to the point of censoring some candidates. The result has been a disservice to voters that want to hear what each candidate has to say. Hopefully CNBC will break the pattern Tuesday afternoon. The debate will focus mainly on domestic issues of taxes, healthcare, immigration and the economy. Fred Thompson will be appearing in his first debate after what may have been a less than stellar fund raising quarter following all of the hype and free publicity. Thompson will likely try to assert himself by touting his credentials as a mainstream conservative that can win. Thompson may have an opportunity to get a bump if he performs well since this is the first chance voters will have to see him interact. Tom Tancredo will likely try to force his opponents to address the issue of massive legal and illegal immigration and its impact on infrastructure. Tancredo also supports the Fair Tax a proposed alternative to the federal income tax along with a free market approach toward healthcare. There may be a potential opportunity for Tancredo or another candidate to challenge free trade policies. A recent NBC-Wall Street Journal poll showed that 59% of Republicans do not support free trade. This is an apparent shift from the 1990s, when both Buchanan, and Perot, championed fair trade. In a general election Hillary Clinton may be very vulnerable on trade. She was first lady when her husband passed NAFTA with Al Gore was the deciding vote in the Senate. Ron Paul may have the best chance of scoring big on a debate focused largely on economics. Paul’s support of repealing federal income taxes is widely popular and his free market approach to the issues should provide lively debate. Coming off quarterly fund raising numbers that have propelled him into the top tier of candidates Paul will attempt to increase his momentum. Paul may also attempt to direct blame for the current mortgage crises toward the Federal Reserve, an agency he proposes eliminating. Romney and Giuliani have been barbing on taxes and other issues in the media. It will be interesting if they continue the discourse or direct that energy toward Fred Thompson during the debate. Huckabee had a very disappointing quarter raising only around a million dollars. Also a supporter of the Fair Tax he’s likely to push a common sense approach to the domestic agenda. McCain’s campaign is still alive but he has the challenge in a Republican primary debate on economics of being a bit too liberal. Brownback will also be challenged to move from his mostly social agenda to one of economics
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I would wager that Thompson will receive the largest amount of 'talk-time' in this debate...
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