2011 GOP debate at Spaulding Auditorium on the campus of Dartmouth College, in Hanover, New Hampshire

2011 GOP debate at Dartmouth College, NH: At the Spaulding Auditorium on the campus of Dartmouth College, in Hanover, New Hampshire, the Bloomberg-Washington Post Republican Presidential Debate.

OnTheIssues.org excerpts:  (click on issues for details)

Budget & Economy     Herman Cain: Make sure that revenues equals spending.     Herman Cain: Wall St bailout was a win-win; but administered poorly.     Michele Bachmann: Subprime mortgage crisis due to errors by feds, not banks.     Michele Bachmann: Cut taxes & cut spending instead of raising debt limit.     Mitt Romney: Cap how much government can spend as a percentage of GDP.     Rick Perry: I pushed TX to 2nd-lowest debt per capita in the US.     Rick Perry: I've signed six balanced budgets in Texas.     Rick Perry: Don't trade tax increases for spending cuts; BBA instead.     Rick Santorum: TARP was biggest government intrusion into private sector.     Ron Paul: Auditing the fed revealed $5T loaned to foreign banks.     Ron Paul: Housing bubble was predictable; we had too many houses.

Corporations     Jon Huntsman: Wipe clean all corporate welfare loopholes and deductions.     Mitt Romney: No individual bailouts; but preserve financial system.     Mitt Romney: Net-net, Bain Capital created tens of thousands of new jobs.     Mitt Romney: Big banks handle massive regulations; small banks get killed.

Energy & Oil     Rick Perry: Put 1.2 million Americans to work in domestic energy.

Families & Children     Rick Santorum: Poverty rate 5% with two parents; 30% with one parent.

Foreign Policy     Jon Huntsman: Get used to 21st century of US and China on the world stage.

Free Trade     Jon Huntsman: China will say our QE1 and QE2 were currency manipulation.     Mitt Romney: China is a currency manipulator; go after them for cheating.     Mitt Romney: China doesn't want to have a trade war; so push hard.     Rick Santorum: I'm for making US more competitive than China.

Health Care     Jon Huntsman: ObamaCare can't be waived without repealing the mandate.     Michele Bachmann: Don't let a federal political board make medical decisions.     Mitt Romney: ObamaCare waivers on Day One; repeal bill on Day Two.     Rick Perry: States innovate on healthcare; feds are one-size-fits-all.     Rick Perry: Block-grants to states allows real healthcare innovation.     Rick Santorum: Liberal states won't waive ObamaCare; we must repeal it.

Homeland Security     Mitt Romney: It's a terrible idea to cut defense.     Mitt Romney: Devoted to making America the strongest nation on Earth.     Newt Gingrich: It's nonsense to disarm America to balance the budget.

Jobs     Rick Perry: Focus on bringing jobs back from China like we did in Texas.     Rick Santorum: Offshore jobs return if you repeal manufacturing regulations.

Principles & Values     Rick Perry: I converted from Democrat at a younger age than Reagan did.

Social Security     Herman Cain: Cut payroll tax from 15.3% to 9%, to balance 9% sales tax.     Mitt Romney: 1-year payroll tax cut is a band-aid; make permanent changes.

Tax Reform     Herman Cain: Congress will be barred from raising sales tax over 9%.     Herman Cain: 9-9-9 plan is revenue-neutral and expands the tax base.     Michele Bachmann: No national sales tax; no new revenue stream for Congress.     Mitt Romney: Rich are doing fine; Poor have safety net; Middle needs help.     Newt Gingrich: Obama divides us by going after people who make over $250K.

Technology     Jon Huntsman: Maintain a strong commitment to innovation & new products.     Rick Perry: Texas Enterprise Fund: $14B invested in emerging technology.

Welfare & Poverty     Herman Cain: I connect with pain because I was po' before I was poor.

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