Wednesday, November 9, 2011
  Reactions to the "Your Money, Your Vote: The Republican Presidential Debate"
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Mitt Romney for President  7:00 PM
SAUL ANUZIS: ROMNEY WILL REBUILD MICHIGAN ECONOMY
 
Boston, MA – Michigan Republican National Committeeman Saul Anuzis made the following statement on tonight’s economic debate in Rochester, Michigan:
 
“Mitt Romney won tonight’s debate by laying out how he will help Michigan and the rest of the country return to economic prosperity. I know that rebuilding the economy in Michigan and across our country will not be easy. We face economic difficulties our country has not seen for decades. Mitt Romney has shown throughout his life that he can turn around difficult situations by using commonsense conservative principles. Michigan is personal to Governor Romney – it is where he was born and raised – and I know that he will work his hardest to rebuild the state’s economy and bring back jobs.”
Jon Huntsman for President  7:01 PM
Huntsman Demonstrates He's Ready To Lead

Manchester, NH - After tonight's CNBC's Presidential Debate, Huntsman Campaign Manager Matt David released the following statement statement:

"This evening Governor Huntsman capitalized on a wave of momentum for his campaign by distinguishing himself as the principled, consistent leader that is best-equipped to defeat President Obama next November.

"He discussed his bold jobs plan which has been lauded by the Wall Street Journal, and highlighted his record as a conservative problem-solver who signed historic tax cuts, tripled the state’s rainy day fund, signed the nation’s second school voucher bill and passed health care reform without a Massachusetts mandate.

"Slick soundbites and slogans won’t create jobs, stabilize our housing market or address too-big-to-fail. Governor Huntsman’s bold reforms –  which are grounded in his experience as a governor, businessman, and ambassador – can.

"The American people have lost trust in their elected leaders’ ability to solve problems, not help create them. They deserve a serious leader with a bold vision to restore our nation’s greatness. That’s Jon Huntsman."

Romney for President  7:05 PM
SUNUNU: MITT ROMNEY WILL RESTORE COUNTRY’S FISCAL AND ECONOMIC HEALTH
 
Boston, MA – Former New Hampshire Governor John Sununu made the following statement on tonight’s economic debate in Rochester, Michigan:
 
“Mitt Romney was the winner of tonight’s debate because it was again clear that he is the only candidate who has the capability to turn around our economy. On both economic and fiscal policy, Mitt Romney is the only candidate with the conservative record and plan to go toe-to-toe with President Obama next year and win in November. Unlike our current president, Mitt Romney actually knows how the economy works and how businesses grow and hire. This understanding of the economy will be key to reversing three years of failures and rebuilding our economy.”
Rick Santorum for President  7:20 PM
SANTORUM SHOWS HE'S GOT A REAL JOBS
PLAN TO JUMP START AMERICA'S ECONOMY

Rochester, MI - At this evening's CNBC debate at Oakland University, former Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) showed once again he has a real jobs plan to get our economy up, running, and thriving once again.

 

Hogan Gidley, National Communications Director, said: "Senator Santorum showed he is the only candidate with a jobs plan that will actually create jobs and get our economy going again.  Some candidates are pushing flashy plans with catchy slogans but they ultimately won't pass - because the other plans put huge tax increases on the middle class. Senator Santorum is the one candidate who has the proven conservative track record, whether on jobs, health care, of simply getting things done."

 

SANTORUM SAID:

 

On The Santorum Manufacturing Plan:

"The government has made us uncompetitive.  We must repeal Obamacare, we must repeal Obama's regulations that cost business over $100 million, we need to send a clear message to manufacturers in this country and all over the world." 

 

"That's why I'm talking about manufacturing.  The unemployment rate for non-college educated workers is double digits, for college educated workers it's about 5%. I don't just want products to say made in America, but I want an opportunity for everyone in America."

 

On Energy:

"We need an energy policy that says we are going to produce energy.  Everyone on this stage will agree with that, but where I am different is that I am going to cut all the subsidies and let the market work."

 

On Needing Energy Subsidies:

"No, because we've done it in Pennsylvania with the Marcellus Shale (without subsidies).  It took a little while to ramp up, but now we're drilling 3 to 4,000 wells per year."   

 

On Attaining The American Dream:

"We need to talk about income mobility and rising in society, and supporting manufacturing does that."

 

On Replacing ObamaCare:

"This is the difference between me and the other candidates, I haven't seen a lot of consistency from them.  When it comes to health care, in 1992 I first introduced Health Savings Accounts - I was leading.  I proposed a block grant for Medicaid with Senator Phil Gramm - I was leading.  I was always for having the government out of the health care business and having a bottom up, consumer driven system."

 

On Housing:

"I was on Banking Committee and I was one of twenty-four Senators who wrote a letter to bring up a bill to put curbs on Fannie and Freddie.  I was ahead of the curve.

 

On Partisanship:

"You create a platform everyone can buy into.  One of the reasons I've put forward my manufacturing plan is because Republicans and Democrats will vote for it.  I was speaking to the New Hampshire state legislature and two Democrat state representatives came up to my state chairman Dan Tamburello afterwards and want me to come to their districts and talk about it.... If we're (Republicans) just about tax cuts for the top bracket, we're going to go nowhere.  I don't care if the Wall Street Journal likes my plan.  I want to bring people together and you put a plan like mine together and we'll bring people together."


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Bachmann for President  8:09 PM
Bachmann Focuses on Fair Taxes and Growth at CNBC Debate

Auburn Hills, Mich. – Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann focused on economic growth, fair taxation and job creation tonight at the CNBC GOP debate.

To begin the debate, Bachmann pinpointed two key issues hindering job creation in the United States – high corporate taxes and regulatory burdens; "Taxes lead to jobs leaving the country. We have the second highest corporate tax rate in the world. We have to lower the tax rate because it's a cost of doing business, but we have to do so much more than that. Our biggest problem right now is our regulatory burden."

Bachmann then offered her solution to spur job creation – reduce the regulatory burden on businesses and legalize American energy to create long-term, high-paying jobs in the United States.

She then turned the tables on the Obama administration's failure to advance policies that encourage job growth. Bachmann said, "President Obama's plan for job creation has absolutely nothing to do with the true people who know how to create jobs. He should really be going to job creators if he wants to know how to create jobs, instead he continues to go to General Axelrod."

"In my tax plan I have everyone paying something, because everyone benefits by this amazing country," said Bachmann. "So even if it means paying the price of two Happy Meals a year like $10, everyone can afford to pay at least that. We all benefit, we all need to sacrifice. Everybody needs to be a part of this tax code."


During the debate, Bachmann pounded on Fannie and Freddie for requesting bailouts while offering bonuses to top executives by saying, "For these geniuses to give ten of there top executives bonuses and then have the guts to come to the American people and say give us another $13 billion to bail us out just for the quarter, that's lunacy. We need to put them back into bankruptcy and put them out of business."

Bachmann, the chief author of the bill to repeal Obamacare, laid out her plan to provide quality, affordable healthcare to all Americans. She said, "What I would do is allow every American to buy any health insurance policy they want anywhere in the United States without any federal minimum mandate. No. 2, I would allow every American to pay for that insurance policy, their deductible, their copay, their pharmaceuticals, whatever it is that's medical related with their own tax-free money. And then finally, I'd have true medical malpractice liability reform."

Rounding out the debate, Bachmann hit China as "bad actors" in the global economy and reaffirmed her position that the government needs to stop excessively spending money we don't have; "What we need to do is stop enriching China with our money. And we do that by stop borrowing from them by stop spending money that we don't have."
Friends of Herman Cain  9:31 PM
Cain Carries the Crowd, Reasserts Economic Plan in Rochester Debate

ROCHESTER, MI

Republican presidential frontrunner Herman Cain received uproarious applause at the latest and ninth debate for Republican presidential contenders at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan Nov. 9. Cain confronted questions about leadership and character head-on, saying, “Over the last nine days the voters have voted with their dollars and they are saying they don’t care about the character assassination – they care about leadership and getting this economy going and all of the other problems we face.”

The debate discussion went to Herman Cain first for his perspective on Italy and the global economic crisis. Cain said “We must grow this economy…as long as we are stagnant in terms of growth and GDP, we impact the rest of the world… we (must) put some fuel in the engine that drives economic growth which is the business sector. This administration has done nothing but put stuff in the caboose and it’s not moving this economy.”

The audience booed debate moderators for dredging up allegations from the last week against Cain. Directly addressing questions, Cain responded strongly: “The American people deserve better than someone being tried in the court of public opinion based on unfounded accusations,” Cain continued, “I value my character and integrity more than anything else and for every one person that comes forward with a false accusation, there are thousands who would say none of that sort of activity ever came from Herman Cain.”

The crowd cheered when questioners steered the debate back to the economy, which led to Cain reiterating his plan to save the US economy: “Uncertainty is what’s killing this economy…we (need to) throw out the tax code and put in something bold. Get government out of the way by reducing the regulatory environment.”

Cain said he would support the repeal of Dodd-Frank legislation and suggested that government intervention is not the solution to turn around the economy, “The government has no business trying to pick winners and losers…whether through the front door with legislation or through back door through regulation.” Cain reiterated that he would work with politicians from both sides of the aisle with the peoples’ support, saying, “Provide a compelling solution, and if the (American people) understand it, they will demand it.”

AND this famous Tweet from Rick Perry...

Rick Perry
Really glad I wore my boots 2nite because I stepped in it out there. I did still name 2 agencies to eliminate. Obama has never done that!
9 Nov
Democratic National Committee  7:56 PM
DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s Statement on Republican Presidential Debate in Michigan
 
Washington, D.C. – Following the Republican presidential debate held in Rochester, Michigan tonight, DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz released the following statement: 
 
“By now, you’d think the Republican presidential candidates would have come up with at least one new idea to put Americans back to work, but all we heard tonight was more of the same: more plans to help big corporations and the wealthiest few at the expense of middle-class families.  We heard Mitt Romney fail to explain why, when the U.S. auto industry was on the brink of collapse, he said we should simply ‘let Detroit go bankrupt’ – a course of action that would have put 1.4 million Americans’ jobs on the line.  It’s an appalling proposal, but coming from someone who has been all over the map on President Obama’s payroll tax cut that would give back $1,500 to the typical middle-class family, belittling it last month and tonight claiming to support it, should we really be surprised?
 
“Apparently Mitt Romney and the rest of the GOP field didn’t notice the results of last night’s election, in which voters across the country delivered a wholesale repudiation of the Republican Party’s failed agenda.  From pushing a philosophy that balances the budget on the backs of the middle class to putting anti-women, anti-worker, anti-immigrant and anti-voters’ rights initiatives and candidates on the ballot in several different states,  Republicans’ out-of-touch policies all failed to gain traction with the voters.  The voices of the American people were clear last night, and will be clear in the 2012 election – they want real solutions to create jobs and restore our economic security, not more distractions from Republicans who have no plan for moving our country forward.”