The CNN GOP Presidential debate will take place from the Mesa Performing Arts Center in Mesa, Arizona tonight. The debate will be broadcast by CNN at 8pm ET. All four remaining candidates will be on the stage. Rick Santorum has recently emerged as the front runner in national polls and is in a tight race with Mitt Romney in Michigan and Arizona. Those primaries will take place on February 28th.
For the past few weeks GOP candidates have been beating each other up, with many wondering if this will play into the hands of the Obama campaign. While the economy should be the major issue to be discussed, the Obama campaign has been successful into steering the national conversation to social issues. To this end Rick Santorum has provided plenty of talking points for democrats.
While CNN moderators will want to ask Santorum about his stance on social issues, including contraception, abortion and prenatal issues, Rick Santorum must clearly describe his values and how those values will be affected by a Santorum presidency. He needs to clear the air, assure Americans that this is not about social issues and that he
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