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October 6, 2011
Next Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET, The Washington Post and Bloomberg will hold the first Republican presidential debate to focus on a single issue: the economy.
But these debates generally contain few surprises. The candidate who can keep to their talking points without tripping over questions tends to “win.” But what about what the candidates don’t say? What about larger political questions that go unaddressed? What about fact-checking?
As we get geared up for Tuesday’s debate, we are partnering with Quora to get help tackling the questions that might otherwise go unanswered, starting off with Wonkblog’s Ezra Klein.
We asked you to pitch questions to three of our bloggers ahead of tonight’s debate, and got some great suggestions.
Wonkblog’s Ezra Klein asked: What questions do Americans want to hear the GOP candidates answer on the economy during the October 11th GOP debate?
John DeMarchi wanted us to look into the infamous ”social security as ponzi scheme” question. Here’s Ezra’s take: http://www.washingtonpost.com/bl…
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The Fix’s Chris Cillizza wants to know which candidate you think is the most vulnerable in Tuesday’s debate:
Who has the most to lose in the economy debate and why?
We thought Matt McDonald was on the right track with Rick Perry’s debate dilemma. Here’s our take: http://www.washingtonpost.com/bl…
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The Fact Checker Glenn Kessler wants your help uncovering the candidate’s chronic misstatements:
What are some other common pearls of wisdom that the Republican presidential candidates have said on the campaign trail that beg out for checking?
Amanda Zamora / National Digital Editor
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