Takeaways from the Republican Debate
The Los Angeles Times‘ Noah Bierman reports on the Republican Presidential debate in New Hampshire, where candidates abandoned social policy discussions in favor of talk on the economy and foreign policy. Instead of appealing to evangelical voters before the state’s primary, potential nominees focused on pandering to the Republican establishment in the least religious state in the nation. “In America, conservatism should mean not only that some rise with conservative principles, but everybody has a chance to rise regardless of who they are,” said Ohio Governor John Kasich.