CNN Las Vegas Republican Presidential Primary Debate Highlights Part IV
Participants:
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney
Texas Governor Rick Perry
Former Godfather's Pizza CEO Herman Cain
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich
Texas Congressman Ron Paul
Minnesota Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann
Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum
Moderator:
Anderson Cooper
Question: Who can beat Obama?
Santorum: Polls right now have no relevance where over 50% of Americans can't even name one of us. No one has beat a Democratic incumbent but me. Romney ran to the left of Kennedy. I ran as a conservative.
Romney: Career politician won't appeal to Americans. My distinguishing feature is working in the private sector.
Perry: Romney was 47th in the nation for job creation while governor. I will draw a bright contrast with Obama.
Romney: Perry chaired Al Gore's campaign. [Chuckles]
Perry: Texas is leading in job creation.
Romney: My unemployment was lower than yours [Perry].
Cain: Romney's experience is Wall Street orientated, my experience is main street orientated.
Bachmann: The cake is baked.
Gingrich: Bickering does not beat Obama. I will do 7 three hour Steven-Douglas debates with Obama.
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney
Texas Governor Rick Perry
Former Godfather's Pizza CEO Herman Cain
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich
Texas Congressman Ron Paul
Minnesota Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann
Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum
Moderator:
Anderson Cooper
Question: Who can beat Obama?
Santorum: Polls right now have no relevance where over 50% of Americans can't even name one of us. No one has beat a Democratic incumbent but me. Romney ran to the left of Kennedy. I ran as a conservative.
Romney: Career politician won't appeal to Americans. My distinguishing feature is working in the private sector.
Perry: Romney was 47th in the nation for job creation while governor. I will draw a bright contrast with Obama.
Romney: Perry chaired Al Gore's campaign. [Chuckles]
Perry: Texas is leading in job creation.
Romney: My unemployment was lower than yours [Perry].
Cain: Romney's experience is Wall Street orientated, my experience is main street orientated.
Bachmann: The cake is baked.
Gingrich: Bickering does not beat Obama. I will do 7 three hour Steven-Douglas debates with Obama.