Getting your player ready...
ROCHESTER, Mich. — Republican presidential candidates will debate tonight for the first time since Herman Cain became controversial, Rick Perry unveiled his optional flat-tax plan and Mitt Romney explained in detail how he would reduce budget deficits.
Eight Republican candidates will spar for two hours, starting at 6 p.m. MST, at Oakland University in Rochester, a Detroit suburb. CNBC will televise the debate.
They’re supposed to talk about the economy in a state that has suffered more than most. Michigan’s September jobless rate was 11.1 percent.
“We’ve had what seems like a recession for 12 years,” said Tom Shields, president of Marketing Resource Group Inc., a local political-consulting firm.
Denver Post wire services
