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Spending. there's only been a couple of appropriations bills i've voted for in the past 24, 26 years i've been in washington. so you are a big spender. that's all there is to it. you are a big government conservative. and you don't vote for right to work and these very important things, and that's what weakens the economy. so to say you are a conservative, i think is a stretch but you've convinced a lot of people of it. somebody has to point out your record. >>y in, i think i have an opportunity to respond here. i've convinced a lot of people of it because my record is actually pretty darn goo...

>> i have decided to sand aside. >> and now, everything is different. >> what do we need to do as a country to get back on the right track? >> can anyone overtake mitt romney as he tries to close in and seal the nomination. can rick santorum build on his stunning iowa success? is time running out for these candidates to catch the front-runner? save their campaigns? >> we've got some tough decisions to make. >> we are going to take america back. >> believe me, this moment sum going to continue. >> the voting has begun. the stakes couldn't be any higher. n tonight, we put them all to t...

stunning iowa success? is time running out for these candidates to catch the front-runner? save their campaigns? >> we've got some tough decisions to make. >> we are going to take america back. >> believe me, this momentum is going to continue. >> the voting has begun. the stakes couldn't be any higher. n tonight, we put them all to the test. so what's next in this campaign season filled with so many dramatic surprises? this is the abc news republican presidential debate. your voice. your vote. now joining us tonight from new hampshire's own wmur, political director josh mckelvin. >>...

I don't think you're going to find a lot of dirt in santorum's record because he represented a swing state like pennsylvania. >> and there are no signs of social issues are going to be decisive this time. >> he's extremely vocal about them and i think it is troubling. >> it wasn't last night, though, was it? >> his biggest problem with conservatives when people start to look at the spending record. that's what perry was hitting him on here. the earmarks, the pork, erick erickson's point. is that santorum has on spending and domestic policy, not social policy, but spending and economics has a v...

I don't think you're going to find a lot of dirt in santorum's record because he represented a swing state like pennsylvania. >> and there are no signs of social issues are going to be decisive this time. >> he's extremely vocal about them and i think it is troubling. >> it wasn't last night, though, was it? >> his biggest problem with conservatives when people start to look at the spending record. that's what perry was hitting him on here. the earmarks, the pork, erick erickson's point. is that santorum has on spending and domestic policy, not social policy, but spending and economics has a v...