Candidates go for last words in final debate before Iowa caucuses

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December 15th, 2011
Peter Hornby
Candidates' last words

The last GOP was held in Sioux City, Iowa. In the past GOP debates, the candidates have taken shotsat each other but this debate was focused more on the candidates' view on the issues. Romney, who has often attacked Gingrich, his closest competition, instead focused on proving he was the right candidate for the presidency. Rick Perry. who has also attacked Gingrich, also chose not to attack anyone but rather portray himself as a "comeback kid" who can still win even though he is not a frontrunner. John Huntsman focused on imagining what would happen if Obama stayed in office. Gingrich has been attacked by almost all of his opponents but has strayed away from fighting back. He talked more about hiss conservatism. This was the last debate before the January 3rd Iowa caucus.