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With the Iowa Caucus wrapped-up, the focus is on New Hampshire's First In The Nation primary<\/p><\/div>\n

After months of political debates, ad buying, and hand-shaking, the New Hampshire Republican primary is finally upon us.\u00a0 And not surprisingly, the latest WMUR Granite State Poll from the University of New Hampshire Survey Center<\/a> shows that the economy\/jobs is the top issue for about 60 percent of the state’s voters.<\/p>\n

The Iowa Caucuses have winnowed the field ever<\/em> so slightly, with Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann suspending her campaign.<\/a> Texas Governor Rick Perry took a night to reassess his path forward and decided today he’s continuing on to South Carolina, despite a fifth place showing.<\/p>\n

That still leaves a lot of research to be done for undecided voters.<\/p>\n

StateImpact New Hampshire is dedicated to how government policy affects jobs and economy. So we’ve visited the candidates’ websites and done a spot of side research, examining their views on various economic policies.\u00a0 And we’ve generated a bullet-pointed cheat sheet…kind of a basic guide to where the Republican presidential candidates stand on a number of key economy-related issues.<\/p>\n

This is by no means an exhaustive list of the candidates’ views.*\u00a0 It’s an overview of major points they’ve cited in their campaign websites and the little things that caught our eye.<\/p>\n

We aren’t<\/em> looking at why the candidates are proposing what they are, the feasibility of their plans, or analyzing possible consequences.<\/p>\n

That’s what months’ worth of national political coverage has been for.<\/p>\n

Instead, we just want to give you a decent starting point as you prepare to vote in the primary, indulge in heated debates, listen to election coverage, plot your political strategy, or otherwise participate in this mainstay piece of election-year Americana.<\/p>\n

Before we kick-off the candidate-by-candidate overview, here’s a brief list of some points we’ve found where the Republican contenders agree:<\/p>\n