Last night’s GOP Debate (the 18th for those of you keeping track) was woefully lacking in manufacturing points. The candidates couldn’t avoid it entirely, however.

Rick Santorum made the sole mention of the evening:

I had plans out there that included everybody, plans like I have today, talking about manufacturing, talking about things that -- that are touchstones with the Reagan Democrats that provided that 49-state win.
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I was at a manufacturer in Sarasota County today and was talking about them as a manufacturer and that, you know, the -- the importance of manufacturing jobs, yes, even here in the state of Florida, and the price of energy for them to be able to be competitive.