eight republican presidential candidates participated in a debate hosted by cnbc and the michigan republican party. wednesday at oakland university in rochester, michigan, focusing on jobs, taxes, and the deficit. this is an hour and 45 minutes. the count down is on. the candidates, eight of them, battling for the nomination. we have a super mess in this country. the mission? take back the white house. the issue? fixing the economy. we re live in michigan, a state bruised and battered by the great recession, a snapshot of america s pain, massive unemployment, foreclosures in every neighborhood, empty factories littering the landscape. mission? a state rescue from the brink by a controversial bailout costing u.s. taxpayers billions, but today, the motor city is on the long road to recovery. the big is back in the black. the state s beginning to restore the role. tonight, the candidates come here to face off and face the nation. what is their plan to jump start the amer