A big night in Iowa offers a closing economic message from the top GOP contenders

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Trade with China. Government spending. Social Security. These were the economic issues that took center stage Wednesday evening amid a range of topics as the three leading GOP contenders for 2024 made their final pitches just days before Republicans begin to pick their nominee. The evening featured the last debate before the Iowa caucuses, a one-on-one showdown on CNN between former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Former President Donald Trump skipped those proceedings but nevertheless turned up on the cold night in Des Moines to appear at a simultaneous Fox News town hall event just...