[Cincinatus]

not one candidate is willing to speak up for the most important economic thinker of the 20th century...

Did Milton Friedman's name not come up?

[Chickensoup]

I may be wrong but I think Ron Paul comes closest to Milton Friedmans philosophy

[1010RD]

Neither did Robert Mundell’s.

Of course, ‘most important’ in this case is akin to an Oscar, Pulitzer or Nobel prize - more political than real.