"Let us put aside the scarecrows of the twin deficits and face up to the real problems that threaten U.S. growth and prosperity: excessive and wasteful government spending and taxing, including in particular the real time bomb in Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid programs; concealed taxes in the form of mandated expenditures on private business; excessive and misguided regulation of individuals as well as businesses; the changes in tort legislation that are discouraging innovation; and not least, the recent increase in protectionism and the threat of a further major increase. [emphasis mine] We should and can do something about these problems, not allow ourselves to be diverted by politically convenient scarecrows."
Found here
I only know of Duncan Hunter from what I've read here. He seems like a credible candidate; however, if he's not a free trader he won't get this FReepers support.
He is a fair trader and that is one of the reasons he has my vote.