Free Republic

The three leading Republicans in Nevada governor's race faced off in the first debate of the campaign Friday, using much of the live matchup to jockey for the title of most fiscally conservative candidate. The hour-long debate marked the first time U.S. Rep Jim Gibbons, the Republican front-runner who has recently slipped in the polls, faced his primary opponents, surging state Sen. Bob Beers and Lt. Gov Lorraine Hunt, on television. "I want to thank U.S. Rep. Jim Gibbons for finally showing up and Sen. Bob Beers for always showing up," Hunt said. Beers and Hunt have dogged Gibbons for...