HERE is an article about the candidates and where they stand with the national debt issue. Well written and objective.

I'll quote the final paragraph......

"Over the next four years, the United States will need to do much more to address its long-term debt than either party has been willing to do. This fall, the American people deserve a serious national debate about our debt, not easy promises. To avoid the most predictable economic crisis in history, we must let the numbers do the talking."