▁out ▁the ▁vote ▁efforts , ▁and ▁visit ing ▁the ▁state ▁do z ens ▁of ▁times ▁in ▁the ▁weeks ▁leading ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁st raw ▁poll . ▁ ▁Two ▁days ▁before ▁the ▁st raw ▁poll , ▁the ▁third ▁official ▁Republican ▁debate ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁Iowa ▁State ▁University ▁in ▁Am es , ▁spons ored ▁by ▁the ▁Republican ▁Party ▁of ▁Iowa , ▁Fox ▁News , ▁and ▁The ▁Washington ▁Ex am iner . ▁C andid ates ▁particip ating ▁in ▁the ▁debate ▁included ▁M iche le ▁Bach mann , ▁H erman ▁C ain , ▁New t ▁G ing rich , ▁Ron ▁Paul , ▁Tim ▁P aw l enty , ▁Mitt ▁Rom ney , ▁Jon ▁Hun ts man ▁and ▁Rick ▁Sant orum . ▁The ▁debate ▁was ▁noted ▁for ▁the ▁sp arring ▁between ▁Bach mann ▁and ▁P aw l enty , ▁with ▁P aw l enty ▁critic ized ▁Bach mann ▁for ▁what ▁he ▁said ▁was ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁leadership , ▁while ▁Bach mann ▁fired ▁back ▁that ▁P aw l enty ' s ▁support ▁for ▁cap ▁and ▁trade ▁legisl ation ▁and ▁the ▁individual ▁mand ate ▁while ▁governor ▁of ▁Minnesota ▁made ▁his ▁record ▁look ▁like ▁Ob ama ' s . ▁ ▁G ing rich ▁critic ized ▁Wal lace ▁by ▁saying ▁he ▁was ▁asking ▁" got cha ▁questions " ▁instead ▁of ▁legit imate ▁questions . ▁Rom ney ▁respond ed ▁to ▁critic isms ▁of ▁his ▁Massachusetts ▁health ▁care ▁reform , ▁and ▁its ▁similarity ▁to ▁the ▁Pat ient ▁Prote ction ▁and ▁Aff ord able ▁Care ▁Act , ▁term ed ▁" Ob am ac are "