This from ABCNEWS.com

DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 14 — Just six weeks before Iowans kick off the voting in the 2000 presidential campaign, Texas Gov. George W. Bush and Arizona Sen. John McCain tussled in the most aggressive and lively of the first three debates they have both attended.
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The debate in Iowa moved the playing field to territory more friendly to Bush than the site of the last two debates New Hampshire, where polls now show him in a virtual dead heat with McCain. Bush has a powerful statewide organization in Iowa, bolstered by several of the state’s most influential leaders. And while he didn’t bite on Bauer’s abortion question, Bush did throw some red meat to the state’s strong religious right, invoking Jesus Christ when asked to name the most influential thinker in his life. Because he changed my heart,” Bush said, deflecting a follow up question to elaborate for people who might want more detail on what he meant. “Well, if they don’t know, it’s going to be hard to explain … when you accept Christ as your savior, it changes your heart, it changes your life.”

Candidates Rate Top Philosophers: GOP presidential candidates name the philosopher or thinker who had the most influence on their lives, as asked during Monday night’s debate.

Steve Forbes	John Locke and Thomas Jefferson
Alan Keyes	The Founding Fathers
Gov. George W. Bush	Jesus Christ
Sen. Orrin Hatch	Abraham Lincoln, Ronald Reagan and Jesus Christ
Sen. John McCain	Founding Fathers and Theodore Roosevelt
Gary Bauer	Jesus Christ