Republican debate left questions of guns, climate and race issues unsaid

For all the talk of healthcare, immigration, benefits and war, a conspicuous silence reigned over some of the issues most sensitive to conservative voters

Pimps, prostitutes, messages from God, border walls and a child who is "a total superstar". The questions of the first Republican primary debate ranged far and wide on Thursday night, but for all the talk of healthcare, immigration, benefits and war, a conspicuous silence reigned over some of the issues most sensitive to conservative voters.