Reporters, campaign members and members of the public are streaming in to Swede Erickson Thunderbird Gymnasium at Casper College, in preparation for today's forum.

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It's 20 minutes until show time and there's no sign of the candidates so far. The gym is beginning is filling up with audience members. Country music is playing over the loud speakers and media from several news organizations have set up in the back.

Although he's not attending today's forum, the supporters of Texas Rep. Ron Paul arrived earlier and got prime real estate for their table in the lobby. Across from them, is a table for Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, who won't be attending the forum either.

The gym is about full now, and somewhat surprisingly for a Saturday morning, many young people are in attendance. Precinct members are filing in, and once they are seated, we should be underway.

Wyoming Republican Party Chairman Fred Parady starts off the forum by reminding the audience that the state's GOP has risked half of its delegates in order to move up its presidential primary and attract more attention from the candidates. He calls for a broader, more representative primary process.

California Rep. Duncan Hunter leads off the forum and gets a standing ovation from the crowd.

"That's worth a lot of travel just to be here with you," he says.

He's asked about global warming and says its unclear whether climate change is natural or caused by humans. He advocates developing more traditional energy resources in the United States, along with alternative energy like geothermal and wind.

"This country needs to be energy independent," he said.

Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback speaks next. When asked about the Federal budget deficit, he suggests that congressional salaries should be cut by 10 percent until the budget is balanced.

Brownback advocates a rebuilt family structure in America as a way to improve education and reduce crime.

"The best place to raise a child is between a mom and a dad, bonded with each other for life," he says.

Former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson, the most prominent of the candidates at today's forum, speaks last. He draws an ovation from the crowd while discussing illegal immigration.

"We need to realize as a nation, that if you cannot secure our border, you will not remain a sovereign nation," he said.

Thompson says tax cuts passed during President Bush's first term should be preserved," he said.

"I never met a tax I liked," he says.