Republican presidential contenders squared off in Michigan Wednesday, focusing on the economy in a state battered by the recession and relegating the sexual harassment allegations that have engulfed Herman Cain’s campaign in recent days to a side issue.

Unlike the last GOP forum in Las Vegas, marked by combative confrontations between frontrunner Mitt Romney and Texas Gov. Rick Perry, the Republican candidates focused on President Obama and a series of big-goverment measures they contend have stymied job growth.

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