UPDATE 6:24 p.m.: It's working. 476 votes. 956 needed to make the cut. Vote.

The 10Questions question period is rapidly drawing to a close. Here is my question for the Presidential candidates. It's a simple and direct one -- one that forces candidates to articulate whether they'll reduce the size of government, and if not why not. I need you at least 908 of you to vote for it on 10Questions.com before the deadline at midnight tonight.

Here's the situation. The top 10 questions right now are stacked with you-name-it left-wing cause -- net neutrality, terrorist surveillance, medical marijuana, and "is America unofficially a theocracy?" There's a real chance that the Democratic candidates who participate will not be asked a single tough question that forces them to articulate their beliefs or address an unfamiliar issue.

Early reaction to my question is 2-to-1 positive, but as of now, I need 908 new net positive votes to make the top 10 -- and likely more than that to overcome whatever negative votes that are likely to materialize in the next seven hours. I know that more than 908 people will be reading this post, so I know we can do this. It's an audacious goal -- no other question has surged this far this fast. But it's worth the 5 seconds of your time it takes to vote to make sure the candidates are forced to articulate their views on limited government.

And Democrats are not the only ones who need to answer this. In case you haven't noticed, Republicans haven't done a real good job of shrinking government when they've been in office. It's time to hold all the candidates accountable.

Please vote.