Megyn Kelly's a different situation. The moderators are already part of the story. Kelly asked the kind of question a candidate should probably expect. Reporters shouldn't have to throw softballs or be accused of trying to "get" a candidate.
There were plenty of ways a candidate could deal with a question like that and disarm or maybe even win over a reporter. All of the complaining and back-tweeting wasn't very impressive.
Trump has said and done some good things, but he may have too thin a skin to be president. Somebody used to taking risks and putting himself forward -- good things -- shouldn't be so sensitive. I think his candidacy may crash and burn and leave a lot of trouble behind.
Possibly it could turn out that way. I really have no idea: We are in totally uncharted territory here. I've never seen anything like it. And my crystal ball is completely fogged over....
As for The Donald not anticipating Megyn Kelly's question, that seems dubious to me. I think he very much expected it, and was prepared to answer it just the way he did. No surprises there — except that maybe he was surprised that this would be the first question of the "debate," and not, say, the last. But it was not as if Kelly was eliciting any new "news" about The Donald....
It seems to me Ms. Kelly is trying to become the female incarnation of Bill O'Reilly. (Heaven forfend!!!) She cares 'way too much about the "ratings."
Developments on the Democrat side are also exceptionally complex, and — given that Obama increasingly seems to have a behind-the-scenes hand in manipulating the outcome — unpredictable. Once he's done with Hillary!, he'll take on whoever is leading in the GOP. I expect to see some exceptionally dirty politics....
Lots of moving parts here, lots of balls in the air. And we still have a long way to go to November 2016.
Thanks, x, for sharing your thoughts with me.