“...they would reject a deficit-reduction deal, even if Democrats offered $10 in spending cuts for every $1 in tax increases.”
It would have been good to hear at least one of those candidates explain that the lying POS Dems offered Pres. Reagan $3 of cuts for $1 of increased taxes. He agreed to raise taxes, and lthey didn’t cut anything. They offered Pres. G. H. W. Bush $2 of cuts for $1 of tax increases. He raised taxes, which they crucified him for as he ran for re-election, and they didn’t cut anything.
With that past history of deception, only a fool would believe a Democrat’s promises to cut the budget. They won’t even do it now that we are $16 TRILLION in the hole. Someone on that stage should have made the point that you can’t trust Democrats because they lie to win votes.
The rats are choosing to go down with the ship