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GOP debate in Trump's shadow
The Hill ^ | January 28,2016 | Niall Stange

Posted on 01/28/2016 3:14:17 AM PST by Biggirl

DES MOINES, Iowa — Thursday evening’s GOP debate will be dominated by the man who isn’t there: Donald Trump.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Iowa; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 2016election; debate; election2016; foxnews; gop; iowa; megynkelly; newyork; trump
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1 posted on 01/28/2016 3:14:18 AM PST by Biggirl
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To: Biggirl

Debate?

Fox is having a debate?

Last i heard Fox had some sort of reality tv show with presidential candidates but is being directed by some cooking show host, and the candidates were going to cook a hala meal while wearing scuba gear and one foot strapped to a crocodile.


2 posted on 01/28/2016 3:18:27 AM PST by Daniel Ramsey
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To: Biggirl
I made this statement as part of a post yesterday.

"Is he an entertainer? Absolutely, but he is also the best at the "Art of the Deal" Those guys on the stage tomorrow night may not have him at a podium, but he owns ALL of their heads!


3 posted on 01/28/2016 3:21:42 AM PST by WVKayaker (Sarah Palin endorses Donald Trump: 'No more pussyfooting around')
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To: Biggirl

Is anyone going to watch this get together?


4 posted on 01/28/2016 3:22:06 AM PST by HANG THE EXPENSE (Life's tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
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To: Biggirl

So is MSNBC going to cover the Trump event? And get more viewers? That would be a hoot !


5 posted on 01/28/2016 3:22:15 AM PST by 11th_VA
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To: Daniel Ramsey
Last i heard Fox had some sort of reality tv show with presidential candidates but is being directed by some cooking show host, and the candidates were going to cook a hala meal while wearing scuba gear and one foot strapped to a crocodile.

And ¡Jeb! will be making guacamole with the Latina chick while discussing the best Mexican beaches en Español.

6 posted on 01/28/2016 3:23:12 AM PST by COBOL2Java (I'll vote for Jeb when Terri Schiavo endorses him.)
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To: Biggirl

Too many stupid people making stupid choices.

Trump is smart, street and book smart, plus a few more advantages many of us cannot comprehend.

He is a winner, i’m sick and tired of hearing people trying to stop a winner.


7 posted on 01/28/2016 3:25:38 AM PST by Daniel Ramsey
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To: 11th_VA

CNN is.


8 posted on 01/28/2016 3:25:41 AM PST by mazda77
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To: Biggirl

GOP debate in Trump’s shadow will be snooze fest. The whole campaign would have been a snooze fest without Trump. Zzzz...Zzzzz


9 posted on 01/28/2016 3:26:55 AM PST by McGruff (Boycott Fox News Channel. I am.)
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To: Daniel Ramsey
Hey! Maybe Fox can replace Trump with Beck!


10 posted on 01/28/2016 3:28:07 AM PST by COBOL2Java (I'll vote for Jeb when Terri Schiavo endorses him.)
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To: COBOL2Java

Maybe that guy from SNL?

You know i wonder just how indeed Fox is going to handle this, they are right now either getting their act together or are on a kamikazi attack. This was their last chance to derail the Trump Express, but they just found out that train won’t run on their tracks.


11 posted on 01/28/2016 3:32:29 AM PST by Daniel Ramsey
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To: McGruff
I'm betting they word the questions in such a way as to include Trump...e.g.,

Mr. Cruz...Donald trump says that he would stop all muslims from entering the country. You have said that this policy is un-American. Describe what your policy would be concerning muslims entering the country.

But do they want to promote Cruz?

Or would they ask the question of one of the other candidates?

In the meantime, Carson suggests that we build a couple pyramids as a solution to the temporary housing for these supposed refugees.

12 posted on 01/28/2016 3:38:45 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: HANG THE EXPENSE

I’ll probably watch the debate, because the performance there is unpredictable. History could be made, but it won’t be the history that starts Trump on a downward slide tonight.


13 posted on 01/28/2016 3:40:34 AM PST by Cboldt
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To: Daniel Ramsey

This has been an amazing battle to watch. So far, it’s Trump 1, Ailes/Fox 0.


14 posted on 01/28/2016 3:42:44 AM PST by COBOL2Java (I'll vote for Jeb when Terri Schiavo endorses him.)
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To: WVKayaker

Buh, buh, but we hear from the TDS and Media haters and pollsters that hardly ANY of these people will actually go vote.......


15 posted on 01/28/2016 3:42:53 AM PST by Gaffer
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To: Sacajaweau

I think the GOPe only want Cruz as a means to kill Trump’s chances. If they succeed in this, they’ll then turn on Cruz. Sad, but that’s politics.


16 posted on 01/28/2016 3:45:03 AM PST by COBOL2Java (I'll vote for Jeb when Terri Schiavo endorses him.)
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To: 11th_VA
So is MSNBC going to cover the Trump event? And get more viewers? That would be a hoot !

cnnmsnbchln and every live streamer is going to cover Trump's "fund raiser". The only thing that murdoch and ailes are going to look at are the ratings because you can bet that any advertiser that paid a premium price is expecting a premium set of eyeballs.

There could be a whole lot of financial angst over this whole FOX mess.

BTW I'd love to see Trump and Cruz debate one on one with Hannity as the mod, and I'd donate a $100 to the vets if that happens. I bet that they'd raise $100,000,000 if they had that debate.

17 posted on 01/28/2016 3:45:34 AM PST by USS Alaska (Exterminate the terrorist savages, everywhere.)
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To: COBOL2Java

Fox should be neutered.

They are not contributing to Americas solution, they are part of the problem.


18 posted on 01/28/2016 3:46:35 AM PST by Daniel Ramsey
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To: Biggirl
If any one of the wannabees is smart, he/she will start the debate by proposing that neither Trump nor his policies be so much as mentioned or even alluded to during the debate.

I'd like to see this treated as an audition for a possible VP choice.

19 posted on 01/28/2016 3:46:43 AM PST by grania
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To: grania
If any one of the wannabees is smart, he/she will start the debate by proposing that neither Trump nor his policies be so much as mentioned or even alluded to during the debate.

5 will get you 10 that the person to post that snarky question to the candidates will be Megyn.

Would be wonderful if the answer is "Megyn, I'm not going to answer that in Mr. Trump's absence. Let's focus on policy questions, shall we? Next question."

20 posted on 01/28/2016 3:52:11 AM PST by COBOL2Java (I'll vote for Jeb when Terri Schiavo endorses him.)
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