[Washi]

I think a large part of Trump's support is due to his offensive against the MSM, and this is another instance of his willingness to do battle with them.

Then, I would think that he'd want to undercut the MSM by scoring big ratings elsewhere in a debate with Cruz, yes?

[Vision Thing]

Cruz is a ratings downer.

[flaglady47]

“Then, I would think that he’d want to undercut the MSM by scoring big ratings elsewhere in a debate with Cruz, yes?”

Basic political rule: never give your enemy a platform, especially when you are winning and they are losing.

Trump will never debate Cruz one on one. He doesn’t have to, he’s winning, Cruz isn’t.

[wistful]

Trump might want to fight the MSM but he’s already scored well against them by quitting the debate. He doesn’t need to do much more for now.

Given that, I don’t see why Trump would make any agreement that would not profit his campaign.

He’s already leading, so what has he got to gain by debating Cruz?

Moreover, we both know that in a debate with Cruz, Trump would lose big time. Trump probably knows it too.

He won’t do it because he doesn’t need to, and he’s too smart to take the risk of a big hit on his credibility.