I think the debate situation will remove the vast majority of ‘players’. Once you clear the second debate....it’ll be strictly five people from that point on. I do think Cruz, Walker and Rubio will be giving five-star debate performances. Bush might do a marginal three-star job and survive. I also think Dr Carson might shock a few folks and get some high-points for debate skills. Beyond that....the rest are finished. Trump might throw five great ideas out there, but he’s just not that great at debates.
Trump can impress the audience by having his running mate, Vice-President Orpah get everyone a brand new car.