[Duchess47]

I also am a bit worried that Trump won’t be willing to walk away from a bad deal because he won’t want to ruin his rep as a great deal maker. Sometimes, as Fiorina said, you really do just have to walk away from the table until the underlying factors change.

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You missed the news yesterday? Seems like Trump did just walk away from the debates. How about the other candidates? They haven’t walked yet and that debate is a very bad deal.

[ConservativeDude]

Trump won’t be willing to walk away from a bad deal because he won’t want to ruin his rep as a great deal maker”

Pretty basic that if you aren’t willing to walk away, then you aren’t really negotiating. You are just incrementally surrendering.

I think Trump understands that. (A bit of an understatement there....).

[Bruce Campbells Chin]

I don't think that debate is remotely a bad deal for other candidates.

The debates aren't a deal. They're pure politics, and Trump made a purely political calculation that he'd personally be better off not attending.