“Trump is so far ahead he does not need to talk about the other candidates- it only elevates them above their status”
I understand what you are saying but respectfully disagree. Trump has been very successful in calling out other candidates and crippling them with short but deadly comments.
Trump has actually changed the dynamic by doing this (low energy, Lehman Brothers etc).
Part of what he is doing is to systematically eliminate the opposition or opposition effectiveness.
But another part is to demonstrate in real time that he is as capable as he says he is when it comes to leading and winning.
I could be wrong, but that is the way it looks to me.
I guess if he is ASKED about other candidates he might reply, especially if they have said something stupid about him...
But I would like him to focus more on what he would do to dismantle the YUGE government bureaucracy