Trump is the master media manipulators. A skill he learned in the Tabloid filled NYC he worked in. They eat famous people for lunch daily.
Fox News is HATED by a large group of Democrats and Independents. This will just help him with that group of cross over voters.
Trump supporters will just be convinced it shows Donald is not beholding to anyone.
Media management will look at the dropped TV ratings and decide if they want to make advertising money they have to play nice with Trump and by his rules.
People who study the issues will see that Fox News with is Hispanic and Muslim questioners were trying to do a “hit” piece on Donald. They will view Trumps refusal to play as Trump doing a “Rope a Dope” allowing FoxNew to throw its verbal punches at a phantom figure where it doesn't score against him.
Trump and Cruz are close in Iowa, but Trump is way ahead in Hew Hampshire. By not participating, if for some reason Trump looses Iowa and wins New Hampshire he has a face saving excuse of he should have participated in the debate.
Will the Democratic party ever say that FoxNews is a “real news channel that Trump was ignoring? NO.
Will Fox News throw a hissy fit given Trump all kinds of free name recognition publicity about this? Yes. The old adage of any publicity, even if it is bad publicity that is free is a good thing still holds.
Trump as the master media manipulator again wins. Sorry media, you have met your match.
As far as the media goes, how often do you hear a news story that does NOT include some variation of "Donald Trump won't be there"?
“Fox News is HATED by a large group of Democrats and Independents. This will just help him with that group of cross over voters.”
Trump is betting heavy on this.