"I'm not here to talk about Donald Trump. I'm here to share my optimistic view of America's future and to exhibit my leadership to the people of Iowa and the rest of the Nation."
Strong. Forceful. Positive. Not second fiddle. And would have cut off the Trump discussion (most of it) for the rest of the night, and have been one of the moments of the debate.
Instead, he opened with the lame nasally joke. He should fire his staff.
Dang, I really should be doing this for a living.
I agree with you. However, it was predicted that Cruz would be the target since Trump was not there. You know they were aware of that. Maybe Trump does know what he is doing.