I watched that “debate circus”. From the get go, the CBS “moderators” put Trump on the defense, having no audience support, he was constantly “booed” by the crowd as he attempted to give his responses to loaded questions. Trump immediately let them know his displeasure but to no avail, they kept at him. He was setup and was put at a disadvantage even before the circus got underway. The real problem is the other candidates have not yet learned to NOT make the Donald mad as he WILL have the last word. I am not certain that he fared well but the others were not strong enough to overtake him in the long run.
Every question from the moderators was designed to start a fight.
The booing, fake or real will have no effect whatsoever.
BUT it really doesn’t matter, see my new tagline.
All these debates—which really aren’t classical debates at all, but TV game shows—are total setups putting the candidates at the mercy of the GOPe and the media. This one was probably worst of all, as the audience was obviously primed to jeer at Trump and Cruz as much as possible, rather than the “good old days” when any audiences were admonished to keep silent until the end of the debate.
The public should get away from the idea that watching them is how to pick a candidate. The candidates should only participate in a few, long-form debates without audiences.
He did just fine. Had the others had the audience and the moderators, not to mention the other candidates, stacked against them like Trump had, they would have collapse in a heap on the floor. It’s obvious the leftist media is scared of a Trump nominee.
I agree with your analysis, but disagree that he came out looking sane. Calling everyone on the stage liars at one time or another made him appear like a kid on the playground. Saying Cruz was using the same tactic against him as was used against Carson was a stretch and a half. Trump stated that 2 people have claimed to receive these notices.
I noticed for the most part Trump silenced anyone who tried to interrupt him, even when he was interrupting. He must carry some kind of force with his presence. That is a characteristic of a leader.