As you know, every other debate was a spectacle aimed at the “reality - pop culture” TV audience. Every other debate was purposed to raise ratings and revenue for whichever network was the sponsor.
Trump needs to show everyone that he has a detailed grasp of issues he will face when he is President. He needs to show everyone that he is not one-dimensional (”I’ll sue, it’s very big, you have a horse face, believe me, big wall, tweet-tweet, tariffs, excuse me, and I’m very rich”)
Trump needs to go one-on-one with Cruz to show off his over-powering understanding of economics, the bureaucracy, world history, US history, military strategy, current events, foreign policy, his political prowess, his grasp of judicial review, and his knowledge of the US Constitution and federal law.
It should go well for Trump - so why not?? He has nothing to lose and everything to gain.
One on one , Trump will have a chance to make Cruz look like an idiot, everyone will see it, and Trump will waltz to victory.
As an added bonus, he’ll strike fear in Hillary’s heart! She’ll get a taste of what she will face in a meaningful debate. During this Cruz debate, Trump can slip in a veiled warning to Hillary, I suggest “I haven’t even started on her yet” or something equally frightening.
Trump is so smart... I’m sure he knows this already. He’s probably just waiting for the right time to propose a real debate with Cruz (not like these pansy debates we’ve seen already.)
(Key points highlighted for those who think there's already been "enough" debates.)
Trump has went one on one with Cruz.
Cruz: “Trump donates to liberal politicians”
Trump: “I donated to you”
Nuff said.
Why bother? All the other debates have been explicitly rigged against Trump.
BS, debating Cruz AGAIN would only help Cruz because he can’t get any good publicity except from the NY Times, Post, etc. but not with the people.
And Cruz is about to be mathematically eliminated from the 1237 so why would Trump bother?