“If they happen to skewer Obama while besting their opponents, all the better.”
So far, I have seen little of this.
Instead of arguing about the best way to “bury” Obama, they are ripping each other to shreds to little end. They should be arguing tactics in correcting Obama’s mess. But the Mainstream People who run these things are steering the “debates” away from that and onto each other.
I don't disagree with that at all. In fact, a savvy candidate would note that they could win the day by challenging their opponents on the matter of how best to deconstruct the Obama nightmare.