Only in the tin foil hat wearing crowd.
Seems to be a lot of folks here at FR that are capable of figuring it out. It would be a terrible strategic move for any one candidate to be the only one to drop out of the debate and there was obviously some agreement between them.
Of course, it was a good move for two candidates who have no real solutions to offer to dodge a debate with someone who does.
BTW, the foil hat thing is so lame, especially on a grown man.
Fox News just reported that it was Romney and Paul who decided to skip the debate.