I thought Trump was fine. He gave the level of substance he was asked for. My point of weakness for him was on the obamacare question. But they are very pressed for time and he has never done a debate before. Winning the debate is not essential. Winning the primary is essential. You just have to do the best you can and not knock yourself out in the debates. He didn’t knock himself out.
Trump was fine, but they’re trashing him on Fox. Roger Ailes is aiming every gun he’s got at Trump.
With the exception of Carson, Trump was up against professional debaters. In Trump’s world he is totally in charge, he makes decisions and does what he has to do to get it done. That is vastly different from the way the others have spent their careers. So I believe it isn’t really fair to compare him directly to the others because actually he has a tremendous record of getting things done - and with his own fortune at risk, not taxpayer dollars.