[Jim W N]

It wasn’t a “debate”. It was thirty-second Q&A sound bytes. A political fashion show, with the candidates on the runway for a few moments each, most of the attention going to the barkers running things.

[Laissez-faire capitalist]

Cruz was pigeonholed for shutting down the government, and Ben Carson was asked what his foreign policy credentials were. But only Trump was attacked we are all told. . In Trump We Trust propaganda. BTW, Trump is down from the polls that had him at 24-28% in the GOP before the debate.