[P-Marlowe]

You want to beat Trump, the easy way to do it is to simply do it. Forget knocking him down; focus on building yourself up. Ditch the scripts. Fire the consultants. Say what you really believe and what you want to do. Speaking honestly from the heart is much easier than regurgitating talking points.

The only other candidate in the field that can talk for 20 minutes without a teleprompter or notes is Ted Cruz. Everyone else is a politician relying on consultants and pollsters and talking points.

The problem with Cruz is that he can't get the publicity. The press can't resist the temptation to give Trump free publicity by talking about him 24/7. But they can seem to resist the temptation of giving Ted Cruz even 5 minutes of time in a 3 hour debate.

[xzins]

The problem with Cruz is that he can't get the publicity. The press can't resist the temptation to give Trump free publicity by talking about him 24/7. But they can seem to resist the temptation of giving Ted Cruz even 5 minutes of time in a 3 hour debate.

Ted Cruz was the clear master in the debate last night. And you are right, they go out of their way to cut his time to near zero, and he is in many polls at #3 or #4, so they can't use 'peripheral candidate' as an excuse.

[grania]

What if the Cruz had been given more time and it was about his support for even more H1B Visas or his advocacy of those very bad trade deals the US Senate passed? What if they were all asked who is financing THEIR campaigns?

It's not good to complain about the time Cruz got. Might be better to put a positive spin on his performance.