I believe Huckabee, Christie, Cruz and Fiorina, all mentioned the Constitution.
And IMO, when speaking of their plan to fix America and lead this nation, you’re damn right the Constitution should come into play with HOW they plan on doing it. There ARE proper channels. And quite frankly, I’m sick and tired of this lassez faire attitude that the Constitution is a side note and not important. THAT is why we are where we are today. Too many take your attitude, and we get politicians that supercede, ignore and trample all over it.
You're off on a tangent and obsessing about style over substance. There are also plenty of Democrats who "mention" the constitution, that living, breathing document that allows them to do anything they desire. Nancy Pelosi "mentions" it, Obama "mentions" it, and Sheila Jackson Lee "mentions" it and the "good and plenty clause".
Far better to listen to the actual policy proposals of candidates and have some ability to evaluate them than being impressed by "mentions" of the constitution.
You think you're making some valid point, but you have the cart before the horse when it comes to the utterances of politicians. They will and do use "mentions" of the constitution to deceive and hoodwink the voters. Voters have to listen to the specific proposals of politicians and then evaluate them based on some knowledge of the constitution.
And, yes, you're still making a straw man argument when it comes to presidential debates.