You are right on. Cruz instigated the crossing of the Rubicon as for the way the “debate” process will be handled going forward.
Of more importance than the Sunday Talks today will be what comes out of the confab of the Republican campaign leaders meeting today in DC to address going forward with any more establishment debates. One must ask the question, is Trump not on any of them today because he is focusing on the confab? If it were me, that is where I would be and furthermore giving everything of the media and establishment the middle finger.
With his ability to motivate and move anything new forward, is it out of the question that a totally new format, controlled by an agreement between the campaigns merges and they tell the media You’re Fired!
Trump, of all the candidates, needs the Sunday shows the least. He can generate media coverage on his own.
But I think Ted Cruz would benefit by going on them to boost his profile among non-political junkies.
But do non-political junkies even watch those Sunday shows?