[SunkenCiv]

The nasty partisan shill should be required to apologize for that one, but he's onto something there. If no one does anything but bash The Donald, they're going to look like a bunch of irrelevant, crap-flinging monkeys. If they stick to business, it will be a two man duel between Cruz and Rubio, neither of whom has much of a chance for the nomination unless they finish first in Iowa and/or NH. Trump will do well in both states, and on the off chance (sic) that he wins the nomination, will win both states popular vote and handsfuls of electoral votes in the general. Cruz' best move would be to say, if Trump isn't there, I don't need to be there, then Rubio and the various undercard names would duke it out for third place.

[GOPJ]

ALL our guys should refuse to do the debate... it would send an important message to the networks that we're tired of unprofessional moderators bumping their own careers on the backs of our candidates.