Kasich said he wouldn’t debate if Trump wasn’t at the debate, so Fox cancelled the debate altogether. Kasich’s plan had been to let Cruz attack Trump while Kasich “stayed above it all”. With that plan thwarted by Trump’s cancellation, Kasich didn’t want to go on with just Cruz and go toe-to-toe with Cruz.
“Kasich’s plan had been to let Cruz attack Trump while Kasich “stayed above it all”.”
Yeah, during the debates, when everyone ignored him and he bored everyone into a stupor, he prissies out and claims he is above the fray, the only adult on the stage.