Political communications expert Jason DeSanto joins “Chicago Tonight” to analyze the debate, and to talk about why he thinks Sens. “Can we stop?!” proclaimed Chris Christie, (R) Presidential Candidate.
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Trump said he’d come to expect ill treatment from a biased press and therefore wasn’t as angry as a few of the other candidates or the Republican National Committee about CNBC’s handling of the debate.
And Cruz is right: Americans don’t trust the mainstream media.
“This is not a cage match”, the Texas Republican said.
That wasn’t really because of the candidates, though ” it was because of the moderators. He said Thursday that he hopes the backlash after this week’s debate will serve as a “very important moment in American politics”, according to the Wall Street Journal.
While Kasich’s grading of the moderators is completely at odds with the opinions of pretty much every single other person on earth who watched the debates, it actually makes sense.
“Ultimately that’s what matters – whether people are convinced of not only your message but your character and your credibility as a candidate”.
In a boost, Bush on Thursday did secure the coveted endorsement of former USA senator and New Hampshire governor Judd Gregg during his trip to the Granite State.
Bush, former Florida governor and once considered a mentor to Rubio, was not buying the explanation. Bush said to Rubio, “This was a six-year term, and you should be showing up to work”, to which Rubio responded, “I don’t remember you ever complaining about John McCain’s voting record”. (Applause) I’m not – my campaign is going to be about the future of America, it’s not going to be about attacking anyone else on this stage.
Reminded that he did not answer the question, Cruz doubled down on the media and kept the attack going. I’m not running against Gov. Bush, I’m not running against anyone on this stage. At one point, Trump even thanked Carson for helping restrict the total time of the event to two hours.
“The simple fact he is not doing that and a lot of people care about it. …” “Like Rubio, he’s good at directing his answers back out, talking about running against Clinton and running for somebody who sees themselves as losing their place in the economy”.
Carson, a retired neurosurgeon, said his plan, which is based on religious tithing principles, would get rid of deductions and loopholes and constitute a flat rate of about 15 percent that would be sufficient to fund a sharply reduced government.
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Amy from Minneapolis, who declined to give her last name, sympathized with the candidates’ frustrations, but said the debates are giving the public what it’s asking for.
