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Originally Posted by nik-
I think Trump is a blowhard, but tactically his decision was actually pretty brilliant last night. He knew the hatchet job was coming. As a result, Fox basically just tore up his closest competition all night. His even raised a bunch of money for vets, and had them everywhere. So it was basically right wing panderathon.
It should have hurt him, but not only did he get out unscathed, he likely got a lot of help.
It's hilarious. Tragic and hilarious.
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Pretty much. Ted Cruz got destroyed and the consensus was Jeb Bush did very well. Trump wasn't gaining or losing any supporters last night if he debated, but he managed to weaken his strongest opponent and strengthen his weakest opponent just by not going.