The Ins and Outs of the First Republican Presidential Debate

The jockeying to win a ticket to the first Republican presidential debate in Cleveland ended a few hours ago when Fox News announced the the candidates who will be on the stage tomorrow evening. Jeb Bush, Scott Walker, Mike Huckabee, Ben Carson, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Rand Paul, Chris Christie, and John Kasich are in. Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Bobby Jindal, Carly Fiorina, Lindsey Graham, Jim Gilmore, and George Pataki are out. Steven Shepard of Politico predicts that Donald Trump will be centre stage. I think he’s right. When it comes to attention-grabbing stupidity, few can challenge Trump.