Winners and Losers

Here's my summary of lady night's debate in a nutshell: Ben Carson was invisible. Rand Paul was off in his own world. The other five all benefited by being able to seriously discuss the issues. Bush, Christie and Kasich were able to get some attention and show they were worthy of consideration.

The real winners and losers weren't on the stage. The biggest winners were those that watched. They got to see a open discussion of the issues without the Trump sideshow. I think Trump made a huge mistake. His absence likely won't affect many of his supporters but others will see that a serious discussion is preferable to his bullying and bluster. Democrats also lost. They like to talk about the Republican clown car. Last night we saw five candidates who are most definitely not clowns.