The Future President, Donald Trump

Should we disregard every one of their performances and just toss a coin?

In the battle between Donald Trump and Fox News, the network just scored a big point in the ratings department.

Fox News’ broadcast of the Republican presidential debate crushed Donald Trump’s campaign rally in viewership from 9:15 to 10:15 p.m., when CNN and MSNBC picked up coverage of the Trump event. During that hour, Fox News averaged 12.8 million total viewers. CNN averaged 2 million. MSNBC averaged 1.1 million.

In the key 25-54 demographic, Fox News averaged 3.5 million against Trump, while CNN averaged 616,000 and MSNBC averaged 260,000.

He wasn't negotiating with Kelly, he was negotiating with Fox and yes, sometimes you just have to walk away. It happens all the time in politics. Remember the US and Iraq negotiating for WMD searches? The US had to walk away when Iraq wouldn't stick to the negotiations. Remember the whole Iran deals that just went into effect? Kerry threatened to walk away and they ended up making a deal.

Well, he lost with his negotiations and I imagine (unfortunately) Fox News will still be around long after Trump looses his bid for presidency.

I seriously doubt the Iran deal came about because Kerry threatened to walk away. That deal was going to happen regardless of whether we wanted it or not.

What searches are you referring to with Iraq and the US? Are you perhaps referring to the 2003 UN inspections which were ongoing from UN inspectors at the time George W Bush walked away and decided to invade Iraq after lying about the evidence for months? Are you seriously using the Iraq invasion as a positive thing in championing your preferred candidate?

Libya? Oh, you remember. We led from behind.

On Monday, Mr. Obama sent Congress a two-page letter saying that as commander in chief, he had constitutional authority to authorize the strikes, which were undertaken with French, British and other allies. He wrote that the strikes would be limited in scope and duration, and that preventing a humanitarian disaster in Libya was in the best interest of American foreign policy and national security goals.

The White House also noted that Mr. Obama had met with Congressional leaders to consult about the Libya situation on Friday. On March 1, the Senate unanimously approved a resolution calling for the United Nations Security Council to impose a no-fly zone over Libya. The Security Council approved such a measure Thursday night.

Critics say the merits of the operation and its legality under international law are matters separate from the domestic legal question of who — the president or Congress — has the authority to decide whether the United States will take part in combat.

“When there is no imminent threat to our country, he cannot launch strikes without authorization from the American people, through our elected representatives in Congress,” wrote Representative Justin Amash, a freshman Republican of Michigan, on his Facebook page. “No United Nations resolution or Congressional act permits the president to circumvent the Constitution.”

Representative Dennis J. Kucinich, Democrat of Ohio, said Monday that even though previous presidents had sidestepped Congress, Mr. Obama’s decision was still a “serious” abuse.

“It needs to be pointed out that what he is doing is outside the Constitution,” Mr. Kucinich said. “If he is relying on precedent, then he ought to say so. But he’s got to square that with his own understanding of the Constitution prior to becoming president.”

He's the guy trying to get elected. Right now he is a showman on TV. He says outlandish things to get the TV/news attention.

McGentrix wrote:

He's the guy trying to get elected. Right now he is a showman on TV. He says outlandish things to get the TV/news attention.

That's true, but if Trump is trying to get elected, he should be putting his best foot forward. You are saying he is being racist, discriminating against religion, showing no knowledge of foreign policy, etc as a ploy. That recalls the story of the girl and the snake. What if all those displays of ignorance aren't an act?