Fox has sent Chris Christie and Mike Huckabee to the kiddee debate, and they have cut Pataki and Graham out of the debates altogether.  

 

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/20...ebate.html

 

My take: The Republican establishment is scared of Carson or Trump winning the nomination, so they asked Fox to concentrate the debates with fewer candidates so the ones with political experience have more of a chance to stand out.   When you have 10 candidates on the stage, none of them have much of a chance to spell out their policies, which is to the advantage of Trump or Carson, who are very light on specifics and not used to answering tough questions.   The Republican establishment wants more of an insider with political experience to win the nomination.   So they called up their people at Fox and asked them to cut some of the lesser candidates, so the remaining candidates that they like have more of a chance to talk.   

 

Personally, I approve of this move, because there were way too many people up there in the main debate.   

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