# 10th Republican presidential debate tonight 02/25/16 **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [February 25, 2016, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10th-republican-presidential-debate-tonight-02-25-16/747147 "2016-02-25T23:17:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2016, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10th-republican-presidential-debate-tonight-02-25-16/747147/1 "2016-02-25T23:17:05Z")
[At the University of Houston, on CNN.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_presidential_debates,_2016#February_25.2C_2016_.E2.80.93_Houston.2C_Texas) Begins 8:30 E.T. All five remaining candidates are invited – Carson, Cruz, Kasich, Rubio and Trump. This is the one from which _National Review_ was disinvited because of its anti-Trump issue. Also the one which originally was to be hosted by NBC, but the RNC dropped NBC because of the “bad faith” issue. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2016, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10th-republican-presidential-debate-tonight-02-25-16/747147/2 "2016-02-25T23:33:03Z")
If there are enough debates, there will eventually be only one network deemed suitable to broadcast them, and it will be TTN. You may not have heard of it because it hasn’t been established yet, but **The Trump Network** will be huuuge, and it will be terrific. It will be a terrific network, believe me. ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2016, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10th-republican-presidential-debate-tonight-02-25-16/747147/3 "2016-02-26T00:20:46Z")
I will try to sit through this one. My wife is connected to the running of it and she may want feedback on how it looks on TV. The things we do for love. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2016, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10th-republican-presidential-debate-tonight-02-25-16/747147/4 "2016-02-26T00:40:58Z")
> [@CarnalK](#): > > I will try to sit through this one. My wife is connected to the running of it and she may want feedback on how it looks on TV. The things we do for love. As long as you haven’t [pushed a kid out of a window](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXiYe_CllMk), it’s all good. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2016, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10th-republican-presidential-debate-tonight-02-25-16/747147/5 "2016-02-26T01:01:27Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > his is the one from which _National Review_ was disinvited because of its anti-Trump issue. Also the one which originally was to be hosted by NBC, but the RNC dropped NBC because of the “bad faith” issue. Between this and Trump refusing to appear on Fox debates, they’re going to start running out of debate hosts before the end of primary season. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2016, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10th-republican-presidential-debate-tonight-02-25-16/747147/6 "2016-02-26T01:43:44Z")
I hope Rubio dispels the notion that Barack Obama doesn’t know what he’s doing. ---
**Author:** ![Do\_Not\_Taunt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/do_not_taunt/32/2968_2.png) [@Do\_Not\_Taunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Do_Not_Taunt)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2016, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10th-republican-presidential-debate-tonight-02-25-16/747147/7 "2016-02-26T01:58:23Z")
Dispels _with_ the notion, that is! ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2016, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10th-republican-presidential-debate-tonight-02-25-16/747147/8 "2016-02-26T02:02:33Z")
It’d be pretty awesome if the moderator asked Rubio whether he thinks Obama knows what he’s doing. ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2016, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10th-republican-presidential-debate-tonight-02-25-16/747147/9 "2016-02-26T02:03:08Z")
Well Kasich just went all in on a path to citiz… sorry, legalization. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2016, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10th-republican-presidential-debate-tonight-02-25-16/747147/10 "2016-02-26T02:36:56Z")
That health care bit was pretty brutal to Trump. ---
**Author:** ![Measure\_for\_Measure](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/measure_for_measure/32/557_2.png) [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2016, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10th-republican-presidential-debate-tonight-02-25-16/747147/11 "2016-02-26T02:37:10Z")
The audience is sure in the tank for the GOP establishment. ---
**Author:** ![Lakai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2016, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10th-republican-presidential-debate-tonight-02-25-16/747147/12 "2016-02-26T02:38:29Z")
Rubio is actually doing a good job. Finally showing some backbone against Trump. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2016, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10th-republican-presidential-debate-tonight-02-25-16/747147/13 "2016-02-26T02:40:49Z")
It doesn’t matter, though. Trump’s base doesn’t \* care\* that Trump just says nonsense. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2016, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10th-republican-presidential-debate-tonight-02-25-16/747147/14 "2016-02-26T02:41:19Z")
I’m proud of Carson’s ability to answer each question by beginning with an irrelevant digression. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2016, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10th-republican-presidential-debate-tonight-02-25-16/747147/15 "2016-02-26T02:41:52Z")
Trump was giving back pretty well until health care. That said, I was boggled at the applause at Rubio using the same “He’s repeating himself!!” line. I mean “I know you are, but what am I?” isn’t exactly masterwork. ---
**Author:** ![Measure\_for\_Measure](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/measure_for_measure/32/557_2.png) [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2016, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10th-republican-presidential-debate-tonight-02-25-16/747147/16 "2016-02-26T02:42:00Z")
Interesting that Trump’s isolationism and protectionism has been going over so well. I know this isn’t news, but I wouldn’t have guessed that 40% of the GOP electorate would support a guy ginning up a trade war. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2016, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10th-republican-presidential-debate-tonight-02-25-16/747147/17 "2016-02-26T02:42:48Z")
From Washington Post’s article: > [@](#): > > Carson, as usual, was a mild presence on the stage – but still showed a gift for vivid metaphor. Asked how he would evaluate a potential Supreme Court appointee’s record, Carson responded: “The fruit salad of their life, is what I would look at.” I can’t stop laughing. ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2016, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10th-republican-presidential-debate-tonight-02-25-16/747147/18 "2016-02-26T02:43:53Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > I’m proud of Carson’s ability to answer each question by beginning with an irrelevant digression. I know what you mean because my Grandmother made excellent cabbage rolls. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2016, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10th-republican-presidential-debate-tonight-02-25-16/747147/19 "2016-02-26T02:46:12Z")
> [@CarnalK](#): > > I will try to sit through this one. My wife is connected to the running of it and she may want feedback on how it looks on TV. The things we do for love. Tell her the giant hot dog visible behind Mr. Cruz is making me hungry. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2016, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10th-republican-presidential-debate-tonight-02-25-16/747147/20 "2016-02-26T02:51:12Z")
Kasich easily sounds the most competent out of the five. Too bad he has zero chance (not that I’d vote GOP anyway). [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10th-republican-presidential-debate-tonight-02-25-16/747147.md?page=2)