So, in case you were away from any sort of media device or newspaper -- Donald Trump has backed out of the final televised debate prior to the Iowa caucuses. Ostensibly because he can't handle this:
Through video and interviews, Trump claimed Kelly is a meany-mean pants who won't suck up to him like the rest of the FOX prime time anchors.
blah, blah, blah
What I actually think is happening is this -- Trump and Cruz are neck and neck in Iowa, both with around 30% support. Don't believe those snapshot polls that have him near 40% -- complete outliers. Trump is notoriously bad in policy debates, despite what Rudy Giuliani said on Kelly's show last night. His lack of policy background hurts him with everyone but his rabid 30% fan base.
Trump can lose Iowa very easily. Especially if he has a bad debate. He may lose the Iowa anyway, if caucus goers end up being offended by his skipping of the debate. And my point here is that, frankly, Trump doesn't care.
Iowa is not a required win for those who aspire to be President, I think it was Bush being the only one to win Iowa then go on to become President. Trump knows this. And he's playing the long game. He'll sacrifice Iowa in order to burnish his brand as some hard-ass who won't play the media's game, even those that's exactly what he does all the time.
He may end up winning Iowa anyway (my prediction is that he won't), and if so, he can claim he's re-inventing politics, etc.
But this tempest in a teapot is just another example of him sucking the media air out of the room and away from the other candidates. I still think he's afraid to take the chance Kelly makes him look like a fool. So still basically a pussy. But maybe a pussy like a fox?
Oy! Me and those metaphors, lolz!
btw, if you're interested in how Trump's notoriously decorous fans responded on Twitter to Megyn's account over His Yugeness dropping out of the race, check out this analytical analysis of the invective hurled her way:
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