proud republican wrote:
It seems that he's taking his supporters for granted... Sooner or later people would want to hear from him debating other candidates on stage so all American people would listen to his thoughts on economy, crime, border security, abortion, education and foreign policy...things that are important to Americans!... He needs to participate at least in one debate!...
Interesting. Look at it from his POV - people pretty well know his position on these issues. He has (IMHO) nothing to gain and only to lose by participating in a debate.
Also, as far as a debate, there isn't much difference in the stance of the candidates on the issues you cited.