What Went Down In The Second GOP Debate

The Trump bankruptcy saga is confusing because he repeatedly claims, accurately, that he never filed for bankruptcy. But he means only personal bankruptcy. He is quite familiar with corporate bankruptcy, because four Trump properties in Atlantic City went through Chapter 11. Forbes tells the story in detail here.

It’s always difficult to know how Americans will feel about a changing of our complex tax structure after a vigorous debate. In theory, though, most Republicans (59 percent) were in favor of a flat tax in a May 2015 YouGov survey. Most Americans (61 percent), however, are either opposed to or hold no opinion of the flat tax.

Trump has had more questions directed at him (nine) than Carson, Rubio, Huckabee and Walker combined (two for everyone but Walker, who has one).