We’re making it through the JV debate, and for the most part candidates ignored Trump. The first mention of him came from Jindal, who contrasted his tax plan with Trump’s boast that he’d allow many Americans to pay nothing. Just now, Santorum fired back at both Trump and Jindal, saying their tax plans would wreak havoc on the deficit.
The candidates have spent more time attacking Trump on Twitter:
Farai Chideya
Bobby Jindal is defending his budget process in Louisiana. One of his controversial budget moves was called SAVE, or Student Assessment for a Valuable Education. It levied students $1,500 each but then granted them a tax credit to pay them back — in large part because Jindal took Grover Norquist’s no-tax pledge.
Harry Enten
George Pataki is saying he believes manmade global climate change is real. That shouldn’t come as a huge surprise. According to Gallup, more moderate Republicans (49 percent), like Pataki, believe that effects of pollution from human activity are responsible for the Earth warming than from natural changes (47 percent). The vast majority (70 percent) of conservative Republicans, on the other hand, think it’s natural changes in the environment.
