The Debate That Made America Dumber

The exchanges on the stage at the Fox Theater in Motown centered around erstwhile reality television star Donald Trump, who found, as usual, a way to be even more outrageous than he has been in previous debates. Little Marco. Lyin’ Ted. Yoga. And, of course, the frontrunner’s manhood. On Thursday, an already insane GOP primary devolved into insult-driven nonsense. When Rubio challenged Trump on whether he’d answer a policy question substantively. The businessman responded like an adolescent: “Don’t worry about it, little Marco.” Rubio fired back: “Let’s hear big Donald.” It was like a kindergarten brawl: a lot of cheap insults, a lot of whining, culminating with the need for everyone to have a time out. Sen. Ted Cruz—a 45-year-old U.S. senator! A grown man! With children!—treated Trump much like he would his two young daughters.