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Donald Trump would like you to think that he's taking a pass on Thursday's seventh Republican presidential debate because moderator Megyn Kelly treated him shabbily in the last Fox News debate or because the network put out a snarky statement disparaging him when it learned he was thinking about bagging the debate.
Trump is sick of debating. Period.
He also knows two things:
1. He is not a great debater but probably had his best performance in a debate in the last get-together of the candidates. (His amazing statement announcing he would not participate in the seventh debate included this line: "There have already been six debates, and according to all online debate polls including Drudge, Slate, Time Magazine, and many others, Mr. Trump has won all of them, in particular the last one.")
2. He has the momentum in Iowa and is way ahead in New Hampshire.
For Trump then another debate this close to the Iowa caucuses has almost no upside. His attacks on Ted Cruz are working. All of the second tier candidates are either attacking each other or Cruz. Thousands of people are coming to every one of his rallies -- including the one he will hold tonight in Iowa while his rivals debate. He is getting wall-to-wall media coverage and will continue to do so.
What Trump wants to do then is run out the clock. Take as few risks as possible between now and Monday.
Read more @: The real reason Donald Trump is skipping tonight’s Fox News debate has nothing to do with Megyn Kelly
The talking point Trump keeps repeating of, "I was treated unfairly" and attack Megyn Kelly is all a smoke screen that has been created to hide the true intentions. The true intention is simple, its mitigating his risk factor. Is it cowardly? Absolutely.