candidates push to make headlines some getting tersed when asked about the elephants in the room, donald trump. >> maybe my whole life is a debate in a way but the fact is i'm not a debater and they are. but with that being said i look forward to it. we'll see what happens. >> reporter: former governor rick perry and john kasich took the opportunity to tell chris wallace their executive experience trumps other candidates. kasich said ohio is his first priority. perry says he best represents the party. >> i would like to thereabout and we just have to wait and see how all these polls work out and look as it relates to the polls i'm governor of ohio. i wasn't traveling around the country trying to make a name for myself. i was just trying to take care of ohio. >> i'll stand up for conservatives. nobody has a more socially conservative position. nobody has a better job creation record. nobody has a better record of