>> not one of the remaining nine candidates joined megyn kelly in taking the shot at trump. not one. yet we have been told there were orders from republican donors to take trump out. >> so leslie what's the conservative belief? that that it was the fault of the moderators? the candidates? what is at odds with the mainstream republican party leaders and what they believe? >> it's a difficult situation when you have a celebrity candidate like this who is bombastic, who likes to engage the fight. i think the candidates did the right thing in focusing on their issues, their strengths, their introduction otherwise their airtime would have been devoted on fighting the counterattacks and rebuking a lot of what donald trump -- that's what they would have been known for. they're bet, for example, like marco rubio or ted cruz to really talk about their co-jebtgent ideas, get into the weeds on