ed lavandera has been working that story for a very long time. the videotape definitely advances understanding and should raise a new set of questions. it shouldn t be left to go away because biker gangs were involved. you see the waitresses and patrons scattering. a lot of regular people in there as well. the rival campaigns in the gop are coming together to fight a common faux. this is highly unusual. we ll tell you what s going on and what s going to happen next.
goers are frustrated with the system and the party a lot of those core values aren t going to change no matter their frustration with the political system. the question is can the rival campaigns if they have to turn advertising power for example on donald trump, you can t win the caucuses with money alone. but if they can use that to impress upon people that he has held these positions or maybe does to this day it could potentially hurt him. trump is weighing in on a big issue in foreign policy and that is talking tough on isis. let s play that sound bite for you. you go and knock the hell out of the oil. we take over the oil. which we should have done in the first place. ground troops. it s okay. and this is going to be a touchy suspect i expect. he says boot offense the ground that is okay. the america ready to see american troops back on the ground like syria and iraq.
deploying all kinds of tactics to prepare and to shake off their nerves. after a couple of political stumbles this week you could take dollar for dollar, although i m not sure we need a half billion dollars for women s health issues. reporter: jeb bush will spend the morning going to mass. and scott walker is kicking off his day at the wisconsin state fair before hopping a flight to ohio. but the man who was overshadowing them all, donald trump is laying low. he s expected to land in cleveland this afternoon, debate and depart the very same night. his rival campaigns say they don t have much interest in taking on trump on stage. a strategy that would be high risk. if you attack donald trump, and look what happened to lindsey graham, not even in the debate. look what happened to rick perry, not even in the debate. if you attack donald trump, he s going to come back at you twice as hard. reporter: candidates like chris christie and scott walker are hoping for a chance to take
his rival campaigns say they don t have much interest in taking on trump on stage. a strategy that would be high risk. if you attack donald trump, look what happened to lindsey graham, not even in the debate. look what happened with rick perry, not even in the debate. if you attack donald trump, he s going to come back at you twice as hard. reporter: instead, candidates like chris christie and scott walker are hoping for a chance to take democratic frontrunner hillary clinton to task on issues from the iran deal to her support for planned parenthood. you can bet every candidate on that stage is looking for a breakout moment. but for now, they are keeping their strategies close to the vest. now remember tonight s debate is a double-header with the primetime debate at 9:00 p.m. but we are also having what lindsey graham is calling the happy hour debate for candidates lower in the polls. that s where we ll see graham, rick perry, rick santorum and carly fiorina among others.
including rival campaigns are asking me. what will donald trump do in the debate? what should donald trump do in the debate? what is your answer? the answer to first question is, who knows? he has been artively down playing expectations he will do lousy but he does face a fundamental question. does he show up and throw the personal insults and barbs or wouldject seriousness that people look for in a presidential candidate. my sense he will try and come across at more serious and more substantive than he has in his recent interviews but that is one of the interesting things about this election, a lot is unpredictable and we will watch in order to find out what happens. if you were his brain the way you were with george w. bush, what would you advise him? do that and don t run the risk are suddenly a different donald