On trump. Im howard kurtz and this is mediabuzz. The debate will be hosted by bret baier and Martha Maccallum. I spoke to the anchor of the story from new york. Martha maccallum, welcome. Hi, howie, good to be with you. Howie i havent seen a build up like this for a first debate at the beginning of a campaign since that 2015 Fox Debate With Political Newcomer donald trump. I turned to the other channels i see fox debate. What are people saying . Why do you think that is . I think theres a lot of enthusiasm. I think people are much more politically engaged and probably since that 2015 debate and i think that people see this as , you know, entertainment that is very eye opening in terms of whats going on in the political world, so i think its a huge opportunity for these candidates on this stage and we see it acrosstheboard that people are just more interested in politics they are more interested in whats going on, so i think its great. Howie people didnt talk about politics or talk abou
Vivek being right next to him. i think he s going to have to show himself. and i think he s got more to lose than anybody else. he s got this kind of reputation that vivek call him robot ron, all sort of stuff. if he goes to anything too standard, he s going to get beat up for that. ron desantis has the most to prove and most to lose tomorrow night. stewart, for christie, who clearly is gunning for one of the few who s probably the most outspoken against the former president, how does that resonate without the former president there on the stage. i think he s going to have a lot of fun tomorrow night. he s a prosecutor. i worked for christie when he ran for governor both times. this is a comfortable space he s in. look what he did to rubio in the last new hampshire debate. basically took his head off and handed it to him. one of the factors is going to be the crowd. and christie is going to get
Debate a former president skipping out, what you see on the screen is the order the candidates will appear on the stage. desantis will be the highest polling candidate on stage so he ll be in the center. candidate likely to be the biggest target as well. randi kaye took a look at his debate style and how it may play out tomorrow night. andrew s a failed mayor. he s presided over a crime ridden city. ron desantis attacking democratic andrew gilliam. but according to one of gilliam s debate coaches, des desantis isn t always so confident on the debate stage. going in, we knew ron had a nervous jaw. media consultant, kevin kay, says desantis tends to grit his teeth when under attack or annoyed by his opponent or moderator. it s why you see instead of