Advice for the GOP Debate

Pat Buchanan gave advice to CNBC for each of the GOP presidential candidates.

• Donald Trump: “Don’t try to, you know, show off your knowledge…all the wonky stuff….The Fox guys are going to be after him.”
• Jeb Bush: “If I were Bush, I would challenge Trump directly and politely—maybe with a compliment thrown in at the beginning and a light comment…Make yourself stand out as though, this is Trump versus Bush. But make it more Bush-Trump.”
• Marco Rubio: “He has a certain callowness and youthfulness. I think crisp answers, short answers, show some gravitas also. If I were him, I wouldn’t roll the dice and get in a fight with Trump. I don’t think that’s going to help him or bring him up as the alternative. I think he’s got to deal with his own problems rather than the Trump problem.”
• Scott Walker: “One thing is not make a mistake. He’s going pretty well. His problem is…his trip abroad didn’t come off well. He’s got to show a measure of gravitas, and also of communications skills.”