Is This the Last Undercard Debate?

Wall Street Journal: ‘When the undercard debate airs at 6 p.m. ET with Lindsey Graham, Mike Huckabee, George Pataki and Rick Santorum, viewers everywhere will ask themselves: Why are these people on my television?”

“None of the four have generated more than a couple percentage points of popular support. None have paid staff in Nevada, the fourth nominating state on the presidential calendar. None have had a memorable debate moment to propel their candidacies. Republican National Committee spokesman Sean Spicer said on CNN Monday that the party will keep holding second-tier debates as long as there are qualified candidates in the race to compete in them. The question for the networks holding January debates is, Are the lower-tier candidates worth the effort of holding a second debate?”