Well he's known for the unexpected. He says it keeps his adversaries off guard. I wonder how that would work for him in a nuclear standoff.
Dumping the debate might work well for him if he get's nominated. I expect he will reveal he's more liberal than Hillary to get Democrat votes. The Republicans will still vote for him because he's their nominee.
While I disagree with most of your conclusions, it is a reasonable post and well expressed.
Thank you.
Trump is not a liberal, except in the 1968 kind of liberal, which makes him a conservative today.
Trump is way ahead in Iowa now according to Fox and so there is no upside to him doing the debate.
And Trumps ability to keep his opponents off guard, or just looking stupid, is why no one will engage in nuclear brinksmanship with him.
Trump will have 'answers' prepared within a month of taking office for a wide variety of situations, just like he does in business, you can count on it.