he will be appearing at the same time in the said town interview with tucker colson. so clearly donald trump has made a calculation that because he is pulling so far ahead of all the other candidates, there is very little advantage to him and appearing alongside the other candidates on stage alongside other candidates who want to stand out from him, defined their candidacies against him. therefore, we don't know how this debate will help the other candidates but we know for donald trump, he doesn't have to convince voters of who he is or what he stands for. he is clearly only seeing disadvantages in joining and that is why we are not going to see him tonight or in any other debates. >> how will the absence impact interest in the debate? >>'s absence is clearly the elephant in the room. one really does have the sense that one will be watching people vying for second-place interested to see how they will do with his absence but it is worth noting that this debate is still a big deal for many voters, this does mark the start of the election season. so far for the other c

so i think that you have both turkey colson and president trump who are excellent with the pr skills and if this does move forward, kudos to tucker carlson for being able to get this. but once again, this is president trump sucking all the air out of the room and stealing everybody else thunder. >> let's bring in basil. basil, you are very much a political, i would say, wizards. let me ask you this. the biden campaign is expecting the candidates to try to, quote, out maga each other on the stage, at the debate, on winds that not malarkey. it goes on to mention, the same memo, that the debate is a race for the maga base. not a pathway to winning the general election in 2024. that is in quotes. how do you see the primary shaking up, in which biden's best plan of attack as he prepares for the general election no matter what they do on wednesday night? >> in terms of japan, i think the best plan of attack is to do what he's doing. make sure the economy is solid, engage a lot of younger voters who are concerned about everything from rising mortgage prices to student loan debt. so make sure that coalition that was so helpful in 2020 an