GOP Candidates Sharpen Knives For Debate Tonight

Feb 25, 2016, 7:24pm CT

Republican presidential candidates (L-R) Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Ben Carson, Donald Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), on stage during the CNN republican presidential debate at The Venetian Las Vegas on December 15, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

GOP Candidates Sharpen Knives For Debate Tonight

Feb 25, 2016, 7:24pm CT

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Republican front-runner Donald Trump is expected to be the main target in tonight’s final Republican presidential candidates’ debate before Super Tuesday next week.

Here & Now political analyst Paris Dennard, a Republican strategist, and Democratic strategist Jamal Simmons join Here & Now hosts Robin Young and Jeremy Hobson to discuss whether Trump will be hurt by former GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s call yesterday for all candidates to release their tax returns.

Guests

Paris Dennard, Here & Now political analyst, and a Republican strategist. He tweets @ParisDennard.
Jamal Simmons, Democratic political analyst and television commentator. He tweets @JamalSimmons.