With the other GOP challengers trailing far behind Donald Trump in the polls, are this week’s debates even worth paying attention to? Mark McKinnon—former chief strategist to John McCain and George W. Bush, adviser, and host of The Circus—says yes.

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Tara Palmeri is the senior political correspondent at Puck. She was previously the chief national correspondent at Politico and White House correspondent for ABC News. Her work has taken her around the world, from North Korea to Afghanistan. She can be found snooping around the halls of power, talking to sources and politicos.