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GOP Strategist Hints At ‘Campaign-Ending Stupid’ Debate Stunt To Come

Republican presidential candidate, businessman Donald Trump, center, speaks as the other candidates look on during the CNN Republican presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum on Wednes... Republican presidential candidate, businessman Donald Trump, center, speaks as the other candidates look on during the CNN Republican presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015, in Simi Valley, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) MORE LESS
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Republican strategist Rick Wilson in a cryptic tweet referenced a “campaign-ending stupid” pre-planned stunt to come during Wednesday night’s top-tier GOP presidential debate.

Wilson’s message, posted during CNBC’s undercard debate, immediately kicked off a torrent of speculation:

Update​: It appears Wilson was previewing Bush’s attempt to confront Rubio over his absence at recent Senate votes

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  1. Which one?

    My money is on “all of them.”

  2. Probably just trying to drive up ratings.

  3. Huckabee at 3:1 is the odds on favorite here. Rand Paul right behind him at 7:1.

  4. I think I’ve got it. The campaign in question is going to let its candidate speak. In public. It promises to be hilariously catastrophic.

  5. Curious was to which camp Wilson can be viewed as working from?

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