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Greeson: Can The Donald handle the moment in tonight’s GOP debate?

FILE - In this June 16, 2015 file photo, Donald Trump announces that he seek the Republican nomination for president, in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York. Trump vows to bring back the millions of American jobs lost to China and other foreign competitors if voters put him in the White House. Economists say he wouldn’t stand a chance: Trump’s boundless self-confidence is no match for the global economic forces that took those jobs away. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
FILE - In this June 16, 2015 file photo, Donald Trump announces that he seek the Republican nomination for president, in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York. Trump vows to bring back the millions of American jobs lost to China and other foreign competitors if voters put him in the White House. Economists say he wouldn’t stand a chance: Trump’s boundless self-confidence is no match for the global economic forces that took those jobs away. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

By Jay Greeson 3 min read

There in the middle tonight, with the bad hair and the bulls-eye on his back, will be Donald Trump.

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It’s been a head-spinning dash from the comical to contender, from farce to front-runner for Trump, who is leading in most early polls in the opening states of the Republican presidential primary process.

It’s a long trek to November 2016; we are still more than 14 months away, but Trump’s steamrolling trip to pole position in the polls has been the story of the first leg of this race.

Tonight at 9 on Fox, Trump will be the focal point. It’s a position he has embraced as he has altered the narrative time and again amid a crowded bunch of interchangeable candidates.