With Trump in the field, are the other candidates now forced to talk sensibly?

I don’t know what you are listening to but it is not the Republicans. They sound desperate to be more outrageous than Trump. Huckabee is flat out whacko, Bush says women don’t need health care, and on and on.

The neurosurgeon said he wants to use tithing to church as his guideline for restructuring taxes.
Jeb wants to raise the retirement age to cover for social security.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzlG28B-R8Y

He’s had the opposite affect; they seem to be trying to compete in his “who’s the most offensive and obnoxious” range.

I need to pay attention.

If the recent debate is any indication then evidently not.