With so many simultaneous sporting events on Wednesday night, it was inevitable that some Boston fans might have missed the latest Republican primary debate. Fully stocked with its usual antics, the debate produced one actually relevant moment for Patriots fans in particular.

Asked a question about daily fantasy sports, Republican candidate Jeb Bush answered in a typical way: He changed the subject, at least partly. The former Florida governor mentioned how his (full season) fantasy football team is 7-0, anchored by Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill and Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski. And here’s what Bush had to say on the actual subject of the daily fantasy question:

I think this has become something that needs to be looked at in terms of regulation. Effectively it’s day trading without any regulation at all. And when you have insider information, which apparently has been the case, where people use that information and use big data, to try to take advantage of it, there has to be some regulation. If they can’t regulate themselves, then the NFL needs to look at moving away from them a little bit and there should be some regulation. I have no clue whether the federal government is the proper place, my instinct is to say, ‘Hell no.’

Of course, he then took heat from fellow Republicans when he lightly suggested that daily fantasy sports needs regulation:

This caused a backlash from New Jersey Governor Chris Christie:

Perhaps it was no accident that Bush found himself answering a question about fantasy sports, considering his randomly deep background in the subject. Earlier this fall, Bush tweeted out photos of his fantasy draft:

He actually made a solid choice in snagging Tannehill as a backup, considering Peyton’s struggles. And Doug Martin has worked out:

Interesting, fantasy sports in this instance serves as a microcosm for political debates. Bush appears to be more experienced in fantasy sports than many (if not all) of his Republican adversaries. Given that, his stance on the subject is perfectly reasonable:

“This has become something that needs to be looked at in terms of regulation.”

Regulation, after all, is seen as inevitable and necessary by virtually every expert and authority in the industry (including DraftKings itself). In fact, his position that it might not be the federal government who regulates is also probably accurate (given the history of gaming laws). Yet in a political debate, there is apparently no room for nuance. The Republican party’s anti-regulation stance ensured that Bush’s position would be criticized.

Bonus: Gronk is called a “monster” by a presidential candidate. Just a bizarre set of circumstances led to this happening:

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