RE: Trump left him speechless in the most electric exchange of the night.
Really? Where?
I thought Cruz was right about “New York Values” and Trump was attacking a strawman,
Strawman is a VERY effective debating technique...and defensible if you can call your opponent on it. But Trump left Cruz NO ROOM to do so. Anything Cruz could have said would have made him look callous (towards 9/11 victims) or arrogant. Or as Allen West said, "Cruz needs to learn the tactic of the u-shaped ambush, because he walked right into it."
The proof is in the pudding...fair or not, Cruz' poll numbers have tanked since then. Just check RCP or Reuters, nationally and in Iowa to see the carnage.