Happy Cruz won, but loving that Trump is bashing Hillary in his speech.
Rubio bashed Obama and Hilary in his speech, and didn’t mention Cruz or Trump, at least while I was listening. It sounded more like a victory speech than one from a third-place finisher. It’s the expectations game. Cruz seemed to be imploding after the last debate but turned things around for the win. Trump is not used to second place in anything, and barely edged out Rubio. Rubio went from mid-teens in the polls to low 20s, taking votes from Carson, primarily, but also from the single-digit field. In the Iowa expectations game, Cruz and Rubio won, and Trump lost as did the field. But New Hampshire is a different ball game. Iowa results don’t travel well.