[bjcoop]

I wouldn’t be surprised if Rubio surpasses Cruz and comes in second. The Trump-less debate seemed to have crippled Cruz.

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Cruz kicked ass last night. The "GOP Insiders" have given up on Bush and are now desperate to make sure they get Trump in there. So they pretend Cruz didn't do extraordinarily well.

They know President Cruz will bring The Art of No Deal when they try to do business as usual. By Trump's own admission (bragging, he's actually proud of it) they've done much business with him before. They want the political marketplace to remain open for business and they're OK with Trump as the proprietor.