“This race is a statistical tie between me and Donald Trump.”
Um, no it isn’t. Maybe between you and Rubio.
Actually the last 2 polls to come out, done completely after the last debate, show a virtual 3 way tie between Trump, Cruz and Rubio. The Emerson College poll had Trump 27, Cruz 26 and Rubio 22; The Opinion Savvy poll has Trump 20.1, Cruz 17.4 and Rubio 18.6.