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Day six (?) of Cruz distraction. Whatever his intention, merely by answering a question, Trump has thrown all the Cruzers and even to some degree Cruz himself into a weekâ€™s worth of distractions, unfocusing him. If it doesnâ€™t take him off message, it sure took the media off his message.

Maybe. But on a more positive note, it has also distracted the media from covering any Republican candidate who isn't Cruz or Trump.

I think that is a very good development for those who are supporting either Cruz or Trump.

DISCLOSURE: I am a Cruz supporter, but will vote for Trump if he wins the nomination. I won't vote for any other candidate (not that it matters anyway, since my state will go for Hillary or Bernie no matter what the rest of the country does.)

Me too, and it's sad that so many Cruzers here (and I'm sure, a few Trumpers) get so damn nasty.

But I don't see this as helping Cruz. It may not hurt him. But he spent more than a week in the weeds (yes, in policy weeds) with Rubio over who did what on the Gang of Eight bill.

Again, I'm a Trump guy, but Cruz by getting into this stuff continually looks like someone playing small ball while Trump has the "big picture" issues. If I was Cruz's manager I'd be doing the biggest-vision things I could and refuse to comment on Rubio or the birth issue.