Thursday, February 25, 2016

Josh Marshall Says That Trump Dominated The Debate Despite Being Attacked.

++To be fair ,Josh Marshall said that the whole debate was a mess and that Trump didn't really make much sense but Rubio or Cruz had to mount such a devastating attack to stop Trump's momentum going into Super Tuesday. They didn't. Trump got to speak far longer than anyone because the attacks brought responses. 

++Josh feels that issues like Trump university can become real but that neither Rubio or Cruz knew how to handle it. 

++Glenn Beck who supported Ted Cruz in Nevada just changed to Rubio and VanderPlaats of Iowa who was for Cruz came behind Rubio.

++Nice inside baseball but the question remains where will Rubio win one,which Drudge, who is a Trump supporter,is touting as his lead story.

++Marshall felt today's story about Rubio advisers holding a Manhattan donor meeting to explain a scenario whereby Rubio would become the nominee in a brokered convention smacked of desperation. 

++Nate Silver ,who likes Rubio,seemed to think it was too little too late. Especially when Rubio repeated Christie's takedown of him against Trump.

++The Washington Post had an editorial today pleading with Republicans to take down Trump and is was if they got their wish. But as Nate Silver said,Trump's floor seems to be 35% and his ceiling is unknown. He felt Rubio's attacks which seemed premature were based on devastating polls in the SuperTuesday primaries. Cruz leads in Texas but it's all Donald everywhere and by alot.

++Silver debated with his staff whether tonight would hurt the Donald. After two debates this year, his polls declined.

++Princeton Elections Consortium's Sam Wang didn't even post an observation. He basically has concluded that the Donald will have clear riding for the rest of the primary season.

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