Rubio’s release of his most recent tax returns comes after Republican front-runner Donald Trump said in Thursday’s GOP debate that his tax returns have been the subject of audits for at least a dozen consecutive years. Ted Cruz, R-Tx., speaks to…
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Mr. Christie, 53, took the message as deeply disrespectful and patronizing, questioning why “a 44-year-old” was telling him about his future, said people who described his reaction on the condition of anonymity.
Cruz became the first Trump opponent to invoke his history of dealings with mafia families on construction deals in an appearance on ABC’s “This Week” as he questioned why the real estate mogul won’t release those returns.
Mr Rubio, who has emerged as the GOP’s establishment candidate is campaigning in this important state of Virginia, hoping to make an impressive win in some of the 11 States where the Republican Party’s primaries are scheduled to be held on Tuesday. “You disagree with him on all those issues”, Mr. Stephanopoulos said, referring to building a wall on the US southern border that would be paid for by Mexico, a temporary ban on Muslim immigration, and entitlement reform.
The problem for Republicans in Latino-rich, general-election swing states such as Nevada are myriad, says Sophia Jordán Wallace, a Rutgers University political scientist who has studied Latino candidates for the past decade.
Weakening Cruz’s argument: the fact that he himself hasn’t released additional returns and missed the deadline he set for himself to post them on Friday. “And I think it’s right for Marco to bring those things out and to keep on bringing those out”, she said. “Even Donald doesn’t know what he would do”, Cruz said.
Cruz tells CBS’ “Face the Nation” that “there is no doubt that if Donald steamrolls through Super Tuesday, wins everywhere with big margins, that he may well be unstoppable”. “I’d have to look”, Trump said.
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Still, Cruz confirmed to CNN’s Jake Tapper that he “will support the Republican nominee, period, the end”. “And that leads to more disenfranchisement”, he said, noting that Rubio has said his campaign is about amassing delegates, not winning states. Marco Rubio pounced on Trump’s latest position on Duke, shifting to a more serious tone after spending the weekend mocking his rival’s hair and “the worst spray tan in America”. “I’ve been an underdog my whole life both in life and in politics and we’re going to do well”. Among Democrats, South Carolina was a moment for Clinton to wipe away bitter memories of her loss to Barack Obama there eight years ago. On ABC, Sanders noted that he still garnered strong support from voters under the age of 30, and he predicted he would fare better overall in Super Tuesday states like Minnesota, Oklahoma, Massachusetts and his native Vermont.
