Burr told reporters his staff is looking at transcripts of the debate, which included a testy exchange between Cruz and Sen. Cruz has called the New York Times story about the remarks “misleading”, insisting that he was not attacking Trump but simply discussing how every candidate should be assessed on their judgment.
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It is to air in Iowa, which holds the first nominating contest of the 2016 election on February 1, as well as the two next states to hold contests, New Hampshire and SC.
“I’m a Republican, but I’m so disappointed in the Republicans”, he said.
But Cruz and Rubio have been very willing to engage in a cage match with each other.
And while expert opinion is that Christie acquitted himself well in Tuesday night’s debate by dismissing rival GOP U.S. senators as having no executive experience, the numbers show Christie didn’t make the top five when it came to discussion of the debate on Facebook. He’s more vulnerable on the issue than Cruz because he backed the path to citizenship, co-wrote the immigration bill and served as its lead proponent to conservatives.
Cruz tried to clarify his comments during an appearance on “Special Report with Bret Baier” and said his support of the amendment would not have provided legal status but instead said that he was “leading the fight against amnesty”.
“I really don’t want Jeb’s endorsement because he is a low energy person and he does not represent strength, power and stamina, which are qualities our country desperately needs”, Trump said in the statement.
Cruz, along with Rubio, said he understood why Trump had made his proposal for banning Muslims, and he avoided directly criticizing the front-runner. We can’t defeat ISIS. “We beat it”, Cruz said.
According to a survey conducted for Mic by Google Consumer Surveys, a plurality of registered Republicans who watched the CNN-hosted debate considered Trump the victor.
Data from the Pew Research Center suggests that immigrants who are in the country illegally are more likely to vote Democratic than Republican, but not overwhelmingly so. Just as he has on the campaign trail, Rubio described a piecemeal approach to immigration reform, and he left the door open for a pathway to citizenship should all requirements be met. He also tried to draw similarities with Cruz’s view on immigration.
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“We are at a time when we need more tools in our intelligence toolbox not less”.
