As if to assist him in that case, most Republican candidates (save Cruz) have spent the days since Iowa harping on Rubio’s inexperience and lack of accomplishment, rather than his multiple amnesty volte faces, while Trump has directed almost all of his considerable firepower on Cruz, who isn’t anywhere close to threatening him in New Hampshire.
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The most recent New Hampshire poll shows Trump at the head of the pack, followed by Rubio and then Cruz. Baker praised Christie’s determination, toughness and ability to advance his agenda by working with people who disagree with him. Ted Cruz’s proposal to “carpet bomb” ISIS, saying that’s an old school technique and the military has precise weaponry that eliminates the need to carpet bomb.
The debate turned quickly to charges and counter-charges that Cruz’s campaign had misled voters in Iowa about news that Carson was taking a break from the campaign after Iowa.
The GOP field has winnowed considerably in the wake of the Iowa caucuses and figures to do so again after votes are cast in New Hampshire, raising the stakes for all of the candidates Tuesday.
On Thursday, in an appearance on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie made a similar argument, mischaracterizing Rubio’s position as being opposed to an exception for cases dealing with the life of the mother, which he supports. ‘I don’t think I did come in second, ‘ he said. Rubio is clearly rising in the polls, but many voters here say they are still eyeing the other three “establishment” candidates.
He’s only in third place in the polls, but Rubio is campaigning like a front-runner.
Steve Duprey, a political professional in New Hampshire who helped shepherd GOP Sen. “Everybody said, ‘Oh, the temperament, ‘ because I talked about illegal immigration”.
Bush Like Christie look for Bush to spend most of his time attacking his former prodigy.
Bush and his campaign have divided their criticism between Rubio and Donald Trump.
Donald Trump is trying to regain momentum for his celebrity-driven candidacy after finishing second in the Iowa caucuses, a blow to the NY businessman who has consistently touted his first-place ranking in polls.
In South Carolina, the next state to vote after New Hampshire, he’s getting outspent 9 to 1 by Rubio and groups supporting him.
“Marco Rubio is a gifted politician and he may have the skills to be president of the United States”, Bush said. “So citizens of New Hampshire, voters, stand with me, fight with me, vote for me, because we need to take our country back”.
Rubio said the sense of anger and frustration voters feel is justified because neither party has done enough to stop President Obama’s agenda.
Yet losing this first in the nation primary will likely spell the end to the presidential campaigns to at least one or two of the candidates.
Now that he has lost, Mr. Trump may finally have to try to come up with some substantive arguments about the complex issues facing this country, rather than simply boast about the great things he will do when he becomes president. Ted Cruz (R-TX)’s campaign spreading false rumors about the suspension of Carson’s campaign.
“Being conservative is not about going to the middle”, said Bill Sanford, 54, who showed up to see Cruz in Goffstown.
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Ohio Gov. John Kasich is testing an entirely different approach – doggedly adhering to a positive campaign message. Others have zero experience of actually running a governmental organization and having to take responsibility for the consequences of how it ran. The debate rules left Carly Fiorina as the only candidate without a spot on stage.
