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[Basileus777]

I don't think so. I mean he is technically done now but I think he stays in until at least the 15th.

His campaign was putting out comments after Nevada basically saying March 1st will be it for them.

 

[BoboBrazil]

Carson stays in until they don't let him in the debates.

 

[Kickz]

Trump still burning rubo and cruz

 

[Alcibiades]

Cruz must be feeling confident if he came out with that 'gotta win your home state' line. Trump doesn't need to win in Texas for it to be curtains for Cruz. If Trump is gaining on Cruz in Texas... he's increasing his lead on him everywhere else... and unfortunately for Cruz, his stronger states tend to be proportional states.

Yeah Cruz is toast even with a win in Texas. Texas is proportional and Trump is going to walk away with at least a modest amount just by hitting 20% statewide and in any districts where he hits that number.

Would love to see Cruz lose though and have him try to explain that to donors/supporters going forward. He probably still doesn't drop out, but at least he'll be taken less seriously.

 

[HvySky]

Stream was awful for me tonight and I missed the majority of the debate. Hoping to see the condensed youtube version up soon.

I don't know how you'd even condense this debate into a highlight reel. The entire thing was a highlight reel.

 

[danm999]

Carson stays in until he stops being invited to debates.

 

[Already Torn]

I bet that guys sitting there steamed, completely missing the point while telling his friends about GAF's pro-Trump agenda.

 

[Fat4all]

I don't know how you'd even condense this debate into a highlight reel. The entire thing was a highlight reel.

Was lacking airhorns, RIP Jeb.

I bet that guys sitting there steamed, completely missing the point while telling his friends about GAF's pro-Trump agenda.

Just what I was thinking.

 

[Nibiru]

His campaign was putting out comments after Nevada basically saying March 1st will be it for them.

Really? After Nevada he did a speech where he said "this was just the beginning." Maybe there are some mixed signals.

 

[Michael F. Assbender]

Carson stays in until he stops being invited to debates.

They give him a good chance to catch up on his sleep.

 

[Randolph Freelander]

Cruz just casually accused Trump of tax fraud in the spin room.

 

[plagiarize]

Yeah Cruz is toast even with a win in Texas. Texas is proportional and Trump is going to walk away with at least a modest amount just by hitting 20% statewide and in any districts where he hits that number.

Would love to see Cruz lose though and have him try to explain that to donors/supporters going forward. He probably still doesn't drop out, but at least he'll be taken less seriously.

We'll see that reaction sooner or later. Cruz truly believes that he's going to win, and win in November.

 

[theignoramus]

Which was the lowest moment of the debate:
Cruz/Rubio attacking Trump for his plan to "not let people die in the streets" or
Cruz yelling "He called me a liar!" at Blitzer for half a minute

 

[Trojan]

I like how Trump's response to the Polish thing is "Well, that was 35 years ago. It wasn't a big deal"

"We settled, it wasn't a big deal."

Rofl, settling can often be more onerous than playing it out in court

 

[Dennis]

Pundits saying Rubio had a good night.

The pundits just don't get it. Look at the damn debate polls.

 

[Fat4all]

If Trump wins Texas, then it's done for real.

 

[Dennis]

Which was the lowest moment of the debate:
Cruz/Rubio attacking Trump for his plan to "not let people die in the streets" or
Cruz yelling "He called me a liar!" at Blitzer for half a minute

Honestly, Rubio and Cruz being fine with people dying in the streets is a new low.

 

[capslock]

Pundits saying Rubio had a good night.

The pundits just don't get it.

Pundits will say Rubio had a good night if he manages to not vomit on live television.

 

[eifer]

I kinda feel like da trump got stumped tonight. Too late though, he's gonna clean up next week.

 

[Trojan]

Pundits saying Rubio had a good night.

The pundits just don't get it.

I thought he had a great night - he was very well prepared and had conviction in going after Trump. Rubio always had 3-4 hilarious gafs in each debate, but Trump sounds like a babbling idiot in most of his answers so it's a moot point.

If you're implying that it won't have much of an impact on Trump, then I agree with that assessment. But still Rubio did well.

 

[Fat4all]

I kinda feel like da trump got stumped tonight. Too late though, he's gonna clean up next week.

The thing is, he said enough crazy shit for the stumping to be swept away a bit.

The majority of the debate was pure soundbite porn for Trump.

 

[GavinGT]

Can we talk about how embarrassingly bad Wolf Blitzer was?

Just terrible.

Don't worry, Kanye will address this:

 

[Michael F. Assbender]

Honestly, Rubio and Cruz being fine with people dying in the streets is a new low.

Yeah, that had me dumbfounded.

"Do Americans really want to elect a man who would prevent the poor from dying in the streets?"

 

[sangreal]

Howard Kurtz the one voice of sanity in there. Rubio sounded programmed in his attacks.

because he was. We literally knew he was going to say all those things before the debate:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...zs-turf-rubio-previews-an-anti-trump-message/

that doesn't mean they don't sting though

 

[JohnTinker]

picturing trump readying his post-debate tweets with his Gerber toddler sausage fingers

 

[Already Torn]

Yeah, that had me dumbfounded.

"Do Americans really want to elect a man who would prevent the poor from dying in the streets?"

It's like talking to a hall monitor or something.

"That's not what the conservative platform likes!! Do you hear that people??"

 

[Michael F. Assbender]

Cruz looks like he smells like pickles.

 

[Trojan]

picturing trump readying his post-debate tweets with his Gerber toddler sausage fingers

Index finger readied at the exclamation mark for maximum punctuation of each insult.

 

[Ziltoidia 9]

These GOP debates really take it out of me. I feel mentally drained...like I have a hang over.

 

[JohnTinker]

Index finger readied at the exclamation mark for maximum punctuation of each insult.

he has lemur hands

 

[RoninChaos]

What is this talk of people dying in the streets?

 

[DJ SLEV3N]

Every single national poll says trump not only won, but destroyed everyone. I cannot find one single poll that says Trump didn't win. This is only going to help Trump even further.

 

[Brinbe]

I think the media, especially Fox, has proven many times over that their punditry really has zero predictive power over what actual Republican voters think.

 

[Trojan]

What is this talk of people dying in the streets?

You haven't heard? Literally people dying. In the streets. Across the country.

 

[FF Seraphim]

So after Tuesday, does everyone just drop out? Was this potentially the last debate?

Last big debate at least. If Trump sweeps like he is expected to, the only person I think who may even stay in is Cruz. However, if Cruz loses Texas to Trump I can see him bowing out.

 

[Outtrigger888]

I kinda feel like da trump got stumped tonight. Too late though, he's gonna clean up next week.

Huh? Did you even watch the debate?

 

[FStubbs]

What is this talk of people dying in the streets?

Republicans like Ted Cruz and the recently departed Antonin Scalia believe that the poor are lazy, morally deficient, and should be left to fend for themselves. If they die, they die.

 

[DietRob]

It's like talking to a hall monitor or something.

"That's not what the conservative platform likes!! Do you hear that people??"

The " Conservative platform" is on its death bed. I think that's one of the big take aways from seeing the success of Trump.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=191&v=ugnDH5-j9D8

Holyshit, he completely destroyed Cruz at 3:15.

"Cruz you're a gigantic piece of shit"

Man, he just laid that bastard out to dry. The Unstumpable dumpstered Jeb;_; and then he took Cruz out with the trash too.

Marco Roboto, you're next.

 

[NR1]

Whaaaaat the fuuuuuuuck??

Japanese Game Show Tests How Many Shots To The Jewels Contestants Can Take

 

[Mrbob]

I love Chris Matthews shitting on Cruz and Rubio supporters in interviews.

He calls them all out on the hot air they spew. Living in delusion.

 

[Dennis]

I think the media, especially Fox, has proven many times over that their punditry really has zero predictive power over what actual voters think.

What I find disgusting is that the pundits know damn well that Trump is winning big yet there they are shilling for Rubio.

Gotta keep that pundit job on FOX. Shameless.

 

[mnannola]

Why is Kasich polling so low? I thought he did great tonight. Had actual plans and seems to communicate his ideas much better than the rest of the candidates. He would be a much stronger candidate in the general election than the others as well.

 

[nib95]

The " Conservative platform" is on its death bed. I think that's one of the big take aways from seeing the success of Trump.

Really? I feel like Trump has just taken the platform to it's extremes.

 

[Ziltoidia 9]

Why is Kasich polling so low? I thought he did great tonight. Had actual plans and seems to communicate his ideas much better than the rest of the candidates. He would be a much stronger candidate in the general election than the others as well.

Because the party is batshit insane.

 

[Trojan]

Every single national poll says trump not only won, but destroyed everyone. I cannot find one single poll that says Trump didn't win. This is only going to help Trump even further.

That's the thing with Trump - as much of an asshat as he is, the dude looks extremely confident on stage and his power increases with each incoming insult.

It's like casting a healing spell on the undead.

 

[Already Torn]

The " Conservative platform" is on its death bed. I think that's one of the big take aways from seeing the success of Trump.

Pretty much. The fact that that Trump got applause for defending that should worry the Republican establishment more than Trump himself.

 

[Nibiru]

Last big debate at least. If Trump sweeps like he is expected to, the only person I think who may even stay in is Cruz. However, if Cruz loses Texas to Trump I can see him bowing out.

Actually there is a Fox debate on the 3rd. If you remember Trump skipped the last one and is at war with Megyn Kelly so I think that is the last big debate BUT if Trump destroys on Tuesday then it is certainly less important.

 

[GoldenEye 007]

It's like talking to a hall monitor or something.

"That's not what the conservative platform likes!! Do you hear that people??"

Yes, I think it was an exceptionally weak position of Cruz and Rubio.

 

[Basileus777]

Why is Kasich polling so low? I thought he did great tonight. Had actual plans and seems to communicate his ideas much better than the rest of the candidates. He would be a much stronger candidate in the general election than the others as well.

Because he's made Republicans think he is a soft liberal. The guy has poor unfavorables and is actually the worst suited guy left to take on Trump.