8:42 PM: What’s going to create a good deal of tension and perhaps awesomeness tonight is that Cruz and Rubio probably rightly believe that they can only avoid defeat by landing some sort of crushing knock out blow against Trump. Something as shattering as what Christie did to Rubio.
8:44 PM: I feel like the preying on people’s fears train has probably left the station.
8:46 PM: Hearing opening statements reminds me how desperately the GOP needed a solid candidate in this race to go up against Trump. Didn’t happen.
8:50 PM: Not even joking: Rubio’s mouth already dry.
8:53 PM: Rubio actually doing half way decent here.
9:04 PM: In this discussion about the wall, Trump is not only killing it with his core audience but he’s making it hard to remember that the other candidates are even on the stage.
9:06 PM: The Trump University thing is, I think, one thing that could really hurt Trump. But Rubes ain’t the guy to do it.
9:10 PM: Rubes totally dying here.
