The Fix: “The thinking goes like this: Rubio is already starting to consolidate the establishment behind him and Cruz will eventually emerge as the outsider choice once Carson and Trump fade. What’s interesting is that Rubio and Cruz have barely mentioned one another in the three debates leading up to tonight. But, Cruz’s decision to cancel campaign events last month to return to fight a quixotic battle against the debt and budget deal seem to be the Texas Senator laying the groundwork for a full-frontal assault against the absentee Rubio.”
“That fight might not come tonight. Regardless, watch how the two men act toward one another given their current status as the likeliest survivors of the GOP contest.”
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