Cruz vs. Rubio Is Coming

First Read: “Another big takeaway from last night’s debate is that a showdown between Ted Cruz and Marco is coming — maybe not today or tomorrow. But it’s coming. Just note Cruz’s reference to sugar subsidies (which are important to Florida and its big political donors).”

Said Cruz: “You know, I mention that the 25 programs that I put today, that I would eliminate them. Among them are corporate welfare, like sugar subsidies. Let’s take that as an example. Sugar subsidies. Sugar farmers farm under roughly 0.2% of the farmland in America, and yet they give 40% of the lobbying money. That sort of corporate welfare is why we’re bankrupting our kids, and grandkids. I would end those subsidies to pay for defending this nation.”

“When you combine that with Cruz’s statement against illegal immigration, you see how Cruz is angling himself for a future showdown with Rubio.”