Bush takes on ‘chaos candidate’ Trump at Republicans debate

“I have never supported legalization, and I do not intend to support legalization”, Cruz told the Florida senator, who had pressed the Texan to say whether he would “rule out ever legalizing people that are in this country now”. “He’s the one that supports a 500-percent increase in guest workers into the United States, and he’s the one that supported legalization and legalizing people that are in the country illegally”.

The latest Bush-Trump dust-up began early Wednesday amid reports that Bush’s campaign had researched what would happen if the former Florida governor refused to pledge his support for Trump if the billionaire became the GOP nominee. In Las Vegas, I think he played it well.

When asked by a debate moderator Tuesday whether he is ready to commit to not running as an independent if he does not win the Republican nomination, Trump replied: “I’ll be honest. So, it’s just how I view him”, she said.

This has been a bumpy campaign season for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who many critics initially wrote off as a serious presidential contender in the aftermath of the 2013 scandal known as “Bridgegate”. “While everyone said I beat him last night, I was only responding to his desperate attempt to stay relevant by attacking me”. “He was talking to voters, talking straight to camera, going past the media, getting his message across”.

“Lately I’ve been just trying to ignore, because he just gets me so angry”.

I’m not sure when this field is going to sort itself out.

Front runner Donald Trump declined to attack Cruz, who has surpassed Trump in recent surveys of potential Iowa caucus-goers.

Ben Carson captured the spirit succinctly when he said, “We need to be on a war footing”. “It’s hard to hold all of that together with Scotch tape”. “I don’t even know why I spent it”, Trump said. “He cannot do well and his voters still love him”.

“Well, let’s see, I’m at 42 and you’re at 3, so far, I’m doing better”, Trump retorted. He was followed by Rubio (13:33) and Trump (13:25).

A Cruz campaign spokeswoman said it was, according to the New York Daily News. “He had more time than nearly anyone”, said Mackowiak. Candidates sought to mark their distinctiveness by claiming to be more effective than the others in dealing with the threat.

The debate, hosted by CNN, is the last televised GOP contest of 2015. “You look on this debate stage and you see a reality TV celebrity, you see US senators who haven’t done anything other than file amendments and give floor speeches; a lot of performers and a lot of actors, a lot of talk, a lot of showmanship, but very little accomplishment, very little leadership”.