Rubio rallies voters in Manchester after GOP debate

The former Governor of Florida called him a “chaos candidate” saying he would also be a “chaos president”. “They’re Muslim. Look, this is not a serious proposal”. “In fact, it will push the Muslim world, the Arab world away from us at a time when we need to reengage with them to be able to create a strategy to destroy ISIS”.

“There are at least 3,500 American Muslims serving in the armed forces”, Graham said. We’re talking about security. “We are not talking about religion, we are talking about security”. “Our country is out of control”.

The billionaire is facing a new challenge from Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is on the rise, challenging Trump’s months-long lead in Iowa, whose February 1 caucuses lead off the state-by-state nominating contests.

Rubio reminded the audience of Cruz’s comment that as president he would bomb Middle East terrorist groups so relentlessly that he would find out if sand glows in the dark.

Trump called Cruz a “maniac” on Sunday, an indication that he is prepared to attack Cruz as he has other rivals.

“We are not talking about isolation, we’re talking about security”, Mr Trump said. “It also, by the way, funds the Iron Dome and other important programs”. “I don’t wake up each day and say, ‘Now I can have a zinger and attack somebody, ‘” he added.

That type of ignorance has never hurt him with his supporters before, but it surely was satisfying for Bush to watch.

Less than 12 hours after several chippy confrontations at Tuesday night’s GOP debate, Marco Rubio returned to Iowa overnight and quickly defended his past support for comprehensive immigration reform in an interview with NBC News – despite continued scorn from within his own party over the hotbed conservative sticking point.

“That’s not what his candidate just said on CNN, both in the post-[debate] interview with Jake Tapper and on the debate stage itself, where he left the door open for future legalization, which let’s remind everyone – that was his position just two years ago, and on the campaign trail, he routinely ducks it now”, Rubio spokesman Alex Conant told reporters after the debate.

Earlier in the debate, Bush was not as tactful. Did anything change? You saw Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio go at it, as well, and we’re going to talk about this with bill O’Reilly who is standing by with his analysis. Following him are retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson and former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina with 5 percent apiece, tied for fifth place.

Jon Ralston, a Las Vegas reporter, said on Twitter that Adelson met with Trump, Bush, Rubio and Cruz before the debate.