Ted Cruz basically dares Donald Trump to sue him

But the Florida senator is within striking distance of Mr Cruz, with whom he has sparred on immigration reform and national security. “We want a president that is going to help us fight, help us win and help explain why we don’t want Syrian refugees and why prisoners at Guantanamo Bay don’t need to come to SC”. One, in particular, was first in the crosshairs.

“I am pro-life and I do not support tax payer funding for Planned Parenthood as long as they are performing abortions”, Trump said in a statement.

Attacks between Trump and Cruz have intensified this week.

The Texas senator, a constitutional lawyer who has argued before the supreme court, said that the end result of a lawsuit from Trump over the ad would be “Donald Trump and any lawyer that signs his names to the pleadings being sanctioned for frivolous litigation”.

“Repeating someone’s own words can not be defamation”.

Behind Cruz and Trump in the NBC/WSJ poll was Sen.

But it wasn’t over. “I think somebody at Wall Street Journal doesn’t like me but I never do well with the Wall Street Journal poll”, Trump said.

Trump has a good chance of winning the November presidential election, 77 per cent of Republican voters nationwide say, while 61 per cent favour Rubio and 60 per cent back Cruz. “I am responding with simple facts”. Several candidates are vying for second place, as Rubio and Cruz were each polling at 18 percent, according to a Public Policy Polling survey, the State reported Monday. Bernie Sanders face off in the Nevada caucuses on Saturday, and the SC primary for them is on February 27. In October, 25 percent said Trump most represented their values and 19 percent picked Carson. Ted Cruz will collect the delegates needed to secure the party’s nomination before a more mainstream candidate can consolidate voters’ support.

At a town hall event in South Carolina, Mr. Bush described Mr. Rubio as a “friend” of his. They’re followed by Marco Rubio at 17 percent, John Kasich at 11 percent, Ben Carson at 10 percent and Jeb Bush at 4 percent. In the interview Trump said he’s “very pro-choice” and “pro-choice in every respect”.

Haley’s endorsement of Rubio comes following those of South Carolina Congressman Trey Gowdy and Sen.

For the Republicans, the only thing that is clear heading into the SC primary appears to be Trump’s grip on the lead following his victory in the New Hampshire primary.

There was no evidence that the Cruz campaign was behind the posting, but that didn’t stop Rubio from laying the blame on his Senate colleague and the type of campaign he is running.