'Oh, I know, you're a tough guy, Jeb,' Trump mocked as an audience of 1,400 at The Venetian hotel fidgeted. 'This is a tough business, to run for president,' the earnest Bush continued, 'and we need a leader who's principled - you're never going to be President of the United States by insulting your way to the presidency.' 'I wish it was always as easy as you, Jeb.'
'This isn't tough at all,' the high-polling tycoon responded with a frown. 'You think this is tough and you're not being treated fairly? Imagine what it's going to be like dealing with Putin, or dealing with President Xi, or dealing with the Islamic terrorism that exists,' he blasted Trump. Conservative and moderate Republicans turned their dials down from 70 to the mid 30s and high 40sĭuring the Las Vegas slugfest, Trump complained that CNN's hosts focused inordinately on inviting his rivals to attack him 'for ratings'. He used a word like kill the terrorists, not contain, not control.'įox's focus group reacted sharply to Bush's 'unserious' jab. Ted Cruz is both strong and, in my opinion, he was very precise. There are several of the candidates that are strong. 'We are sick of weakness in the White House,' one male participant said. Other focus group participants praised Christie's tell-it-like-it-is attitude and 'experience' and said he was 'on-point' throughout the debate.Ĭruz scored points for his 'tough' talk on terrorism and 'commanding' presence. 'He was 2,000 percent more presidential than anybody else tonight,' she said. One woman who participated in a post-debate focus group on Fox hosted by Frank Luntz said she came in supporting Trump but left a Christie supporter. It was fun and interesting!' Trump wrote on his twitter this morning. 'Thank you, so many people have given me credit for winning the debate last night. Donald Trump gave himself the win in last night's Las Vegas showdown, but Republican voters came away focused on two other candidates: Chris Christie and Ted Cruz.
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