Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz "scored" points in the Republican presidential debate in Houston Thursday — but the true winner was Donald Trump, pollster Matt Towery told
Newsmax TV.
"Rubio was an attacker tonight, but I don't think he scored a whole lot of points," Towery told host J.D. Hayworth on the "Newsmax TV Post-Debate Special" in an interview. "He may have upped his numbers in Virginia a little bit, where he has a chance to actually win.
"Ted Cruz, because he scored those conservative points, I don't think he's getting enough credit," he continued. "He may have saved himself in Texas — and so both of them might win one or two states."
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Trump, however, "is speaking to an entire world of disaffected individuals," Towery told Hayworth.
"Some of whom have voted Republican, some of whom haven't, some of whom have not been excited — and he didn't lose a single thing tonight."
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