Shorter: Everyone primed to hype Rubio. Then Cruz showed up. Hyping Rubio anyway.

Trump’s trade views re China may be wrong, but it he didn’t mistakenly think China was now a party to the deal twitter.com/jacobwe/status…

Trump actually said TPP “was designed for China to come in.” Not that China is in, or that China designed it. So? twitter.com/jacobwe/status…

Sen. Menendez shows doubt Obama would win SCOTUS decision on exec. amnesty. Isn’t that violation of DC etiquette? politico.com/blogs/under-th…

I don’t grok point of this “trolling”. Audience won’t get if don’t name him. Unless thinks he’s dumb enuf to get mad twitter.com/jmartNYT/statu…

Has someone convinced @realDonaldTrump acting “presidential” means not beating immig. issue like giant drum? Mistake twitter.com/FieldRoamer/st…

Um, true! twitter.com/KenMac55/statu…

Fox now reporting Facebook reactions to debate. It’s as if Rubio wasn’t there. Both men & women like others (and both groups like Trump).

Ted Cruz after hours much more appealing than Ted Cruz prime time. Maybe he should get stoned before debates.

Cruz now hitting the anti-Wall Street note very hard in post-debate invtvu. Isn’t that the magic move people like me have been calling for?

Cruz just made a gesture with his hands that made him seem likeable. Deeply disturbing.

If I were paranoid (which I am) I’d say that @rupertmurdoch was very happy with that. (But Cruz spoiled it, a bit) twitter.com/AudaciousEpigo…

Was that @MariaBartiromo saying “He’s funny” into the mic after Rubio’s closing statement? Didn’t help Rubio.

Well, you can’t say Trump’s closing statement was pre-scripted …

Odd, truncated closing statement from Jeb. It’s as if he said “aw, eff__ it!” Donors not reassured!

Rubio’s unnecessarily canned Hillary/resume answer gets huge applause. Proof the hall is packed with the Marcoklatura.

Expectations built up for a Rubio breakthrough. So far, no. Paul did better. Cruz did much better. (again, so far). twitter.com/davidfrum/stat…

Why telegraph this punch so Rubio will be ready for it when Cruz finally mentions him by name? Hit him now! twitter.com/ByronYork/stat…

Kasich gets reined in once out of 3 or 4 times he’s out of bounds–and he whines about it next answer. Is he, you know, thin-skinned maybe?

Moderators like horse smelling the barn–now see how they can get thru rest of debate without talking about immigration again

I think this is the biggest “news” so far–Cruz finally stepping up to steal Trump’s popular issue. twitter.com/AnnCoulter/sta…

Too late to get this line to @realDonaldTrump? #zinger twitter.com/AnnCoulter/sta…

If Cruz doesn’t attack Rubio by name when attacking sugar subsidies, that must be a (bizarre) conscious decision by Cruz.

Rubio a wind-up doll with his little canned speeches.

Rubio has disappeared. I hope he’s dumb enough to try to answer Cruz on immigration.