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Republican politicians are hoping that someone will be able to thwart Donald Trump’s march to the GOP presidential nomination and party insiders believe that in the February 25 debate in Houston, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio stepped into the ring and landed punches.

Rubio and Cruz Carpet Bomb Trump

In the final debate before Super Tuesday, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) finally spent more time attacking Donald Trump than each other. The Rubio campaign, led by campaign manager Terry Sullivan, deserves credit for telegraphing an effective head fake before the debate that Rubio would not be attacking Trump.

Rubio, Trump Come Out on Top in Debate

Last night’s debate between the five remaining Republican presidential candidates featured plenty of sharp exchanges, mostly targeting frontrunner Donald Trump, but the general consensus seems to be that a good performance by Florida Sen. Marco Rubio probably won’t do much to alter the outcome in next Tuesday’s “SEC Primary.” The Hill concluded that both Rubio and Trump “won” last night, for example:

Winners, losers in final GOP debate before Super Tuesday

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You have to hand it to Marco Rubio: With the pressure on, he did everything right at last night’s debate. Rubio was aggressive from the get-go. He never let up (unlike previous attempts at going after the frontrunner). He got under Donald Trump’s skin by mocking him (a la Obama at the 2011 White House Correspondent’s Dinner).

How Marco Rubio Could Lose Every State on Super Tuesday and Still Win

Marco Rubio has not won a state, a fact that worries allies and pleases skeptics who mock his chances to win the Republican presidential nomination.

It doesn’t even sound as if the Rubio team knows when it will win one.

Winners and losers from the 10th Republican presidential debate

The 10th Republican presidential debate is in the books. I watched, tweeted and took some notes. My best and worst from the night that was is below.

Donald Trump enters the final few days before Super Tuesday with a commanding lead over his Republican rivals in Massachusetts, one of 12 states set to vote on March 1.

According to WBUR’s latest survey of Massachusetts Republicans, the billionaire GOP front-runner has 40 percent support in the Bay State, putting him nearly 20 percentage points ahead of his next closest competitors: Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and Ohio Gov. John Kasich.