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Ted Cruz: “Rubio stayed in the race for a long time and cut support…”

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DeSantis OUT - Is Nikki Haley Next? | Verdict Ep. 196

Published | Video Starts at 09:17

Rubio, if he would have dropped out before South Carolina, what did y'all's polling show then? Trump would have still won South Carolina, but it would have been much closer and Rubio later on. Rubio stayed in the race for a long time and cut support away from me. And so if you fast forward to Super Tuesday and before the Florida primary, we polled at the time, what happened if Rubio and I ran together as a ticket, what ended up happening? (09:17–09:23)

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Asserts that Rubio's prolonged candidacy reduced his own support.

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