The reviews from the latest Republican presidential debate are in, and Marco Rubio was a hit.
“Poised, confident, and knowledgeable!” raves the Washington Post.
“A home run in his home state!” proclaims HotAir.
“Smart! … Snappy!” gushes RedState.
It was the sort of night that the telegenic candidate and his advisers once believed could propel him to the Republican nomination. With millions of primetime viewers watching, he delivered a polished performance marked by memorable one-liners and sharp policy arguments — and by the time it was over, pundits were declaring (for the tenth time this primary season) that it had been a “good night” for Rubio. But when the cameras blinked off in the CNN debate hall late Thursday, he was left to face a grim reality: In just five days, his political career could be over.
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