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Transcripts for CNN Anderson Cooper 360 Post Debate Special 20151216 04:20:00

Strategists think he will be at the top of the polls now but when iowa votes the race will change and a lot of republicans think it s going to come down to a cruz-rubio race. if it does and even if it doesn t we saw the beginning of some deep-seeded animosity between them. rubio scored points for his votes to curtail surveillance and cruz put rubio on his heels on the immigration debate. and he tried to explain it s different now. you can t sell what he tried to sell then to the republican base where rubio was on immigration was a bad place. the bad blood between those two bubbled up tonight. they are anticipating a showdown between the two of them. it is up to the republican voters. but we saw some of that. but what struck you, david? let s say a word about the front runner. if you hold the candidate to the fact check and linear thinking ....

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Transcripts for CNN Anderson Cooper 360 Post Debate Special 20151216 04:21:00

Test, donald trump would never do well. but donald trump did what he needed to do tonight. and none of the prominent candidates, cruz, rubio, and chris christie, were willing to tangle or eager to tangle with donald trump. they navigated around him. jeb bush went after him. but it hasn t redowned to his benefit. you said that you thought trump should go after ted cruz for saying one thing behind his back. he had an opportunity. and he took a pass. he may live to regret that. i think cruz is beating him in iowa. one thing we ought to note is chris christie has the ability to define this race by doing well in new hampshire. i don t think he can win. i think he has a lot of baggage from new jersey. but if he emerges as the center right candidate in new hampshire that s trouble for rubio. ....

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Transcripts for CNN Anderson Cooper 360 20151112 04:26:00

Cruz-rubio race. you have two leading hispanics who will be able to carry a strong conservative message on immigration. that s something that s never been tested among the republican party. the democrats feel that they can play the racial and gender identity cards. the republican party has more hispanics, more women, more blacks on the stage alone than ever before. so i think it s a huge opportunity too just change that game entirely. interesting point. and we ll have some surprises. they have more minority and women candidates than they have minority and women voters. that s the problem. thank you very much. coming up, donald trump s likely biggest support, malani, who has been mostly silent. how she s changing the way she stands by her husband and what influence she s having on her husband . i m hacking your company. ....

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