Cruz in Command

Last week, the TWS straw poll, in which thousands of you chose to participate, had Ted Cruz, for the first time, in the lead–albeit narrowly, over Marco Rubio. Sure enough, the Des Moines Register poll this weekend had Cruz surging into the lead in Iowa, and a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll had Cruz gaining ground nationally. Leading indicator, anyone?

 

Tomorrow night’s debate should be interesting: Does Donald Trump go after Cruz? Which of the candidates go after Trump, and how successfully? Does Cruz continue to try very hard not to be at odds with Trump? Does Rubio focus on making his own case, or does he get in a national security debate with Cruz? Does Chris Christie succeed in making an impact? Does Jeb Bush? (And if Jeb doesn’t find a way to stand out, will he consider getting out of the race over Christmas?) We’ll have plenty of analysis (including a podcast) late Tuesday night after the debate, and Wednesday morning, at weeklystandard.com. 

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