Trump, Cruz top undercard debate targets

Published December 16, 2015 1:31am ET



The four low-polling Republican presidential candidates in Tuesday night’s undercard debate aren’t long for the 2016 race, but some of the arguments that came up will endure.

All four disagreed with Donald Trump’s Muslim exclusion proposal, but with important qualifications. Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum argued that Islam is not just a religion but also a political ideology, including strictures of sharia law not covered by the First Amendment.

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