(1) Marco Rubio came on the air to make the first speech of any candidate in contention — even though the tabulation showed him finishing third (albeit a close third) after Donald Trump in the Republican race. He made a strong speech, attacking Hillary Clinton and in effect auditioning as a possible Republican nominee. And he reminded me of how in 1992 Bill Clinton went on the air and proclaimed himself “the comeback kid” after finishing second in the New Hampshire primary.

I suspect, but am not certain, that Rubio set himself up in New Hampshire as the chief alternative to Donald Trump and Ted Cruz, and in the process swept aside the hopes of John Kasich, Chris Christie and Jeb Bush.