Why This Debate's Rubio-Cruz Moment Mattered

Why This Debate's Rubio-Cruz Moment Mattered

By Zach Toombs
January 15, 2016

January 15, 2016

Here's our take on the biggest moments of Thursday's GOP debate on Fox Business.

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Marco Rubio unloading on Ted Cruz, Cruz's economic critique on the Obama administration and Donald Trump's Canadian birther accusation rank among the Fox Business debate's biggest moments.

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