Marco is street-fighting with Donald Trump. Before, the only candidate he was worried about was Ted Cruz. He did not take Trump’s candidacy seriously. Maybe the same can be said to a lesser extent of Ted Cruz. But at least Cruz spent the time building a ground game and a superb social media effort. Cruz has tried to elevate the debates to questions of policy. Trump supporters are convinced that Trump will make America great (strong) again. They believe they can trust Trump, because they’ve seen him firing people on t.v. They never heard of Cruz or Rubio before this election cycle.
Many think the election will be over after tomorrow’s votes are counted. If so, it will be because other candidates did not take the Trump candidacy seriously until now.