With two weeks to go until the first contest of the 2016 presidential race, Republicans who fear their party has been hijacked by the likes of Donald Trump and Ted Cruz found little to comfort them in the latest debate.
Both candidates — one a billionaire developer with no political experience and the other a senator from Texas with a reputation for clashing with his colleagues in Washington — stood at center stage Thursday night and, for the most part, dominated the proceedings.
More mainstream hopefuls, such as former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Ohio Gov. John Kasich and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, were left nipping at their heels and squabbling among themselves.
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