There were a lot of opinion leaders - key endorsers who end up on a candidate’s delegate list - who were interested in Rubio but never got to meet him or have those small-group, private meetings that result in commitments.

Fergus Cullen

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The idea that people are coming to New Hampshire to commit fraud on a massive scale like this is just preposterous and it needs to be called out as untrue.

It's a lose-lose political situation. by Fergus Cullen

It's a lose-lose political situation.

The mainstream Republican candidate with the best chance to move forward will prove their viability by defeating the other candidates in New Hampshire.

I've seen some other candidates have felt like they needed to dial up the anger on the stump in some kind of appeal to voters.

I think the entire field needs to blunt with voters about how Trump is harming the Republican Party and its brand.

He's not competing for Trump's 30%, he's competing for the 40% of the party that finds Trump repulsive and wants someone to punch him in the nose.

In the past candidates in who have campaigned in traditional way with town halls and house parties have been rewarded by voters and candidates who cut corners and just give big speeches suffer, but in this cycle, voters don't seem to be punishing Ben Carson and Donald Trump who have hardly done any traditional campaigning at all. The candidates who are wearing out their shoes aren't really getting credit.

It is my belief that Mr. Trump must present evidence that he is a registered member of the Republican Party because his views, expressed over decades, are inconsistent with the Republican Party platform and the Republican Party of New Hampshire's statement of principles and bylaws.

Jeb Bush was much improved. At a minimum, this buys him more time... by Fergus Cullen

Jeb Bush was much improved. At a minimum, this buys him more time to reset and try to advance.

A huge part of being a presidential candidate and a president is your communications skills and your ability to explain complicated things that regular people can understand. Some candidates are better than that than others.

This is what leaders do. by Fergus Cullen

This is what leaders do.

One of Bush's enduring political strengths is that he is acceptable to the broadest section of the party, the question is, is he going to be the first choice of enough people?

There is some Bush fatigue, i think it is undeniable that there are some reservations about him because of his last name.

There's no telling that (Rubio's) opportunity will be better four... by Fergus Cullen

There's no telling that (Rubio's) opportunity will be better four or eight years from now.

The anti-interventionist wave I do think has crested and those issues are moving away from Rand Paul now.