What Rubio did is not going to convince any Trump voters that they're wrong; in fact, it's only going to further convince them they're right -- we've seen this time and time again, the message Rubio was sending to people supporting Cruz, Kasich and (Ben) Carson. ... I'm not sure how much it's going to move the needle. It's going to move it somewhat, but I don't think it'll move it 15 points, which is what Rubio needs.

Monmouth University pollster Patrick Murray

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The limitations are once we get down to a smaller field, the dynamic that has helped Rubio which is late-deciding voters looking for the most viable candidate doesn't help anymore, because we're now down to the remaining viable candidates, and because of that we will see fewer voters in the next contest waiting until the last few days to make up their minds.

Monmouth University pollster Patrick Murray

As we go on and on in this race, into Super Tuesday, we're going to have even fewer late deciders, which means he can still take one-third of late deciders, but it's just not going to be enough considering how big Trump's lead is in the polls.

Monmouth University pollster Patrick Murray

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Monmouth University pollster Patrick Murray