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8:10 PM ET, February 7, 2016

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Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
Last Night's “Marcobot Moment” May Have Ruined a Political Career  —  I was out to dinner last night—the duck at Il Fornaio was great!—so I missed the Republican debate.  That was too bad, because apparently the highlight of the night was Chris Christie's brutal beatdown of Marco Rubio over precisely the point I made a few days ago.
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
We Thought Marco Rubio Lost The Debate, But New Hampshire Might Think Differently  —  We here at FiveThirtyEight endorse the conventional wisdom, for a change.  Like most other people covering the event, we thought that Marco Rubio had a really bad night in Saturday's Republican debate …
Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Rubio chokes  —  MANCHESTER, N.H. — Marco Rubio knew exactly what he was doing on Saturday night.  —  Marco Rubio knew exactly what he was doing on Saturday night.  —  Marco Rubio knew exactly what he was doing on Saturday night.  —  The problem was he flubbed it.
Jon Ward / Yahoo Politics:
Rubio starts digging out after debate debacle  —  In his first public appearances the morning after a terrible debate performance, Marco Rubio tried to push back Sunday against the idea that he lacks accomplishments as a lawmaker, a key part of the argument being made against him by rivals …
Katie Glueck / Politico:
Cruz: Drafting women is ‘nuts’
Discussion: Slantpoint
Reid J. Epstein / Wall Street Journal:
Cruz Opposes Women in Selective Service, Warns of Danger in Foxholes
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Theodoric Meyer / Politico:
Christie: ‘The whole race changed last night’
Discussion: The Hill
Bradford Richardson / The Hill:
Trump: Bush family used eminent domain to build a baseball park
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Daniel Strauss / Politico:   Bush piles on Rubio
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Bush loyalists concede the end may be in sight
Discussion: New York Times
Russ Choma / Mother Jones:   The Six Best Moments of the GOP Debate
Niall Stanage / The Hill:
GOP debate winners and losers
Discussion: Politico and Hot Air
Matthew Continetti / Washington Free Beacon:
A Rattled Rubio Survives New Hampshire Debate
Discussion: Scared Monkeys and New York Times
McKay Coppins / BuzzFeed:
Under Attack, Marco Rubio Malfunctions — And Repeats The Same Line Four Times
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Gloria Steinem and Madeleine Albright Scold Young Women Backing Bernie Sanders  —  Hillary Clinton's older feminist supporters have a message for young women who are not backing her candidacy: Shame on you.  —  Women were expected to help power Mrs. Clinton to the Democratic nomination …
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Gloria Steinem / Facebook:
In a case of talk-show Interruptus, I misspoke on the Bill Maher show recently, and apologize for what's been misinterpreted as implying young women aren't serious in their politics.  What I had just said on the same show was the opposite: young women are active, mad as hell about what's happening to them …
Kyle Balluck / The Hill:
CNN schedules Democratic debate in Flint  —  CNN announced early Sunday that it will host a debate between Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders next month in Flint, Mich., which has been hit hard by contaminated drinking water.
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Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Hillary Clinton diverts to Flint to show support
Discussion: ABC News
Jennifer Hansler / ABC News:
Hillary Clinton Says She Has ‘Never, Ever’ Let a Donor Influence Her Vote
Discussion: Politico, AOL and Associated Press
Mark Preston / CNN:
CNN to hold Democratic presidential debate in Flint, Michigan
Discussion: Politicus USA and The Week
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Hillary Battles Bernie Sanders, Chick Magnet
Joe Battenfeld / Boston Herald:
Franklin Pierce-Herald poll: Clinton, Sanders just 7 points apart  —  U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders' once-formidable lead over Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire has shrunk to just 7 points, putting another Clinton comeback within reach two days before the pivotal first primary …
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Caitlin Yilek / The Hill:
Poll: Trump's lead grows in NH days before primary
Discussion: CNN and ThinkProgress
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Republican debate: Best ratings of 2016  —  Bucking a trend of declining debate ratings, ABC's Saturday night GOP face-off was the highest rated debate so far in 2016, according to overnight Nielsen ratings data.  —  The debate averaged a 9.3 household rating between 8:15 p.m. and 10:45 p.m. in Nielsen's so-called metered markets.
David Frum / Featured stories:
Embed  —  Some thoughts on Rubio's bad debate, in numbered sequence (for 1 last time before Twitter algorithm destroy this format ...  1) Politicians often repeat talking points.  Friend @portraitinflesh forwards this richly comic example of the genre  —  youtube.com/watch?  v=wCem9E
Tim Mak / The Daily Beast:
Exclusive: Trump Tried to Pay Vets To Be Props  —  Trump's campaign asked a small veterans charity to stand on stage with the mogul at a rally to receive a six-figure check.  The charity took a pass.  —  MANCHESTER, N.H. — Donald Trump wanted a small veterans charity to be his political prop.
Discussion: addictinginfo.org and Raw Story
Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
‘SNL’ Mocks ‘Nasty Little Weasel’ Ted Cruz After Iowa Caucus Win  —  NBC comedy show “Saturday Night Live” mocked Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)'s campaign and the candidate himself following his Iowa caucus win.  “SNL” cast member Taran Killam played the GOP nominee hopeful.
Discussion: addictinginfo.org
 
 
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