Race for the White House
Cruz Works to Cut Rubio’s Lifeline in New Hampshire
By hammering Rubio on immigration, the Texas senator hopes to best him in the Granite State and inflict a fatal wound to his campaign.
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Bracing for a one-on-one battle with Donald Trump, Ted Cruz is trying to dispense with Marco Rubio by choking off his path to the nomination in New Hampshire.
On Tuesday, Cruz went out of his way to exploit Rubio's Achilles heel: his support for a comprehensive immigration bill in 2013, opposition to which has become an animating force of the Republican base.