Thursday night’s crucial debate in Houston, Texas, takes place just a few days before 11 states hold GOP elections, spurring Marco Rubio Wednesday night to reverse his strategy and start attacking front-runner Donald Trump by name, reports NBC. Meanwhile, Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said in an email to supporters that the success of Trump, Ted Cruz and even Ben Carson shows that GOP voters are abandoning the Republican establishment, according to the Washington Examiner.

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