which brings us to the longest introduction in conversation. amanda was the communications director for sarah and ted cruz and a friend of marco rubio. don is a democratic strategist and michael david axelrod, and gloria borger. >> what stood out tonight? >> trump and carson nonentities in my view. that benefits ted cruz. it is a race among mavericks and establishment types. cruz wins the mavericks contest. and marco rubio had a good performance tonight. >> i would agree with that. i noted in a poll this week, when you take carson or trump out of the race, rubio gains at least as much or more than does cruz and it raises the question