Look for Rubio, Cruz to Get a Bump in the Post-Debate Polls – Analyst
Senator Marco Rubio and Senator Ted Cruz fared well in the latest GOP debate, according to one expert, who believes both candidates will receive a bump in the next round of polls. Corey Boles, Senior Analyst with Eurasia Group, was impressed by how both Republican presidential hopefuls handled themselves in the debate and said they stood out among their peers. But Boles was less impressed with the current front runners, including Donald Trump. 'When it came to matters of substance, policy substance that is, he seems to fade into the background,' said Boles. 'He has his bombastic views about immigration, but when challenged on those, he didn't seem to have a great answer, and certainly when it came to other matters, foreign policy, fiscal policy, he didn't have much to say.' Boles also thinks Ben Carson did not have a strong night, saying that he stumbled repeatedly. 'He was asked about what the causes of the fiscal crisis were, the financial crisis were, and he appeared to suggest it was corporate buybacks by large banks, which is the first time I've come across that particular explanation for the financial crisis.' said Boles, who added that other candidates also failed to give adequate responses to the topic of preventing future financial crises. TheStreet's Rhonda Schaffler reports.
