The casualty in war is the truth

I'm beginning to suspect that the lies are starting to get thick in the GOP race.  It may be time to treat everything you hear with a grain of salt.

Rubio won the debate?  That may be the Establishment speaking.
Also, Cruz is fading?  Again, who benefits from that?   More than that, you've got talk of Bush doing well.

This could all be meant to persuade the less committed ones to change their votes at the last minute.  Lots of dirty tricks get played in politics.

As for Trump, he's probably reached the high point, so now he closes off debate.  He has little to gain to continue debate, so he closes it off.  That's how I see it.

The best candidate may not be the one that wins.  The one that wins may not be the one that makes everybody happy, but quite the opposite.

You are hearing things about Trump too.  Don't know if they are true, as the Establishment probably wants to undercut him too.

Cruz needs to win Iowa.  If he doesn't, he may be in trouble.  He won't win in New Hampshire.  Then there's South Carolina.  If Trump has two solid victories under his belt by then, he could be unstoppable.  Right now, what may be happening is a movement to slow down Trump and/or Cruz.  If Cruz win Iowa, that opens up South Carolina.  Trump need to close out Cruz in Iowa, but can he do it?  The Establishment needs Cruz to win in Iowa, but to lose elsewhere.  They could probably survive a close win for Cruz in Iowa.  What Cruz and the Establishment can't have is a big Trump victory in Iowa.  Then it might be over before it even begins.

A lot of the lying may be undercutting the others, but will it make the difference?  Only if you are undecided.  What decides somebody?  If you don't do your homework, you are likely to be fooled.

Update:

The title should read "The First casualty in war is the truth."   Sorry about that.