The Daily 202: Rubio suffers a big setback in New Hampshire, as the governors strike back.

[jpak]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2016/02/07/daily-202-rubio-suffers-a-big-setback-in-new-hampshire-as-the-governors-strike-back/56b51448981b92a22df69d07

GOFFSTOWN, N.H.—The three governors still standing in the race for the Republican nomination, each fighting for survival, delivered in the clutch here last night during the final debate before New Hampshire’s looming primary.

The trio essentially tag-teamed and piled on Marco Rubio, who had been gaining here after his strong third-place finish in Iowa. Led by Chris Christie, they appear to slow, if not stop, the Florida senator’s momentum by raising questions about his experience and readiness.

This has not been a good cycle to run for president as a current or former governor. Just ask Scott Walker, Bobby Jindal, Mike Huckabee or even Martin O’Malley. There have been so many insults added to injury: Christie showed up 45 minutes late to a rally yesterday after his bus apparently broke down. Jeb Bush’s deputy policy director was attacked by a dog while she was knocking on doors in Manchester. John Kasich, though he leads the crucial battleground of Ohio, has often been an afterthought.

But before an audience of 1,000 at Saint Anselm College, and millions more watching at home on ABC, the three men each got the chance to tout their records as leaders and contrast them with the 44-year-old first-term senator.

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[saltpoint]

1. I'm sorry the Bush worker was attacked

by a dog. However, it's a couple days before the primary in New Hampshire, and the dog, obviously a Democrat, was feeling the fervor of the imminent primary election.

All dogs are Democrats. It's no wonder Romney strapped Seamus to the car roof the way he did. It was political punishment. Is Romney really petty enough to punish a dog for its political leanings? Of course he is.

Rubio was attacked by an animal last evening as well. A governor from New Jersey.