Argumentative Essay: The Third Republican Debate

The third Republican Debate is now in the books, after the top 10 leading GOP candidates debated for more than two hours. There are now less than 100 days until the first ballots are cast. This debate was a very important for many of the candidates campaigns because they are now approaching the “make-or-break point” of their campaigns (Diamond). Only a few candidates rose to the occasion and gave a strong performance that could boost their standings in the polls. Other candidates did not leave very happy from the debate. Among the winners was Marco Rubio. Rubio proved Wednesday night that he is ready to be President of the United States. The debate started off with Rubio being criticized for his “low voting attendance record in Senate” (Diamond). Rubio returned with a polite attack. Rubio said, "The only reason why you 're doing it now is because we 're running for the same position, and someone has convinced you that attacking me is going to help you. I 'm not running against Governor Bush, I 'm not running against anyone on this stage. I 'm running for president."

The conservative did what he does best on Wednesday. He chose the best moment to respond as he “patiently waited his turn” (Diamond). When he fired back, he “brought the crowd to raucous applause” (Diamond). As the audience roared, Cruz said "The questions that have been asked so far in this debate illustrate why the American people don 't trust the media." Rubio brought the following question up during the debate that excited the audience even more, "This is not a cage match, and you look at the questions: 'Donald Trump are you a comic book villain? Ben Carson can you do math? John Kasich will you insult two people over here? Marco Rubio why don 't you resign? Jeb Bush why have your numbers fallen? ' How about talking about the substantive issues people