The battle for the Republican nomination appeared more splintered than
ever between two halves of a bitterly divided party as several
candidates scrambled Friday to consolidate the support of more moderate
conservatives a day after a raucous debate.

With Donald J. Trump and Senator Ted Cruz finally now engaged in an open
feud for the most disillusioned voters, Senator Marco Rubio of Florida,
Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey and Jeb Bush, the former Florida
governor, were battling to win over a group of more traditional
Republicans who are showing little sign of coalescing around any single
candidate.

From the NY Times...