USA: Republicans candidates target Rubio in New Hampshire debate

MANCHESTER, N.H. — Sen. Marco Rubio did not have the center podium at the Republican presidential debate Saturday, but he did appear to be the prime target for the other contenders.
Coming off a surprisingly strong third-place finish in Iowa, the Florida senator is now in second in New Hampshire, according to most polls
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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Rubio “is a smart person and a good guy” but then proceeded to pepper him with attacks, saying he does not have enough decision-making experience to be president. “You have not been involved in a consequential decision, where you had to be held accountable,” he said. Rubio fired back that Christie’s experience is in leading New Jersey into failure, with repeated downgrades of its credit rating.