Scarborough on Trump: ‘We’re Looking at Secretariat Going down the Home Stretch of the Belmont’

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SCARBOROUGH: "They strengthen the outsider. Going back to my campaign, nobody endorsed me. Nobody. Everybody was against me. And I wore it as a badge of honor at every speech. Joe, another endorsement, for my opponent. I wonder why. That’s where we are in 2016. It’s a lot like ‘94 and 2010. As far as debate performances go, Donald Trump delivered what I thought was one of the worst debate performances. He thought he did great. I thought his South Carolina debate would finish him, defending Planned Parenthood, going after George W. Bush on 9/11. You name it. It just strengthened him. His numbers actually went up. So I don’t see a debate stopping him. And I don’t see ads stopping him. It’s got to be one of these three remaining candidates, mark, that will step into the fray and go one on one with him and, listen, at the end of the day you either win or you lose. Do you lose cowering in the corner or take him on and try to debone him like he would debone you."
HALPERIN: "I basically agree with you about the endorsements with one exception. We have caucuses here today. Trump will finish I believe way ahead. Does a strong debate performance matter, do endorsements matter. At some point the question is begged, who looks good, who comes out finishing well behind trump in these contests as someone who is strong? Rubio yesterday, was having a good news day and Cruz a bad news day. He wants to keep some momentum. The better chance he has sometime in March to become the trump alternative."
SCARBOROUGH: "Does anybody at this table remember who finished second to secretariat at the Belmont in 1993? I am serious. That’s what we’re looking at right now. You look at super Tuesday. We’re looking at secretariat going down the home stretch of the Belmont. Who the hell cares who is in second place anymore."