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Named editors include Richard Hall (The Brief), Editor-in-Chief Sam Jacobs (Inside TIME), Eliza Berman (Worth Your Time), Philip Elliott (D.C. Brief), Justin Worland (Future Proof) and Harry Booth (In the Loop). Health Matters is written by TIME's health desk. #### How do I sign up for a TIME newsletter? Go to time.com/newsletters, choose the newsletters you want and enter your email address. There is no cost and no subscription requirement. ### Sources * TIME Newsletters: [time.com/newsletters](/c/time-nl-network-2026q3/newsletters?i=0f08cff5-94b8-498f-8541-a326e514c4e0&cr=time-nl-network-2026q3-v1) ## Video: Why It's So Hard to Attack Trump [Watch (HLS stream): Why It's So Hard to Attack Trump](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/X3BpgQ9x.m3u8) (3:13)  _Published 2016-03-02. Now, Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio are attempting to beat him at his own game—but will any attacks against Trump actually stick?_ by [Zeke Miller](https://time.com/author/zeke-j-miller/) ## Zeke Miller Mar 9, 2016 2:57 PM UTC Now, Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio are attempting to beat him at his own game—but will any attacks against Trump actually stick? by [Zeke Miller](https://time.com/author/zeke-j-miller/) ## Zeke Miller Mar 9, 2016 2:57 PM UTC In a surprise upset, **Bernie Sanders** narrowly defeated **Hillary Clinton** in Michigan on the back of a trade-heavy message in the struggling industrial state. The result didn’t match polling which showed Sanders trailing by double digits, and will cause heartburn among Clinton’s campaign staff as more Midwest states vote next week. But despite the loss, Clinton’s victory in Mississippi helped her expand her already impressive delegate lead over Sanders. The result did little to alter the trajectory of the race—which is leading to a Clinton nomination—but gave Sanders new wind as he seeks to extend his fight to the convention so that he can reshape the Democratic Party. On the Republican side, **Donald Trump** was the big winner, but maybe not by enough. He won Hawaii, Michigan, and Mississippi, but lost to **Ted Cruz** in Idaho, and only gained a net of 15-20 delegates on Cruz. Trump still needs to win more than 50% of the outstanding convention delegates in order to secure the nomination on the first ballot—a tall order as there are few winner-take-all opportunities for him to win by plurality. Ohio Gov. **John Kasich** saw more cracks in his Midwestern firewall as he placed third in Michigan, where he had invested heavily in hopes of boosting his chances in his home state next week. And Florida Sen. **Marco Rubio**‘s campaign was dealt another gut-punch with two third-place and two fourth-place finishes at at most netted him two delegates. Kasich and Rubio face do-or-die tests in their home states next week and both trail Trump in public and private surveys. Republican Party leaders looking to mount an all-out effort to stop Trump know a convention is their only way to potentially do it. Here’s TIME’s [guide](http://time.com/4252010/donald-trump-convention-republican/) to how they may try to block Trump. Meanwhile, Trump is making a plea for party unity in hopes of winning over the grassroots of the party who are tired of the divisive campaign. At an election night press conference at one of his golf courses, Trump repeatedly stretched the truth about his personal and political pitches to the American people. Jeb Bush’s super PAC maestro isn’t second-guessing his $100-million effort. Trump finds himself in hot water over outsourcing. And a GOP fundraising ploy is angering button collectors. Here are your must-reads: **Must Reads** [Donald Trump Seeks to Close the Deal in Florida ](http://time.com/4252203/donald-trump-seeks-to-close-the-deal-in-florida/)Time and again, Trump stretched the truth on both the personal and political \[TIME\] [14 Questions You Were Too Embarrassed to Ask About Blocking Donald Trump at the GOP Convention ](http://time.com/4252010/donald-trump-convention-republican/)Your guide to a potential contested convention \[TIME\] [Why Bernie Sanders’ Upset in Michigan Matters ](http://time.com/4252113/bernie-sanders-michigan-upset-primary/)It doesn’t alter Clinton’s status as front-runner, but keeps Sanders in the race far longer than had he lost, TIME’s Sam Frizell writes [Super PAC Consultant Who Spent $100 Million on Jeb Bush is Unapologetic ](http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-mike-murphy-20160308-story.html)No second-guessing after epic loss \[LA Times\] [Trump Qualified for a Tax Break for New Yorkers Making $500K or Less ](http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20160308/BLOGS02/160309865/how-did-trump-qualify-for-a-middle-class-tax-break)City and state officials verify the incomes of residents who get the tax break. New Yorkers had to reapply for the tax deduction several years ago \[Crain’s New York\] **Sound Off** “Sure, sure, he’s got a lot of talent, don’t want to say that yet” — Trump asked on MSNBC’s Morning Joe if he’d consider Marco Rubio has his running-mate “It always comes down to Florida doesn’t it? — Rubio at a campaign rally on another disappointing election night, though his is the only campaign facing a do-or-die test in Florida **Bits and Bites** [Republican Reproductions Anger Button Collectors](http://time.com/4244034/button-collectors-upset-gop-vintage-campaign-buttons/) \[TIME\] [Better Business Bureau: Trump University Had D- Rating in Final Year](http://time.com/4251160/better-business-bureau-trump-university-rating/) \[TIME\] [GOP Tweet Accuses Double Amputee Dem of ‘Not Standing Up for Veterans’](http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/gop-nrsc-tweet-tammy-duckworth-standing-up-for-vets-legs-iraq-war) \[The Hill\] [AG Lynch Says She’s Not Interested in Supreme Court Vacancy](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/227fd2e790244901af1f0d1f1fd13bec/ag-lynch-says-shes-not-interested-supreme-court-vacancy) \[Associated Press\] [Trump Outsourcing Includes Home Goods, Daughter’s Clothing Line](https://www.yahoo.com/politics/trump-outsourcing-includes-home-goods-daughters-190543492.html) \[Yahoo\] [After Another Setback, Rubio Sees Salvation in Florida](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US%5FGOP%5F2016%5FFLORIDA%5FRUBIO?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT) \[Associated Press\] [Why Donald Trump Scrapped his March 8 Live TV Hits](http://money.cnn.com/2016/03/08/media/donald-trump-tv-interviews/index.html) \[CNN Money\] ## Transcript [00:00] [ MUSIC ] [00:04] Everybody knows what they're getting in Donald Trump. [00:05] You've seen him on TV and interviews, so it's hard to [00:09] attack him like you would a conventional politician because [00:12] everybody has heard of him already. And it's pretty [00:17] hard to reset that with a single jibe. [00:29] [ MUSIC ] Over the next couple of weeks we're going to [00:32] see all of these candidates and outsiders launching [00:34] massive last ditch effort to stop Donald Trump, before the [00:37] March 15th winner take all primary's. It' really too soon to [00:40] tell if this will work, but ultimately It's now or never. When [00:47] Donald Trump first started running a lot of the other [00:49] candidates didn't really take him seriously, and so they [00:52] didn't bother attacking him. They were much more [00:54] concerned with fighting each other for the particular spot, [00:57] whether it be the establishment or the conservative spot. [00:59] There it is, the memorized twenty five second speech. [01:02] Donald Trump is the master of insults and it's hard to [01:06] beat him at his own game. When Mexico sends it's people. [01:10] They're bringing drugs. Their rapists and some I [01:14] assume are good people. And he has a particular gift at [01:17] figuring out what is the thing that is going to most bother [01:20] you. Low energy individual. So if you are going up against [01:24] Trump they have to figure out. How to insult him in an [01:28] equally devastating way and I don't know that the attacks [01:31] that we've heard so far are actually going to work. Let me [01:34] ask for a full length mirror. Maybe to make sure his pants [01:36] weren't wet. I don't know. Then He's [01:40] not a politician so there's not a record of votes that he took [01:42] or bills that he sponsored or actions that he took. So a lot of [01:46] that just becomes like well, yeah, I said that one time and [01:48] now I'm saying this. And so people don't mind. Would [01:52] never do that. [ LAUGH ] Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio have [01:55] spoken up a lot more directly going after him. He's not [01:59] faced some of these attacks. So some of them we just don't [02:01] know whether they will work or not. Or it's possible that they [02:05] may work but they could turn out to be more useful to [02:08] Democrats down the road. I think you already see Clinton's [02:11] campaign portraying Trump as the divider and Hillary is the [02:15] Uniter .>> America never stopped being great we have to [02:16] make America whole. I [02:21] was told by the campaign that they felt that the republican [02:24] field had tried to define Trump a little too late and if they [02:27] would not make the same mistake I don't think you're [02:30] going to see Hillary herself attacking Trump. I think you're [02:33] gonna see Bill Clinton and her surrogate certainly, [02:35] attacking Trump. She wants to remain a very positive [02:38] messenger. Almost in a Ronald Reagan kind of sense, the [02:41] optimism of morning in America. Today is more love and [02:43] kindness. Whereas, they would portray Donald Trump [02:47] as night in America. The thing though is that Trump is [02:51] wining the Republican primaries based largely off of white [02:54] support and when it comes to general election, given all [02:57] the constituencies that he's offended, will he still have the [03:00] same power. Will he still be able to win, and will any of [03:04] these attacks start to stick? And I think the Clinton [03:06] campaign is betting on that they will. 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