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For me there are a few big things about last night.
-Rubio not only performed well but the other major GOP established candidates did poorly. Likely that GOP establishment may force out others sooner rather than later to solidify support for Rubio.
-Despite large turnout, Trump was hurt. Exit polls show that Trump performed very badly with on the fence voters. This is going to continue to hurt him given that polling has already showed he does poorly in second picks.
Essentially, once Bush, Christie, and Paul are out, Trump is in trouble. Ironically, Trump needs them to perform well in NH. He needs this to go multiway for as long as possible.
I don't expect Cruz to be a serious contender for reasons already highlighted in this thread. I think both Cruz and Carson may hurt Trump by stealing support from him.
I think at this point its Rubio vs Trump if nothing big happens by end of SC.