Is Ted Cruz really the best anti-Trump?
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Sen. Ted Cruz won his third Super Tuesday contest in Alaska, edging out Donald Trump in the state Republican caucus, 36 percent to 34 percent. Sen. Marco Rubio came in a distant third at 15 percent, followed by Ben Carson, 11 percent, and Gov. John Kasich with 5 percent. It was Carson's best showing of the night.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.