Rubio nixes the possibility of a deal with Cruz

Swatting aside suggestions that he partner up with Ted Cruz to stop Donald Trump, Marco Rubio insisted Wednesday he won't consider any deal between candidates.

"First of all, both Ted and I are both running vibrant national campaigns, so the voters are going to have to provide the consolidation — it’s not going to be a deal between candidates," Rubio said while speaking with Fox News. "And that just never happens, and it isn't going to happen now."

Meanwhile, writing at the conservative National Review, Jonah Goldberg holds out hope for just such a partnership:

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"Maybe there's another way," Goldberg concludes, "but I haven't heard it."