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Donald J. Trump appears to stand alone as Sen. Marco Rubio, Sen. Ted Cruz and Gov. John Kasich leave the stage during the Republican presidential debate at the Fox Theatre in Detroit on March 3, 2016.

"Senators Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, fighting for their political lives, relentlessly demeaned and baited Donald J. Trump at Thursday's debate, all but pleading with Republicans to abandon a candidate with a long history of business failures, deep ties to the Democratic Party and a taste for personal insults," The Times wrote.

The Times added, "At times, the face-off in Detroit also deteriorated into the kind of junior high school taunts that have startled many Republican elders but have done little to dent Mr. Trump's broad appeal."