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ANDERSON COOPER, AC360 HOST: And thanks for joining us. 9:00 p.m. Eastern time. A week before the New Hampshire primary, a day after the Iowa caucuses and what a 24 hours it is been. We seen Donald Trump finished second and be declare a looser. Marco Rubio being called a winner for coming in third. We've seen a Democrat and a Republican drop out O'Malley and Huckabee. We saw nearly everywhere remaining candidate Iowa contenders and non contenders alike blanket New Hampshire today. And if they all start jacking for position, we've seen the gloves come off. Take a look at this, Iowa and non contender Chris Christie taking on sensation, Marco Rubio.</s>CHRIS CHRISTIE, (R) PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: You know me, unlike some of these other campaigns, I'm not the boy in the bubble, OK? We know who the boy in the bubble is up here who never answers your questions, who's constantly scripted and controlled because he can't answer your questions. So when Senator Rubio gets here, when the boy in the bubble gets here, I hope you guys ask him some questions. Because it's time for him to start answering questions. He wants to say this race is over, and it's all him, it seems to me that he should have to sit across from you and answer your questions the way I do.</s>COOPER: Senator Rubio did sit down and answer questions with "New Day's "Alisyn Camerota. Watch.</s>ALISYN CAMEROTA, CNN HOST: Senator thanks so much ...</s>MARCO RUBIO, (R) PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: Thank you.</s>CAMEROTA: ... for sitting town with us. Have you had any sleep?</s>RUBIO: A little bit. Just enough. Maybe three, four hours.</s>CAMEROTA: Well.</s>RUBIO: I'm fine.</s>CAMEROTA: At what point last night did you realize that something that Iowa was going to go very differently than what the polls predicted?</s>RUBIO: Well, when you -- we felt that way moving in. I mean obviously is over the last 10 days we were there working. We felt really good about people that were deciding late, deciding our way. We were always very confident about our plan and obviously we had a historic turnout. I mean, the large number of people that voted. When you went to the caucus centers, they were telling us, they were putting out double the number of chairs they'd ever put out before. So I was impressive. And I think it tells you how engaged and interested people are in this election and I'm glad they are. This is the most important election in a generation.</s>CAMEROTA: But just peel back the curtain, were you in a ballroom, what was happening as you were watching the returns come in?</s>RUBIO: Well, I didn't work that way, I actually I went to four separate caucus sites and spoke. And so by the time I got to the hotel, the results had already pretty much started coming in and we could see, we knew that we were going to do well in certain parts of the state. We could see those numbers trending up and he look back now, we got more votes than the winners of the last three Iowa caucuses did. So it was a huge and massive turnout. I really thank the people of Iowa. Our ground team there was fantastic and phenomenal and gave us great momentum coming here to New Hampshire.</s>CAMEROTA: So now here you are in New Hampshire. You wake up in a different state. There are different voters. When you look around here, there are different ...</s>RUBIO: I went to sleep in a different state. We arrived at 1:30 in the morning.</s>CAMEROTA: Oh my gosh.</s>RUBIO: We got in here absolutely, but we spent a lot of time here already as well. We have a great team here, too. And we just feel really great about it. And I think that what's coming -- what people are going to start realizing is, I give us the best chance. My candidacy gives us the best chance to nominate a real conservative who can unite the party, grow the party, take our message to people that haven't voted for us in the past and ultimately defeat Hillary Clinton our Bernie Sanders. The Democrats know this. They admit, but I am the one they want to run against and that's why I think ultimately I'll be your nominee.</s>CAMEROTA: But given that there are different values here in New Hampshire than there are in Iowa, what do you do differently?</s>RUBIO: I don't believe that that's true, I mean the electorate has a different background, because every state is diverse. But ultimately what people are worried about in our party in particular, is we have to nominate someone that can win. Someone that will take our principles, grow this party and win. And that's what I give us a chance to do. Someone who as president will reverse the damage Barack Obama has done, put in place policies that allow the private sector to succeed, and keep America safe. And that's what I'll do when I'm president.</s>CAMEROTA: And as you know, New Hampshire doesn't have the evangelical vote that Iowa does. There are different values here. Do you change anything about what you ...</s>RUBIO: I've always said the campaign we launched the April of last year and the message we launched that will be the message that I have in November of this year. I don't -- I'm not running two separate campaigns or eight separate campaigns. I believe that America's greatest days are within our reach but not if we stay on the road we're on right now. I have clear policies, the most detailed policy of anybody running for president on either side and that's going to be my message no matter where I am, no matter what stage in this process we're in.</s>CAMEROTA: Your rivals have been talking about you. Jeb Bush just called you a back bencher. Trump has called you the kid, as you know. Chris Christie just called you the boy in the bubble. You and Cruz have exchanged some words. What's your response?</s>RUBIO: Oh I think when people attack you, you usually they don't attack someone who isn't doing well. You usually only get attacked in politics if you present a threat to someone. Jeb's comment is interesting. He endorsed me. He wanted me to be the vice president. He openly told people I should be the vice president in 2012 when Romney was going through that process. The only thing that's changed between then and now is we happen to both be running for president. I think Chris is had a both Jeb and Chris to have had a tough couple days and obviously sometimes people don't react well to adversity. And so they're saying some things they'll probably later on regret. But that's not going to change my campaign. I'm not running to beat up on other Republicans. If there are policy differences, we'll discuss those. But ultimately I'm running to unify this party and ensure that our next president is nothing like the one we have now.</s>CAMEROTA: As you know, immigration has become a big issue in this election. You and all of your rivals want to secure the border. If you'd become president, what do you do next?</s>RUBIO: After securing the border? Well first, not just secure the border, people have to have confidence that you've done it. In essence, I do not believe having worked on this issue now for a long time including just personally having come from the background I come but the American people are going to support anything on immigration until first they believe that illegal immigration is truly under control. That means finishing the wall and fencing the new border patrol agents and entry/exit tracking system and e-verify. Only after that's in place and that's working can we go to the American people and see what they are willing to support. I think they'll be willing to support something very reasonable. I don't think the American people expect us to round up and deport 12 million people. If you're a criminal, you won't be able to stay no matter what. They should be deported now, criminals. If you're not, we outlined an idea. You know, maybe -- I don't know if the American people will support it, but the idea of allowing people that have been here for a long time to pass a background check, pay a fine, start paying taxes, they get a work permit and that's all they'll have for at least a decade. But we'll see what the American people are willing to support. I'm not going to ramming anyone down anyone -- I'm not going to ram it down anyone's throat. And I can tell you how we're not going to do it, through unconstitutional executive orders the way this president has done it now.</s>CAMEROTA: Last, we know you're a big music fan. What are you listening to today?</s>RUBIO: Today I haven't been listening to anything. But ...</s>CAMEROTA: On the trail, what are you looking for?</s>RUBIO: Well, you know, I have people know this now over the last couple years I've got really interested into the electronic dance music, Avicii or Calvin Harris. I just like it because the lyrics are clean so I can listen to it in front of my kids and not worry about it. I used to be a much bigger hip hop fan but the lyrics have gotten harder and harder to listen to when you have 10-year-olds in the car.</s>CAMEROTA: Yes and of course and I know the "Straight Outta Compton" you said it one time ...</s>RUBIO: I want to see the movie. I haven't seen the movie.</s>CAMEROTA: So did it robbed of an Oscar nomination?</s>RUBIO: I haven't seen the movie so I can't tell you. But I think what was really amazing is Ice Cube some was just like him. And they're reuniting now. So they're going to do like there -- and I guess the easy because he passed away, I heard Eminem is going to fill his role in the reunification. I guess or reunion. So I'm interested to see how that plays out.</s>CAMEROTA: Are the Oscars too white?</s>RUBIO: Oh I don't know. What does that mean?</s>CAMEROTA: I mean that's the rap on it, pardon the pun, is that, you know, there aren't enough people of color who have been nominated in movies.</s>RUBIO: Well Hollywood has bigger problems than that. But I don't -- in terms of the Oscars, I guess you're talking about the controversial with the number of nominees. Yeah, you know, haven't followed that very closely or it's interesting, though. I think the bigger problem I have with Hollywood is the values they're trying to ram down our throat in this country and how hard its made it on parents like me and my wife to raise our children with the values that we want to instill in them as opposed to the values that Hollywood wants to ram down people's throats. And I think that's one of the things that I just talked about with the lyrics as an example. That's something I'm really concerned about, but I haven't followed the whole Oscars thing.</s>CAMEROTA: Senator, thanks so much for taking the time.</s>RUBIO: Thank you.</s>CAMEROTA: Great to talk to you.</s>RUBIO: Thanks.</s>COOPER: Marco Rubio talking to "New Day's" Alisyn Camerota. Even though I'm not sure they came with any Oscar opinions or Oscar predictions. Let's bring the panel Chief National Correspondent John King, host of "Inside Politics", senior political reporter Nia-Malika Henderson, and Chief Political Analyst Gloria Borger. Also CNN Political Commentator Paul Begala and Amanda Carpenter, he advisers our pro-Clinton Super PAC, she's a former Ted Cruz communications director, conservative writer and Rubio supporter Mona Charen joins us. There's also CNN Political Commentators Jeffrey Lord and Bill Press. Jeffrey's a Trump supporter former Reagan White House political director, Bill Press is Sander's supporter and author of "Buyer's Remorse: How Obama Let Progressives Down". Isn't interesting seeing Rubio in that interview. I mean he gives the Republican Party the best chance of winning the general election according to him against Secretary Clinton. Is she the candidate -- is he the candidate they are most concerned about do you think, or you're most concerned about Clinton right now?</s>PAUL BEGALA, DEMOCRATIC STRATEGIST: I don't know. I change every day. I really do. He's clearly talented. That's a terrific interview. Guy's got a ton of talent. I've seen him speak. That he is really, really gifted. But, you know, he's had some problems, too. I mean he's had, I mean he could give a response to the President State of the Union that like diving for covering and drinking water. He's got his drawbacks. They're all talented. I did not say this in 2012 as you know. This is a broadly talented field. I know this. They do fear Hillary the most because Wall Street backed Karl Rove supported Super PACS are attacking, we're attacking Hillary and helping Bernie in Iowa. So that we know for sure. But I do, I change everyday. Actually my best advice, they should all get out of the race and let Hillary become president unopposed. How about that?</s>COOPER: But it is interesting, it is all about sort of exceeding expectations.</s>JOHN KING, CNN HOST: Yes. Look, he over performed his poll numbers in Iowa, he is leading "Establishment candidates", among his point, the label doesn't mean as much but that's what people are going to try to put on him, but he is a center right candidate who can reach out to Romney voters who can compete now with Christie, Bush, and Kasich and try to take their voters away. I think we're at a moment of psychological reflection in New Hampshire, a lot of voters who have been with other candidates and look at the Iowa results. And a lot of them will look at Rubio and say, "Should I give him a chance?" And they didn't listen for a few days. He is - I said this consistent. He's the best athlete on the field. The question is, is he ready to be president? And he's growing as the campaign goes on. Is this his year or is this his, you know, triple A and we'll see him on the future. So, I wouldn't say this, he should go back and look at the Clinton campaign in 2008, leading with electability. It's a good message for Republicans. It's a good message for Republicans that I can unite the party and I can win. But leading with it and I'm raise about ideology ...</s>NIA-MALIKA HENDERSON, CNN SENIOR POLITICAL REPORTER: Yeah.</s>KING: ... talk to the Republican base about what they want to talk about, whether it's security, whether it's cutting taxes or shrinking government and then get to the electability. Leading with it, is risky.</s>GLORIA BORGER, CNN CHIEF POLITICAL ANALYST: But it helps him in Iowa last night if you look at those entrance polls, you know.</s>KING: Helped him to third place.</s>BORGER: It did. But he put on this issue of electability was kind of to 2-1, you know. So ...</s>COOPER: Mona, you're a near Rubio supporter. He hasn't spent as much time on the ground as Christie or certainly, Kasich. What's his ground game like?</s>MONA CHAREN, SENIOR FELLOW, ETHICS AND PUBLIC POLICY CENTER: His strategy it seems to me is to focus on the issue that is most important to primary voters who are Republicans. And what is that? Security. Security and terrorism are the highest priority now, higher than the economy and you notice in that last pre-Iowa debate, he hit that very hard. It's a strength for him. He's been on the Foreign Relations Committee. He is very conversant with issues about terrorism, defense, foreign affairs. And though he looks young, he and Cruz are actually the same age. But, though he looks young, he's actually quite expert in those areas and I think that's what he has been stressing and I think it's working for him.</s>COOPER: Amanda, how do you see it playing out?</s>AMANDA CARPENTER, CNN POLITICAL COMMENTATOR: Well, here's the thing. Certainly Marco Rubio sought to burnish his foreign policy credentials but he just in terms of this race, the only reason that Donald Trump is -- well, we talked about Donald Trump as a candidate is because of illegal immigration. Marco Rubio, who just made a fatal mistake in joining that gang of eight. Bill, opening the legislation's, why you see Cruz talking about Senator Schumer on a campaign trail all the time. It's just such a hurtle for him to overcome. I mean, even now on that interview, he still have to keep explaining his position on immigration, trying to make it better. And I don't know how you overcome that and try to be a national security candidate. Because if people are fearing that, you know, terrorists can come across the border, you have no credibility as a national security candidate.</s>CHAREN: That is a weakness for him, because I just mention though that among the voters in Iowa, when they were asked, what is their most furnishing (ph), only 12 percent listed immigration. So it may not be the deciding issue for ...</s>COOPER: Just hold that thought. We're going to have more from our panel. We got to take a quick break. Coming up next, Donald Trump talking about something he rarely even mentions, lessons learned in this case, from his second-place finish in Iowa. Also, more on what could turn into a marathon about Clinton-Sanders race and the factors that may shape that.