HEY STEVE, AFTER TONIGHT YOU CAN'T POSSIBLY STILL BELIEVE RUBIO WILL GET A DO-OVER, CAN YOU?

Yeah, you're right -- at this moment Rubio's in fifth place, behind Trump, Kasich, Cruz, and Bush. Exit polls say that 65% of GOP primary voters said the last debate was important in their decision, and that clearly hurt Rubio. So, sure, the Establishment and media were rooting for him, but he's toast now.

Unless...

Wait a minute...

Rubio: "Our disappointment is not on you, it's on me. I did not do well on Saturday night. But listen to me: That will never happen again."

— McKay Coppins (@mckaycoppins) February 10, 2016

That was probably the best thing Rubio could have said given the circumstances. Crowd here ate it up.

— McKay Coppins (@mckaycoppins) February 10, 2016

Rubio is taking the road of candor and humility here. Message: I screwed up. I won't do it again.

— Michael Barbaro (@mikiebarb) February 10, 2016

CNN commenters said Rubio taking the blame would help him with voters. https://t.co/oQeSeQ0miw

— JohnAmato (@JohnAmato) February 10, 2016

Are we at that moment in the rom-com when the woman has totally written off the guy because he's done something stupid and unforgivable, but then you see her hand reach out toward him because the flame isn't really out, and then the next thing you know they're passionately making out?

And meanwhile, over at Fox:

Hilarious: Fox not showing No. 2 finisher Kasich's speech in order to show No. 5, Rubio's speech.

— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) February 10, 2016

Yeah, he'll get a do-over.