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Unsinkable Trump? Rivals Scramble to Stop 'The Donald's' Momentum

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After big wins in New Hampshire and South Carolina, Donald Trump is looking for another one in Nevada Tuesday.

"We're going to make America great again! And we're going to keep winning, winning, winning!" Trump told a crowd of supporters.

A recent CNN poll showed the billionaire GOP frontrunner ahead in the state by 26 points.

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Hoping to ride the momentum, Trump continued to attack his rival, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, at a massive campaign rally Monday night.

"This guy Cruz lies more than any human being I've ever dealt with," he said.

The battle between Trump's chief rivals -- Cruz and Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. -- has intensified as the two seek to slow Trump's momentum and become the primary alternative to the billionaire.

"Donald has a base of support, but the majority of our party doesn't want him as our nominee," Rubio said.

Trump's seemingly unstoppable rise has some Republican leaders rallying around Rubio as the best alternative candidate.

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson says he's backing Rubio's presidential bid, giving the U.S. senator from Florida his highest profile endorsement in the state a week before its Republican primary.

Meanwhile, the battle for the GOP nomination took on a personal tone Monday when Cruz fired a top aide for spreading a false video supposedly showing Rubio attacking the Bible.

"We will conduct this campaign with the very highest standards of integrity," Cruz vowed.

Ohio Gov. John Kasich and Dr. Ben Carson are also competing in Nevada, but neither appears to be a position to win.

For now, it appears to be Trump - and whoever may emerge as the primary alternative.

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Charlene Aaron
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Charlene Aaron serves as a general assignment reporter, news anchor, co-host of The 700 Club, co-host of 700 Club Interactive, and co-host of The Prayerlink on the CBN News Channel. She covers various social issues, such as abortion, gender identity, race relations, and more. Before joining CBN News in 2003, she was a personal letter writer for Dr. Pat Robertson. Charlene attended Old Dominion University and Elizabeth City State University. She is an ordained minister and pastor’s wife. She lives in Smithfield, VA, with her husband.