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Carly Fiorina shot into second place in the Republican presidential field on the heels of another strong debate performance, and Donald Trump has lost some support, a new national CNN/ORC poll shows.

She was the breakout star in CNN’s Republican debate on Wednesday, the second straight contest in which she’s distinguished herself. She’s the former CEO of a major company and she’s well-connected in donor-rich California.

Next Steps for Fiorina

The day after the day after the second Republican debate, attention has focused on how businesswoman Carly Fiorina is benefiting from the perception that she won the debate, and what she needs to do at this point to make the most of the moment. Politico reports on the immediate aftermath:

Carly Fiorina’s victory lap

Phones were ringing off the hook at CARLY for America, the super PAC that’s essentially running Fiorina’s ground game. Keith Appell, a senior adviser to the super PAC, ... Read More >>

Voters See Lack of Fire as Problem for Ben Carson

Carly Fiorina hit a walk-off homer, helium is leaking from Ben Carson’s balloon and Scott Walker’s candidacy is on life support, according to the Republicans in Iowa who will cast the first votes of the nominating contest in less than five months.

Carly Fiorina seemed to accomplish the near-impossible at Wednesday’s Republican presidential debate: After being granted a late spot on the prime-time stage, the former Hewlett-Packard CEO garnered near universal acclaim her performance, fighting her way into most of its key moments and even rendering GOP front-runner Donald Trump somewhat apologetic.

The media are full of reviews of last night’s debates, declaring some candidates winners or losers or assessing whether they did what they needed. Much of the attention is focused on businesswoman Carly Fiorina, who seems by most accounts to be the evening’s winner, as this Bloomberg View article suggests:

Carly the Conqueror

No candidate took the stage with a greater opportunity, or higher expectations, than Carly Fiorina. That she proceeded to steal the show was the insta-conventional wisdom—and, in this case, ... Read More >>

CARLY, CHRISTIE AND MARCO. In that order.

Carly Fiorina became a big player in the GOP presidential field as a result of her performance in Wednesday night’s debate.