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Winners and Losers From Wednesday’s Republican Presidential Debate
The second Republican presidential debate certainly delivered on its promise: The 11 candidates on stage attacked one another, and frequently, over the course of a three-hour slugfest at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California. That added up to a good night for a handful of the presidential hopefuls. For others, it’s one they’d rather forget.
Read More >>The Second GOP Debate: Spin vs. Reality
What Went Down In The Second GOP Debate
It can be dangerous to predict how the polls will move in response to debates. On the one hand, journalists and political pundits don’t have so much in common with the Republican voters who are watching the debates at home. On the other hand, the post-debate narratives and “spin” sometimes matter more than what happened on the debate stage itself.
Read More >>The GOP debate: 6 takeaways
Carly Fiorina — the lone woman among 10 male GOP candidates onstage — was very nearly excluded from the second debate of 2016 at the Reagan Library. Donald Trump probably wishes she had been.
Read More >>What’s Behind Marco Rubio’s Mr. Nice Guy Campaign?
During an unusually personal and often testy Republican presidential debate Wednesday, Marco Rubio stayed his optimistic course. While a number of feuds within the crowded field intensified, the Florida senator refused to deviate from his message about reviving the American dream. And he refused to lay a finger on any of his rivals.
Read More >>Carly the Conqueror
The second Republican presidential debate, main-stage version, ran as long as this season’s finale of The Bachelorette—but, unlike that prior piece of epic reality television, no single candidate emerged at the end with a bright red rose.
Read More >>Previewing the CNN Debate
Eleven Republican candidates will face off tonight in the main debate on CNN, and four more who didn’t qualify for the prime-time event will be featured in the early “undercard” debate. There’s no shortage of advice for the candidates, suggestions on what to look for, or assessments of what they need to do to win.
Politico suggests that the candidate with the biggest stake in tonight’s debate is Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker:
Scott Walker’s last best chance
Scott Walker needs to reassure his ... Read More >>