Who won the March 2016 Detroit Republican Debate?

[Absentee Voting Ghost of Ruin]

Kasich.

Rubio and Cruz were reasonably good a taking down Trump, but Kasich came across as the only adult in the room.

Trump was the big loser, though whether or not it'll have an impact on his deluded converts remains to be seen.

[Shadows]

Trump lost big & I think today he lost the nomination.

The H1B Visa issue flip-flop will hurt him & hurt him bad - His supporters are angry he is supporting it (I mean his core anti-immigration people). Some will go to Cruz, some here-there, some not vote.

He will retain a majority but his support will fall.



Fox was disgusting as a non-partisan Guy I have to say, they set him up really bad & let Cruz & Rubio destroy him. All questions were meant to go after Trump - At point Kelly was debating with Trump & they were showing Kasich's ads.

The did not go after Cruz or Rubio at all, even though they could really have.

Bad night for Trump

And you support Rubio i would guess. You do realize that at this point most people mindss are made up ?

I don't care what happens to the GOP - Let the party implode. Rubio wasn't that great, Kasich was good IMO tonight.

But Megyn Kelly slaughtered Trump today & literally debated Trump & did better than any GOP Candidate

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Kasich.


Everyone who voted for TRUMP here is only validating his candidacy. YOU KNOW BETTER, AMERICA!

[Meclazine for Israel]

Trump should settle his University law suit.

Rubio looked like he was going to start crying

Cruz needs to change his tune now. He has a chance to take it to Donald. He needs to step it up.

Kasich did sound like the only adult in the room.

[Phony Moderate]

Interesting how not a single person who voted for Rubio on this poll has elaborated. But then they'd be people voting for Rubio on these polls even if he literally murdered the moderators.

[Oldiesfreak1854]

I think Kasich edges Trump. Kasich looked like the adult in the room.

[Shadows]

Oh Gawd, it's not the Trump University, it is not good surely & not positive, but the H1B Visa thing is a Huge thing for Trump supporters!

That will hurt Trump supporters bad!

[Vosem]

Interesting how not a single person who voted for Rubio on this poll has elaborated. But then they'd be people voting for Rubio on these polls even if he literally murdered the moderators.

Ahem:

Well, _trump lost, but he was skewered by the moderators more than he was by any particular candidate. Since Kasich and Rubio are fighting for survival, while Cruz is simply fighting for positioning, the winner has to be one of them. I'd say Rubio, since he had more memorable lines than Kasich, but you could argue for the reverse; Rubio sometimes sounded like an echo of Cruz, while Kasich differentiated himself from the other three.

I also don't know how unsuccessful killing the moderators would be. Ted Cruz's attack on the moderators in one of the debates, where he complained that the questions they were asking his opponents were unfair, was probably the single most successful debate answer given by any candidate this election cycle and directly led to his surge.

[GLPman]

Kasich
Cruz
Rubio
Trump

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

DavidB: Rubio won the debate
Inks: Kasich won the debate
Zodiac Killer: I won the debate
Half of the forum's posters: TRUMP won the debate

[Virginiá]

Why even bother with these polls? Trump sure as hell didn't "win" that debate, but his fans (or trolls) are going to vote for him regardless.