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Did Trump Really Lose the Debate?

February 14, 2016 · 9:29 am ET · 100 Comments

James Hohmann: “There is widespread consensus that Donald Trump had a very bad night in Greenville. The question is whether that will cause lasting damage, or if he continues to be coated in Teflon.”

“One of the problems for leaders of the chattering class is that they have been so wrong about Trump so many times for so many months that everyone is gun-shy about predicting his impending decline.”

Rick Klein: “Predictions of Trump doing damage to his own campaign have been almost comically wrong over the past six months … and perhaps Trump is indeed a better student than everyone in the political class has realized. But on a night where the importance of the race was highlighted anew, Trump’s rivals could portray him as flunking a big test.”

A CBS News/GfK Knowledge Panel survey finds 32% think Rubio won, followed by Trump at 24%, Kasich at 19%, Cruz at 12%, Carson at 8% and Bush at 5%.

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