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GOP Debate Shatters Fox News Ratings Record

Friday’s attempt by Donald Trump to extract revenge on a reporter for questions he felt out of bounds at Thursday debate might be the comment that finally crumbles the campaign of Donald Trump who is racing to be the Republican nominee for President.

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Trump’s jab at O’Donnell came after Fox News host Megyn Kelly, one of the debate’s moderators, asked the New York businessman about his history of verbally degrading women. Trump was the only one to raise his hand, leading opponent Rand Paul to criticize him.

There’s no doubt that many people will be cheering her on, though it remains to be seen if she can actually catch fire as a presidential candidate. Now faring at 13th position among 17 candidates, Mr Jindal made an impressive appearance at the debate.

Many were likely captivated by curiosity over what frontrunner Donald Trump would do or say – and shouldn’t have been disappointed – but polls show that he didn’t win the night in the eyes of Republicans.

He also said Trump neither failed nor soared. Trump tweeted out criticism of the moderators as “not very good or professional” and retweeted a message from a supporter who called Kelly a “bimbo”.

The real estate developer said he didn’t know there would be such a huge national TV audience but that he does attract a crowd. “For a guy from New Jersey, it is a relief to be in a red state, I guarantee it”, said candidate and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. The Thursday debate more than doubled the network’s previous high of 11.8 million total viewers, earned during the coverage of the 2012 presidential election. Ted Cruz of Texas, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker.

I think that is true.

“I want that journey for those people trying to make it now”, Rubio said spelling out why he decided to run for the White House. After making a swing although New Hampshire, Bush can be there Saturday – together with Texas Sen.

Trump pauses and says, “It must be a pretty picture”.

Erickson said he likes Trump personally.

The top-polling Republican presidential candidates spent a lot of time on immigration in Cleveland.

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The event proved an uncomfortable night for Trump when she told him: “You’ve called women you don’t like fat pigs, dogs, slobs and disgusting animals”.

Real estate tycoon Donald Trump flashes the thumbs-up as he arrives on stage for the start of the prime time Republican presidential debate