Chris Cillizza of WP’s The Fix:
GOP Debate: Winners and Losers
After a good night’s sleep and a bit more reflection, we’re ready to go with our winners and losers from last night’s debate.
A few overall comments first. No candidate did himself any serious damage and no candidate emerged as a shining star. Overall, it was what we expected out of a first debate — the candidates largely stuck to their talking points to avoid making any errors. The race didn’t change in any fundamental way last night — the top tier of former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani, Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) and former Gov. Mitt Romney (Mass.) remained in tact.
But, there were some subtle distinctions between the ten men. Here’s our read on who did best and who did worst…