Marco Rubio won the main debate, but Carly Fiorina won both

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The main debate did not have as clear a winner as the earlier, undercard debate, but it appears Florida Sen. Marco Rubio came out about as well as anyone else.

Rubio’s responses were well-reasoned and pointed, he also had some of the best lines of the night. His comment about Hillary Clinton not being able to lecture him about living paycheck-to-paycheck when that’s how he was raised was poignant and allowed him to remind the audience of his compelling life story.

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