Fiorina led web searches during first debate

The former CEO of Hewlett-Packard was searched more often by name than the other six candidates for the majority of the 1.5 hour debate, according to data from the popular search engine. South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham and Jindal surpassed her just twice searches during the debate– Jindal towards the middle of the debate and Graham during his closing remarks.

A number of political pundits described Fiorina as the “clear winner” of the undercard debate, including former House Speaker Newt Gingrich who said in a livestream on Facebook that Fiorina “proved tonight that she is remarkably articulate.”

“I have to say I was most impressed with Carly Fiorina,” Fox News host Chris Wallace said shortly after the debate, as previously reported by the Examiner. “I think she just stood above the other six people on the stage. She was sharp on national security. She was, not surprisingly for a former CEO, sharp on domestic policy and budget money issues.”

The only female GOP contender answered co-hosts Martha MacCallum and Bill Hemmer’s questions quickly and concisely and was complimented on her foreign policy credentials by Perry. In her closing statement, Fiorina blasted Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton as the presumed nominee a party that is “undermining the very character of this nation.”

“Hillary Clinton lies about Benghazi, she lies about emails, she is still defending planned parenthood, and is still her party’s frontrunner,” Fiorina said. “We need a nominee who is going to throw every punch, not pull punches, and someone who cannot stumble before he even gets in the ring.”

Eighty-three percent of Fox News viewers identified Fiorina as the winner of the first debate, according to the network’s latest reports.