Rubio Shines at the first debate

Florida Senator Marco Rubio has performed very well in last night's first national Republican Presidential Debate, and according to most analysts he seemed to finish first. The debate in Cleveland was closely followed by the whole world, as it is likely to have showcased the next possible President of the United States.

Rubio answered each question very professionally, never really stumbled and seemed to be one of the crowd favourites. He also had a positive online and social media response from the public, and thus can be applauded as he seemed to have successfully broken out of the stalemate that represented the candidates who were not in the top 3 before yesterday. But we will have to wait a few more days to see how the polls reacted.

As for Donald Trump, who was standing in the centre of the stage, it was as we expected. He pretty much dominated the discussions and appeared the most on our screen. He had spats with the audience, the other candidates and even the moderators, but it didn't seem too much or controversial. It was Trump. Even when he went after Rosie O'Donnell. He had some great moments, was very funny and received a lot of support from the audience. He wasn't attacking that much but he did defend himself. Poor Rand Paul.

Rand Paul had an OK night, but it could have been a lot better. He was overshadowed by Trump, and even Christie clearly beat him. But it could have been a lot worse for him, as some of his comments were not very popular.

Chris Christie performed well, and tried to be outspoken too. His spat with Paul over surveillance was a highlight of the night, and a good one for him too as he seemed to emerge victorious. 

John Kasich performed well too, and his home crowd loved him. He was applauded several times, and his speeches were well received, even when talking about his controversial one-off support for Obamacare. He had a great night too, and he achieved what he wanted. 

Walker wasn't seen that often, and could have performed better, but it wasn't a bad result for him either. In fact his digs at Hillary Clinton were on point. Cruz and Huckabee had some funny moments too, but they were largely unseen and overshadowed. This should be extra unfortunate fro Cruz, as he was thought to be one of the best orators. 

Dr. Carson too was little seen, but when he was on camera he performed well and even made some jokes. His foreign policy and ISIS comments were especially well received even by Walker and Bush.

But it was Bush who everyone wanted to see. He was the frontrunner until Trump came along, and the audience wanted to see what he would do about it. They didn't fight, but Bush stood up for himself and delivered a solid overall performance. He had some tumbles, but he seemed confident and handled the questions well about his own family and the Clintons.

As for the earlier debate that hosted the other candidates, Carly Fiorina seemed to be the clear winner of that. She handled every question well and seemed very Presidential, and surprisingly thoughtful even on issues like foreign policy. She stood out from the crowd and is expected to increase in the polls in the next coming days. But will it be enough for her to advance to the next top 10 debate in about a month's time? We'll have to see, but she would be a nice addition to the main debate.

In overall it was a very entertaining and informing night. A great program on TV. But we will have to wait a few days till the dust settles and the polls come out to see who the real winners were. 

This is an original material of Finchley 1959.