By any measure—apocryphal or otherwise—
Carly Fiorina was the only
true winner of
Thursday Night Debate Night on FOX. Despite competing on the 5PM Eastern 'undercard'
Kiddie Table version, Fiorina was direct, tough, compelling and substantive amid a sea of personal attacks and canned talking points. She catapulted herself into the top tier of Republican contenders and surely onto the
Adult Table in September's debate. By the way, how does the DNC get away with holding its first debate in October—barely a year before the general election? Is their field so weak, that
Debbie Wasserman Schultz is embarrassed to trot them out before the American public? Or is this schedule just another example of the Democrats'
CoronationNation nomination strategy. In ether case, it's shameful.