We Have Our Final Six  —  Tonight's debate showed that the GOP field is smaller than it looks.  Technically, there are still fourteen people running, but the winnowing is far along.  We probably have a final six and possibly a final four.  —  The three winners of the night were pretty obvious …

Third Republican Presidential Debate: The 6 Moments That Mattered  —  At times it seemed the night was defined not by the candidates' attacks on each other, but on the moderators who lobbed challenging and, at times, contentious questions at them.  —  Some fought back and some candidates …

Some Initial Thoughts on the Debate  —  As I said in my previous post, this was a pretty poorly run debate.  But that's media criticism.  The real question is how it will affect the race.  Jeb Bush needed to get back into this campaign.  And he absolutely didn't do that.

Noisy GOP Debate Leaves Republican Race Unsettled  —  Testy exchanges nudge front-runners Donald Trump and Ben Carson into the background  —  For the first time in the campaign, Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio took jabs at one another.  How did social media capture the tension and drama of this moment of the GOP debate?

The third Republican debate transcript, annotated  —  Wednesday night, 10 candidates participated in the third Republican debate: Donald Trump, Ben Carson, Sen. Marco Rubio (Fla.), former Florida governor Jeb Bush, former tech executive Carly Fiorina, Sen. Ted Cruz (Tex.) …

CNBC moderators defend debate amid criticism  —  A pair of CNBC moderators defended the network's handling of Wednesday night's Republican presidential debate amid a flurry of criticism from the candidates and party leaders.  —  “There were a lot of conservatives before the debate who were urging …

Surprise!  John Harwood Lied About Marco Rubio's Tax Plan  —  As The Federalist's Mollie Hemingway predicted, CNBC's management of Wednesday's Republican presidential primary debate was a complete disaster.  The night's biggest loser, aside from everyone who suffered through watching the debate debacle …

Kasich lashes out: ‘What has happened to the conservative movement?’  —  <p>Ohio Gov. John Kasich's first real foray into attacking his Republican rivals centered on him ticking off a list of critiques he has with the 2016 Republican presidential field. </p><p>Kasich, at a rally …

Insiders: Bush bombed, Rubio won  —  Jeb Bush blew it.  —  The former Florida governor was a ghost for most of Wednesday's GOP presidential debate - and when he spoke up, he was swiftly and effectively counter-punched, most notably by Marco Rubio.  As a result, he lost the opportunity …

Here's Donald Trump's Epic Throwdown With John Kasich  —  It didn't take long for Wednesday's Republican presidential debate to devolve into an angry back-and-forth between rival candidates.  And for once, it was actually kind of substantive.  —  Ohio Gov. John Kasich spent his first moments …