Dems' ads to focus on Carson and Fiorina after debate, signaling an unprecedented Donald Trump defeat

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For someone whose campaign is grounded in "winning," Donald Trump was served a brutal loss at the second Republican debate on Wednesday night.

"The conversation has moved beyond Donald Trump," Politico trumpeted, adding that the GOP frontrunner faded into "just another face on a crowded stage." The BBC described Trump's defeat as a "pummeling" by his Republican rivals, and here at The Week, Peter Weber observed that Trump "betrayed an off-brand weakness that suggests maybe he's more a glad-handing businessman than the kick-ass-and-take-names outsider rebel he plays on TV."

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Jeva Lange

Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.