John Kasich, Carly Fiorina weren't mentioned once during the Republican debate
In the nearly two and a half hours that the Republican presidential candidates were on stage Tuesday night, Ohio Gov. John Kasich and former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina weren't even mentioned once by the other candidates, Vox reports. In contrast, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and Donald Trump were the talk of the night, being brought up by other candidates a total of nine times each.
The tally of mentions indicates a particularly brutal slide for Fiorina, who just four months ago was declared by many to have won the debate in the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. However, in Las Vegas she only managed to speak for 9 minutes and 45 seconds. Kasich fell even shorter, only talking for 8 minutes and 58 seconds. Ben Carson was another candidate who was largely ignored by his colleagues, only getting mentioned once by Jeb Bush.
While mentions might not be a definitive way to determine a debate winner, they do give a pretty good indication of who is being considered a threat. No surprise, then, that Hillary Clinton was brought up 32 times.
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