I do think Cruz won. I think Trump actually hurt himself. Abrasive responses, contorting facial gestures, etc.
I actually thought that Trumpâs performance was pretty bad until two pretty significant events: 1) Trumpâs refusal to get into a pissing match with Cruz and 2) Trumpâs answer to the question as to whether heâd run as an independent if heâs not the nominee. His initial, thoughtful pause and his somewhat muted, but sincere answer had a very real ring of honesty and just a little bit of humility - something we rarely see in Donald Trump. My 15 year-old daughter said âWow, that was a great answer!â and Hugh Hewitt applauded, as did almost everyone in the room.