For anyone watching the reruns, I would urge you to observe how when Trump and Cruz answered a question, Jake Tapper & the other moderators immediately let fly with a new question to someone, before any applause could proceed very far (essentially cutting off the applause prematurely), but for others like Carly and Rubio, they allowed the applause to complete before firing the next question.
Notice also how this hand-picked RINO audience did not applaud at all at times for lines that were obvious applause lines by Trump & Cruz, but applauded like crazy for so-so lines by the RINO candidates.
The third thing I think you should watch for is how often the moderators just completely cut off Trump and Cruz in mid-sentence, but usually let the RINOS go on to finish their thoughts before cutting them off completely.
It had an air of a fixed/slanted/biased format, and was, generally speaking, a complete CNN disgrace.
With that said, it is useful to take a look at the immediate reaction of voting viewers on sources like Drudge, which so far is revealing the failure of CNN’s dishonest attempts to game the results of the “debate”. It should be instructive to see the polls in the next couple weeks.
People are not stupid. . The average viewer of the debate saw the not so subtle manipulation and set up questions designed to destroy Trump. . and they didn't like it.
This may be the first Presidential election in history that is a Mandate against the Media and Obama First and the Democrat nominee Second.
Remember, the message from the Nov, 14 election was to Stop Obama. The Uniparty and the MSM ignored us. Now the media and GOPe want eight more years of Obama and America is saying HELL NO! If it takes Patton to make it right, then so be it!
So Media, please keep dumping, abusing, marginalizing Trump! It really helps his poll numbers! You attack him, you attack the Silent Majority, and we're awake now. Yes indeed, we wide awake!