It was another case of the Republican candidates going head to head, trying to say the right thing whilst undermining the other front-runners.

The third meeting saw the 10 candidates meet in Boulder, Colorado, with the more than two hour debate summed up above in under four minutes.

The mud was slung and the crowd gobbled it up, oohing and aahing as body blows were landed and thinly-veiled insults thrown around.

CNN has Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, John Kasich, Donald Trump and Chris Christie as winners on the night, having this to say about the Donald:

The brash billionaire showed a softer, more reserved and even more presidential side at the CNBC debate, refraining from the personal attacks on other candidates that have characterized his past debate performances and ditching his penchant for theatrics.

The result was a win for Trump, who may have assuaged concerns of some voters skeptical that Trump has the temperament to be president.

I’m sure you’ll agree that it will take more than some TV grandstanding to convince an international audience that Trump has the temperament to run the USA.

[sources:time&cnn]