Winners and losers from the 10th Republican presidential debate

Rev. Al Sharpton, left, and Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson.

These comments were said to the delight of the internet, which of course, does not mean good things for Carson. Clearly, the Cruz camp sees Carson’s continued participation in the race as a major impediment to Cruz’s rise in the polls-and this perception will only intensify as the campaign moves into Nevada, where the evangelical vote constitutes a smaller, shallower pool. “So, obviously, you know, how they live their lives, what it produces, that’s the fruit salad of their lives”, said Carson to ABC News.

Dr. Ben Carson memorably quipped that he wanted someone to attack him during Thursday night’s Republican presidential debate on CNN because he was far behind other candidates in speaking time and an afterthought on the stage.

“First of all, people say I whine a lot because I don’t get time“.

Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson says the United States is changing – and not for the better. The candidates have quickly learned that the best way to secure more airtime is to launch a rhetorical bomb at an opponent because you will each get time to parry.

There’s even an account called Fruit Salad of Life. Because, you know, they’re looking for entertainment’.

Desperate to get a chance to talk, Carson pleaded to the other candidates to give him a chance to invoke his right to respond. I’m going to whine because I didn’t get asked about taxes, I didn’t get asked about Israel, ‘ he said when he was asked about North Korea.

Ted Cruz didn’t do enough to eclipse Rubio and didn’t really lose the debate, but didn’t come anywhere close to being a victor. “I think this was the worst of all the debates in that respect”.