CNN's Prizefight

Bush, Trump and Fiorina.

Last night after the nation watched the bottom four GOP candidates duke it out in the junior varsity debates, it settled in to watch the campaign season’s heavyweights battle each other after weeks of exchanging barbs.

Arguably, moderator Jake Tapper‘s style was more akin to Bravo’s Andy Cohen than anything else, prompting candidates to respond to each other’s comments and sometimes insults directly. Like a Real Housewives franchise reunion special, the focus of the debate was less on the substance and more on the settling of scores.

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