Who Won The Second Republican Debate?

It was hard to crown a winner after Wednesday night’s chaotic Republican primary debate, as the candidates seemed more interested in talking over each other than answering the questions they’d been asked. So maybe it’s not surprising that the debate didn’t seem to change many voters’ minds.

That’s according to a brand-new 538/Washington Post/Ipsos poll, conducted using Ipsos’s KnowledgePanel in the hours immediately following Wednesday’s debate. We asked likely Republican primary voters who watched the debate to grade each candidate’s performance. And to see if those performances actually changed anyone’s...