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The first Republican debate is now over and for all of his fiery rhetoric Donald Trump fizzled from the beginning and it only got worse as the evening progressed.

Many in the media claimed that Trump stole the show last night, but what was missing in their analysis is he showed up with his trademark bombastic rhetoric, but little substance behind it.

Trump the leading front runner for the Republican nominee has tapped into voter’s angst against Washington, as they feel the political class is only concerned about themselves not the lives of ordinary citizens.

For all of Trumps rhetoric he missed badly from the start when he couldn’t categorically state that he would support whoever the Republican nominee for president and with it elicited vocal displeasure from the audience.

Shortly thereafter he fielded a sharp question from Megyn Kelly regarding previous comments he has made women calling them “fat pigs” and “slobs,” then launching into a tirade about political correctness in America. He finished, “If you don’t like it Megyn, too bad; you haven’t been very nice to me.” Not the best way to start off.

The other troubling aspect of this debate for Trump was his contributions to the Clinton Foundation and to Hillary Clinton’s campaigns, expecting something in return, but never answered the question what he received for his political contributions to her campaigns or anyone else, beyond she attended my wedding.

The main critique against Trump he never gave specific answers to the questions, he just went off into a rhetorical blasting of his opponents who disagree with him.

The other candidates on the stage last night fared well as Senator Marco Rubio had sharp and well throughout responses, including one posed by someone on Facebook regarding what he would do to help small businesses and entrepreneurs.

Now former Governor Jeb Bush did not hurt himself, but seemed to flounder when asked about the Iraq war, but seemed more confident in his answer regrading education and common core.

Governor Chris Christie got into a verbal exchange with Senator Rand Paul over NSA spying scandal and the constitutionality of such a program, but both never seemed to stand out from the pack on other issues.

Senator Paul never seemed to give a clear concise vision of how he would conduct U.S. foreign policy which is divergent from the rest of the candidates and for that matter the Republican Party.

Senator Ted Cruz distinguished himself as a skilled debater and made salient points, but with so many candidates it was hard for him to break out, but still had a good showing.

The other candidates Carson, Huckabee, and Walker performed fair with Huckabee never clarifying how he would reform America’s entitlement programs, and Carson seemed lethargic, but improved at the end with his comment that, “I’m the only one on the stage to separate Siamese twins. I’m the only one to remove half a brain, though you would think if you went to Washington that someone had beat me to it.”

Governor Walker didn’t hurt himself, but gave an unclear answer on immigration and seemed unsure when asked about the situation in the Middle East.

The real clear loser in the debate was Donald Trump, he could have come to the debate by having prepared how he would deal with the pressing issues facing America, instead, he showed up with his trademark fiery rhetoric and little else.