--- title: Poll: Vote Who Won the CNN Republican Presidential Debate description: Who do you think won the Presidential debate on Wednesday? canonical: https://time.com/4037510/poll-second-republican-presidential-debate/ author: Dana Lacey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-09-17T03:15:13.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:42:27.873Z article:section: Politics og:title: Who Won the Second Republican Presidential Debate? og:description: Vote in TIME's unofficial online poll og:url: https://time.com/4037510/poll-second-republican-presidential-debate/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Who Won the Second Republican Presidential Debate? twitter:description: Vote in TIME's unofficial online poll twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Who Won the Second Republican Presidential Debate? 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CNN 2016 Presidential Debate: The Candidates on Their Secret Service Code Names_  by [Dana Lacey](https://time.com/author/dana-lacey/)  ## Dana Lacey Sep 17, 2015 3:15 AM UTC  by [Dana Lacey](https://time.com/author/dana-lacey/)  ## Dana Lacey Sep 17, 2015 3:15 AM UTC Now that the shouting has subsided, we want to know who you think won the second Republican presidential primary debate on Wednesday night. Did Jeb Bush connote excitement at the Ronald Reagan Library? Has Carly Fiorina made enough of a splash to get your vote? Does Donald Trump deserve to stay on top? Cast your vote in our reader poll for the person you think won the debate, and [read TIME’s report](http://time.com/4037660/republican-presidential-debate-cnn/) if you want your memory jogged. **DISCLAIMER:** This web poll is informal, not scientific. It reflects opinions of site visitors who voluntarily participate. Results may not represent the opinions of the public as a whole. ### See the 2016 Candidates Looking Very Presidential  Sen. Ted Cruz is surrounded by stars and stripes at the 2014 Values Voter Summit in Washington, D.C. on September 26, 2014. Mark Peterson—Redux  Hillary Clinton Hillary Clinton gazes pensively into the distance at Iowa Senator Tom Harken'a annual Steak Fry in Indianola, Iowa on September 14, 2014. Brooks Kraft—Corbis for TIME  Jeb Bush Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush flashes a power watch before giving his keynote address at the National Summit on Education Reform in Washington on Nov. 20, 2014. Susan Walsh—AP  Bernie Sanders waves to supporters after officially announcing his candidacy for the U.S. presidency during an event at Waterfront Park in Burlington, Vermont, on May 26, 2015. Win McNamee—Getty Images  Chris Christie New Jersey Governor Chris Christie strikes a presidential power stance at the ceremony for the opening of the 206 bypass in Hillsborough, New Jersey on October 28, 2013. Mark Peterson—Redux  Former Hewlett-Packard Co Chief Executive Officer Carly Fiorina listens to her introduction from the side of the stage at the Freedom Summit in Des Moines, Iowa on Jan. 24, 2015. Jim Young—Reuters  Rand Paul Sen. Rand Paul works a crowd during a campaign stop on October 24, 2014 in McDonough, Georgia. Jessica McGowan—Getty Images  Rick Perry Texas Gov. Rick Perry looks powerfully patriotic during the National Anthem before an NCAA college football game on Nov. 27, 2014, in College Station, Texas. David J. Phillip—AP  Bobby Jindal Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal looks to the future during The Family Leadership Summit on Aug. 9, 2014, in Ames, Iowa. Charlie Neibergall—AP  Martin O'Malley Maryland Governor Martin OíMalley ponders decorating ideas in front of his possible future home on CBS's Face the Nation on Feb. 23, 2014. Chris Usher—AP  Marco Rubio Sen. Marco Rubio looks determined the morning after the State of the Union address in Washington, D.C. on January 29, 2014. Melissa Golden—Redux  Ben CarsonBen Carson at the Conservative Political Action Committee annual conference on March 8, 2014. Susan Walsh—AP  Jim Webb Retiring Sen. Jim Webb imitates the presidential wave during a rally in Virginia Beach, Va. on Sept. 27, 2012. Steve Helber—AP  John Kasich Ohio Gov. John Kasich practices his presidential victory pose at the Ohio Republican Party celebration on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014, in Columbus, Ohio. Tony Dejak—AP  Rick Santorum Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum looks resolute at CPAC, the Conservative Political Action Conference on March 7, 2014. Brooks Kraft—Corbis  Scott Walker Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker practices the presidential point on March 3, 2014 in Milwaukee. Jeffrey Phelps—AP  Mike Huckabee Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee fine-tunes his presidential oratory at the Conservative Political Action Committee annual conference in National Harbor, Md. on March 7, 2014. Susan Walsh—AP  Lincoln Chafee, Former Rhode Island Governor, poses for a selfie with a student after announcing he will seek the Democratic nomination for president in Arlington, Va. on June 3, 2015. Jonathan Ernst—Reuters  Lindsey Graham Lindsey Graham announced his plans to join the 2016 presidential race. Alex Wong—Getty Images  George Pataki Former New York governor George Pataki listens to a question at the First in the Nation Republican Leadership Conference in Nashua, New Hampshire, in this April 17, 2015 file photo. Brian Snyder—Reuters ## Transcript What would you want, Governor Christie, I'll start with you, your secret service codename to be? You know, I've been called a lot of names by a lot of different people, now I got to get called names by the secret service. I would just say Trueheart. [ NOISE ] Well I have one now, it was my detail. They call me Unit one. My wife says, you'll never be unit one. I'm unit one, you're unit two. [ LAUGH ] Secretariat. Governor Walker. Harley. I love riding Harley's. Ever- ready. It's very high energy, Donald. [ LAUGH ] [ APPLAUSE ] Mr. Trump. Humble. [ LAUGH ] That's a good [ APPLAUSE ] Back to Carson. One Nation. Senator Cruz. You know as a Cuban I might go with Cohiba and I'll tell you I would go for Heidi Angel because she is my angel. Senator Rubio. Well there are some people in Florida upset at me over a joke I made about Florida State but what the heck. I want my code name to be Gator. Governor Huckabee. I would go with Duck Hunter. Senator Paul. Justice Never Sleeps. 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