--- title: Republican Debate Poll: Who Won the Fifth GOP Debate? description: A post-debate poll canonical: https://time.com/4151017/republican-debate-poll/ author: TIME Staff article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-12-16T04:40:43.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T13:25:05.998Z article:section: Politics og:title: Vote Now: Who Won the Fifth Republican Presidential Debate? og:description: A post-debate poll og:url: https://time.com/4151017/republican-debate-poll/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd70a9aa9cdc1ff7b/6988758ebc6cfc28893dadcf/gettyimages-501505692.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer looks on as Republican presidential candidates Ohio Gov. John Kasich, Carly Fiorina, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Ben Carson, Donald Trump, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Jeb Bush, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) are i og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Vote Now: Who Won the Fifth Republican Presidential Debate? twitter:description: A post-debate poll twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd70a9aa9cdc1ff7b/6988758ebc6cfc28893dadcf/gettyimages-501505692.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Vote Now: Who Won the Fifth Republican Presidential Debate? by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Dec 16, 2015 4:40 AM CUT  CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer looks on as Republican presidential candidates Ohio Gov. John Kasich, Carly Fiorina, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Ben Carson, Donald Trump, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Jeb Bush, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) are introduced during the CNN presidential debate at The Venetian Las Vegas on December 15, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer looks on as Republican presidential candidates Ohio Gov. John Kasich, Carly Fiorina, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Ben Carson, Donald Trump, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Jeb Bush, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) are introduced during the CNN presidential debate at The Venetian Las Vegas on December 15, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada.Justin Sullivan—Getty Images by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Dec 16, 2015 4:40 AM CUT Republicans met for [their fifth presidential debate Tuesday](http://time.com/4149585/republican-debate-donald-trump-ted-cruz-jeb-bush-cnn/ "undefined"), and we want to know who you think won the night. Take a moment to click the link below next to the candidate who you thought did the best at the CNN debate in Las Vegas. A disclaimer: Online reader polls like this one are not statistically representative of eligible primary voters. They are a measure, however imprecise, of which candidates have the most energized online supporters, or most social media savvy fan base. 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