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Carly Fiorina's Big Night

Carly Fiorina's big night at the GOP presidential debate. Also, a Muslim teenager gets arrested for building a clock.

By Josh Barro • Sep 18, 2015 • 28m Listen

Even Donald Trump said Wednesday's debate of GOP presidential candidates was too long. Maybe that was because, as National Review's Rich Lowry said, Carly Fiorina "cut off his balls with the precision of a surgeon." Juliette Kayyem said Marco Rubio was the close second winner. "He's the sleeper cell we are all waiting for." Todd Purdum of Politico and Vanity Fair said Jeb Bush looked miserable on the stage, and Lowry said Bush should have left Trump's offer for a low-five hanging. The candidates also addressed vaccines, Planned Parenthood and Iran. The next day, Trump failed to correct a voter who said President Obama is a Muslim. And a teenage Muslim is arrested for making a clock.

Josh Barro (New York Times) moderates from the Center. On the Left, Julliette Kayyem (Harvard's Kennedy School of Government). Rich Lowry (National Review) is on the Right. Todd Purdum (Politico and Vanity Fair) is our special guest.