Poll: Who do you think won the CBS GOP debate in South Carolina and why?

Joe NewbyFebruary 13, 2016

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cbsdebate2 On Saturday, six Republicans gathered at the Peace Center in Greenville, South Carolina, to make their case to the voters of that state.

Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush, Ben Carson and John Kasich were invited and participated in the debate.

According to CBS, candidates had to meet one of the three criteria to be in the debate:

1) Place among the top five candidates ranked according to the popular vote in the New Hampshire Republican primary on Feb. 9;

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2) Have placed among the top three candidates ranked according to the popular vote in the Iowa Republican caucuses on Feb. 1;

3) Place among the top five candidates in an average of national and South Carolina Republican presidential polls conducted over a four-week period starting on Jan. 15, 2016 and recognized by CBS News; and receive a minimum of 3 percent in the Iowa, New Hampshire results or the South Carolina or national polls. To be included, polls must be conducted and released to the public before 12 p.m. ET on Feb. 12, 2016.

So now we want to hear from you. Who do you think won the debate and why?

We’ll post the results on Monday. Until then, cast your vote and let us know why in the comments below.