Fiorina & Rubio appear to be debate winners this time

"Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump after speaking at the Iowa Faith Donald Trump remains the front-runner for the Republican nomination for president — but two candidates have surged after last weeks CNN debate.

Trump is slumping in a new CNN poll. He leads the crowded field with 24% of the Republican vote, down eight points from a similar survey earlier in the month. 

Meanwhile, former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Florida) — whom many pundits identified as the two winners of the debate — have jumped a few spots. Fiorina has vaulted into second behind Trump, grabbing 15% of the vote. She had just 3% support in the CNN poll earlier this month.

Rubio is in fourth place with 11% of the Republican vote, also up from 3%. He's also behind retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, who fell to third place amid Fiorina's rise. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) stands in fifth place, with 9% of the vote. He also had 9% in the last CNN poll." yahoo