Winners and Losers From the Fourth Republican Debate – The New York Times

Welcome to Opinion's commentary for the fourth Republican presidential debate, held at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa on Wednesday night. In this special feature, Times Opinion writers and contributors rate the candidates on a scale of 0 to 10: 0 means the candidate didn't belong on the stage and should have dropped out before the debate even started; 10 means the candidate can head to Iowa and New Hampshire with the wind at his or her back. Here's what our columnists and contributors thought about the debate. Jamelle Bouie Because none of these people stand a real chance of…