Many have concluded that out of both debates last Thursday, the clear winner was Carly FIorina. It'll be interesting to see if there is a bump in the poll after the debate, but for now there seems to be universal agreement that Carly Fiorina needs to be considered a top tier candidate.

Also, her fundraising has seen a bump as well:

Well, I do think it was a big night for me because going into that debate, only 40 percent of Republicans had heard my name believe it or not. I had extremely low name ID. And so, I think for many people this was the first time they saw, wow, there's another woman running for president and she's actually pretty good.

So, we certainly have seen an uptick in financial support. We've seen an uptick in support generally and so, it's very exciting. I'm going to keep staying out there and talking to as many voters as I can about the issues I think our nation faces at this pivotal time and why I can win the job and why I can do the job.

She was on the show after the debate last Friday, where we discussed name recognition, her time at Hewlett Packard, "growing a pair" (to borrow my phrase) and many other topics. It's a must watch if you've not already seen it:

Honey badger don't care!